Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização (1984)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 42M
Director : Ruy Guerra
Sinopse
Documenta a Reunião dos Comprometidos, violento julgamento de supostos colaboradores do regime colonial por um tribunal popular, liderado pelo presidente Samora Machel, em junho de 1982.
O conflito ruandês entre tutsis e hutus marcou um dos capítulos mais sangrentos da história africana recente. Em meio à horrenda violência e caos surgiu Paul Rusesabagina, um homem que ofereceu abrigo a mais de mil refugiados tutsis em seu hotel, apesar do perigo para si mesmo e sua família.
Em 1921, uma equipe de arqueologistas no Egito, liderados por Sir Joseph Whemple, descobre a múmia do príncipe Imhotep, que vivera há 3.700 anos e teve como castigo ser enterrado vivo. Também foram encontrados manuscritos com o poder de fazer mortos ressuscitarem, e uma noite, um dos membros da expedição traz o príncipe de volta à vida. Agora, Imhotep vive e se passa por Ardath Bay, um egípcio contemporâneo que persegue uma mulher que acredita ser a reencarnação de sua adorada princesa.
Documentário analisa as razões da Guerra do Vietnã, mostrando imagens de bombardeios, destruição de aldeias, depoimentos de ex-soldados, políticos e generais responsáveis pelas operações militares. Contrapondo versões contra e a favor do conflito, o filme criou condições para uma dolorosa autocrítica sobre a ação americana no Vietnã, que custou milhões de vidas dos dois lados.
A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.
Uma narrativa visual de África, baseada em material de arquivo recentemente descoberto que abrange a luta de libertação do domínio colonial, no final dos anos 1960 e nos anos 1970, acompanhada por excertos de Os Condenados da Terra, de Frantz Fanon.
Um grupo de solteiros tenta se dar bem nas paqueras em Nairóbi. Um casal de amigos começa a ter sentimentos mais profundos um pelo outro.
Nos anos 50, quando a futura República Democrática do Congo ainda era uma colônia belga, uma geração inteira de músicos fundiu as músicas tradicionais africanas com a música afro-cubana para criar a eletrizante rumba congolesa, um estilo que conquistou todo o continente graças a um ritmo contagiante, sons de guitarra cativantes e vocais suaves.
A 15-year-old Somalian boy meets a 40-year-old Iranian man in a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them, they decide to take their faiths in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer.
With the British government promoting an inaccurate revisionist version of the 1807 Abolition of the 'Slave Trade' Act many are determined to ensure that Truth prevails in 2007. With contributions from community activists, project workers, teachers, historians and the business community, this documentary confronts the myths about British slavery, presents the true history of the Maafa and African resistance and examines the politics of the government's bicentenary celebrations. On Screen Contributors: Dr Abiola Ogunshola, emma pierre, Bro Hakim, Dr Hakim Adi, Henry Bonsu, Ms Serwah, Bro Omowale, Kwaku Bonsu, Kubara Zamani, Dr Kimani Nehusi, Bro Ldr Mbandaka, Michael Eboda, Onyeka, shaka Marday, Stephen Henry, Teleica Kirkland and Dr William Lez Henry. Directed by Toyin Agbetu Produced by emma pierre
A Wildlife Safari through Africa.
Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country . He was statesman of action and has been compared to a monarch. This film depicts the general’s personality through the great events of his presidential term, at a time when the world was undergoing considerable changes.
Bizet's Carmen gets a modern adaptation. Seducting, provocating, sensual. All the ingredients for a perfect drama. With her charm, Karmen gets out of many situations.
This story humorously uses different events to explore the habit of late coming among Africans. While addressing some of the challenges that several Africans face with being on time, the story also unveils how to combat the infamous African Time. Ironically, many Africans that are late to various social events are seldom late to work and other self-benefiting engagements.
Brilliantly funny Britain's Got Talent finalist Daliso Chaponda presents his hilarious new show 'What The African Said'. After receiving Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer, Daliso has gone on to amass over 50 million views online and has sold out venues across the UK on his debut nationwide tour. He has been heard on BBC Radio 4 on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and his own critically acclaimed series Citizen of Nowhere. Join Daliso as he discusses his new found fame, how he deals with online trolls, and help him decide just how racist some people really are.
Uma professora procura um homem suspeito para arrecadar dinheiro para a cirurgia que salvará sua filha, o que desenrola uma série de acontecimentos trágicos.
"Mexico begins where the roads end ”. Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes tells us about the history of Mexico: its invasions, its revolutions, its sacred lands, its forgotten legends, its religious rituals and this frightening misery. François Reichenbach and his camera sink into the dust, on this sacred land, where "the land never ends."
Short directed by Mansour Sora Wade.
This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full day in the hospital-village, following the octogenarian Samaritan in his daily rounds.
Nwa is in torment for not being able to have children.