Dr. Odhiambo
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul.
Mukara
A luta da antropóloga americana Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver), que em 1967 viajou para Ruanda, na África, e durante toda a vida se dedicou à preservação dos gorilas da montanha, ameaçados de extinção em razão da caça indiscriminada. Dian utilizou todos os meios possíveis para protegê-los e esta luta se tornou uma paixão tão obssessiva que nem mesmo Bob Campbell (Bryan Brown), seu namorado fotógrafo, consegue demovê-la do seu objetivo. Dian faz tudo que é possível para impedir que atrocidades contra os animais sejam cometidas.
