In the Shadow of the Sun (2012)
Жанр : документальный
Время выполнения : 1Ч 28М
Директор : Harry Freeland
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It is not easy to be an albino in Tanzania. White skin is distinguishable and it burns quickly under the African sun. However, the constant fear is by far the worst part. According to local superstition, albino body parts bring wealth and luck; hence witch doctors pay generously for a leg or an arm.
Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it's real. One of the most ancient cultures on our planet is undergoing a major change. The Ju/Hoansi Bushmen in Namibia are not allowed to hunt anymore and need to converge with our so called “civilized” lifestyle. For the first time the Ju/Hoansi Bushmen travel through the Kalahari and then right into the heart of Europe. What starts as a look at their fascinating culture becomes an even more fascinating look at our Western lifestyle. A warm and humorous reflection of our habits through the eyes of people who are about to give up their million year old traditions.
This is the story about a rediscovered two-faced diamond mask. Stolen from Africa some 300 years ago, the mask surfaces in the hands of Texas resident Dr. Dye Oppenheimer (Joe Grisaffi). When Oppenheimer decides to exhibit the artifact, geologist and anthropology professor Dr. Catherine "Cat" Ileka (Kae Shakir) and her friend Sweetwater Brown (Perez Egbi) confront Dr. Oppenheimer and his accomplice Jesse Holland (Ramsey Nouah) about the mask's origin. They then attempt to steal the mask and take it back to Africa.
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.
In a town where blood thirsty militant subject making life simply unbearable, it is difficult to know when you will wake up to a brilliant morning sunshine which promises a day of solemnity. In the wake of the seeming normalcy of a capricious life, a new regime is established in Kimbala town: a superlative regime of Yusuf Mombasa. Thirstier and fiercer than his predecessors, the people of Kimbala are dumb by his ruthlessness. The strongest of men are hit down to noting more than murmur. The influential are coiled in their shells in total stillness and the civilians hide behind hypocritical facet of patriotism. Who will dare stop Mombasa? ( Chris Twum )
Beyond Barricades is a documentary on political punk band Anti-Flag, featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Billy Bragg, Tim McIlrath, Brian Baker & More. The film explores the trials and tribulations of playing politically charged music and devoting your life to activism.
Ebola hunters stomp out the Ebola virus.
Freedom, Nigeria's contribution to the 1957 Berlin Film Festival, was based on a play commissioned by the Moral Re-Armament Association. Based on a stage piece, the film is an unabashed paean to the MRA, demonstrating how the organization helped to check British colonialism and radical insurrection in Nigeria and bring peace to the troubled country. Subtlety is not the film's strong suit, and as a result the film seems at times to be a self-parody. Reportedly the first African production to be lensed in color, Freedom benefits from the cinematographic expertise of Scandinavia's Richard Taegstrom and Aimo Jaederman. The film was enthusiastically received at the Berlin festival, but fared less well when released internationally.
The story of Badr, a young veterinarian, and his brother in law ‘Essaam, their desire for success and the seeming good fortune they encounter. Their life turned upside down when they get news that they have inherited a Zoo from Badr's uncle in South Africa. Badr and ‘Essaam fly to South Africa where they meet Gameela, Badr's niece, they find that the zoo is facing many problems. Badr, ‘Essaam, and Gameela face such challenges as vicious lion attacks, greedy bankers, treacherous relatives, with the help of Shaaker the father's lawyer and Adam, the loyal family employee.
This film depicts a moment of flirtation between N!ai, the young wife of /Gunda, and her great-uncle /Ti!kay. The two share a "joking relationship," a Ju/'hoan kin relationship which provides opportunities for casual intimacy, emotional release, and support.
A filmmaker witnesses an act of racist police violence in Paris. He discusses with a friend whether and how he should make a film out of this.
Feature version of The Lost City (1920), a fifteen episode serial.
С горы Гуругу, находящейся в Марокко, видно Мелилью — испанское владение на побережье Африки. Ступить на европейскую территорию — мечта сотен беженцев, проживающих в стихийном лагере на горе. От Мелильи их отделяет тройной забор. В лагере живут только мужчины. Время отмеряется от одной попытки перелезть через забор до другой. Некоторые после месяцев неудач возвращаются на родину, кого-то убивают при пересечении границы. Герой фильма, малиец Абу, снимает жизнь в лагере и регулярные попытки беженцев стать европейцами.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa seen through the eyes of the local populations, village officials, aid workers, the sick and those who recovered.
This action thriller narrates the tale of Gunpowder (RMD) and Timipre (Olu Jacobs), two natives of Oloibiri, the town where oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria. Gunpowder engages in violent struggle in protest to the squalid living conditions in his community despite their oil wealth; accusing Timipre’s generation of doing nothing whilst their land was exploited and plundered. (Amarachukwu Iwuala)
Начало 1920-х годов. После тяжелой контузии, полученной во время войны, Жорж Лаффон (Ромен Дюрис) решает оставить прежнюю жизнь и отправляется в путешествие по Западной Африке. Однако это приключение заводит его в тупик, и Лаффон возвращается во Францию к своему брату-инвалиду, живущему с матерью. Жорж отчаянно стремится найти своё место в жизни....
Страшное в своей жестокости документальное изобличение охотников-туристов, убивающих ради "спортивного интереса". Цивилизованные европейцы целыми семьями приезжают в Африку, чтобы пострелять в красивейших животных, сфотографироваться рядом с их трупами, а после их разделывания украсить добытыми трофеями свои интерьеры.
This uneven and uninspired documentary of Africa is a collection from various stock footage. Female dancers in mod clothes dance on the Eiffel Tower in comparison to the primitive dances of native Africans. A lone runner trains for a marathon, and a few animals are shown in their natural habitat. Commentary and modern jazz and pop music help to make this seem much longer than 66 minutes.
Men and women of the !Kung people in Ojokhoe, Namibia perform healing dances by firelight. First we see men perform the giraffe dance, and then women perform the !gwa dance.
The African pioneer Edouard Sailly created a distinctive poetic cinema. Here, he ponders the state of mind of a mourning fisherman.
Приматолог Дэвис Окойи предпочитает держаться подальше от людей и дружит с Джорджем, удивительно умным альфа-самцом — гориллой, которого он воспитывал с самого рождения. Но вышедший из-под контроля генетический эксперимент превращает послушную обезьяну в яростного монстра. Более того, вскоре обнаруживается, что существуют и другие модифицированные хищники. Пока свежесозданные чудовища превращают в руины Северную Америку, стирая с лица Земли все, что попадается у них на пути, Окойи вместе с опальным генным инженером пытается изобрести антидот, прорываясь по бесконечному полю боя не только, чтобы предотвратить глобальную катастрофу, но и спасти бесстрашное существо, которое когда-то было его другом.