Women in the spotlight at session 4 of the Cinema Club N’kah in Cameroon

Ciné Club N’kah returns for a 4 session in Yaounde. And in this month of March during which women are celebrated, the event’s organisation team has chosen to highlight 3 films directed by three women from Cameroon and Rwanda. 3 screenings which will take place at the Sita bella theatre on 5 March 2021 from 5.30 pm and 6 March from 9.00 am.

Tiga, l’héritage directed by Cameroonian Yolande Ekoumou will be the film in the spotlight on 5 March. 21 years after its official release, this 1h25 feature film is being given a new life to the great pleasure of the film’s team who will be able to see it again but also for several cinephiles who will come to discover it. Tiga is an avant-garde film for its time. For the film explores a cinematic genre not very popular in Cameroon or Africa: Gangster’s film. Released in 2000, the film is a forerunner in this register which will be followed later on by a film such as Confidences (2006) by Cyrille Masso. Tiga is the story of Joseph Ebongue, a famous ex-gangster. After years in prison, he gets out and realizes that his reputation no longer exists. He then decides to make another move and regain the admiration of young thugs… quite a programme!

On the morning of 6 March, the public is invited to discover two short films L’appel directed by the Cameroonian Patricia Kwende and A place for myself by the Rwandan Clémentine Dusabejambo.

L’appel, which in 2014 won the Best Short Film Award at the Ecrans Noirs festival, tells the story of Dibangué, a young African from a well-to-do family living in France. Confronted with his failures and living in precarious conditions, he breaks all ties with his family until the day when the spirit of his dead mother confronts him with his responsibilities. The film, whose main character, Dibangué, is played by Congolese director Michael Kamuanga, has won several other awards at various festivals.

A place for myself will be the second short film to be broadcast on Saturday. The film was awarded the Thomas Sankara prize during the Fespaco 2017. The film addresses the issue of albinism and the rejection that people with this condition suffer. It is the story of 5-year-old Elikia, a young albino girl who attends a primary school in Rwanda. Rejected by her classmates because of the colour of her skin, the little girl also has to face the eyes of the neighbourhood. Elikia is struggling to find her place in society.

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Rostand Wandja