‘Fictions & documentaries’
Past event
Cancelled
Postponed
17 Jan.'15
- 00:00
Audiences
11:00 > 18:00 (every hour) Colour Bar - Roland Gunst
Presented by BOZAR & AfricaMuseum@BOZAR
(2011, 56’, Belgium, OV st FR + NL)
At the age of 12 my family and I move from Congo to Belgium. Now, for the first time, I am confronted with my mixed race. In Africa I am considered white. In Belgium I am considered black. Totally confused I fight against an identity crisis that lasts for 20 years. In order to find my identity I shatter a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with my family and other mulattoes.
Roland Gunst is a Belgian Congolese visual artist and director regularly working on subjects like identity and imaging in the relation between black Africa and white Europe. Videos, installations and performances are the expression of his vision on the matter.
11:00 Ni Kuruka Maisha - Jumping into Life
Presented by Africalia
(2014, 69’, Kenya, OV st FR + EN)
Ni Kuruka Maisha: Jumping into Life is a feature documentary whose main characters are young adults attending the school of arts Kuruka Maisha. The film offers an intimate and intense look at the lives of young people in the slums of Nairobi. It shows all the joy and pleasure they experience discovering their talents as entertainers, but also suggests the complexity and sometimes disappointment when they are faced with the expectations and dreams they had imagined this
new profession would offer them.
13:00 Twaaga - Cédric Ido
In the context of Congolisation
(1985, 30’, Burkina Faso, FR)
Burkina Faso in 1985 is a country in the throes of revolution. Manu, a young boy who loves comics, tags along with Albert, his big brother. When Albert decides to undergo a magic ritual, Manu realizes there are real powers to rival those of superheroes.
14:00 Aya de Yopougon - Marguerite Abouet
Presented by Comocongo
(2013, 88’, France, FR)
A film set in Yopougon, a downmarket district of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, in the late 1970s. It follows the family life and love lives of a group of teenagers. Adjoua gets involved with Moussa. Things become complicated when she discovers she is pregnant.
15:00, 16:00, 17:00 STUDIO CONGO
Presented by AfricaMuseum@Bozar
Animated films (Atelier Graphoui): Learn about the Congo through a series of animated films featuring views from here and there! Created by Atelier Graphoui with adult and child artists, these films have a strong message that reveal life experiences and examine the world in the North and South. Films will be screened in the presence of Atelier Graphoui at 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.:
• Villafricastad (19’, FR|NL): The African city as seen by city-dwellers from here.
• Le crapaud chez ses beaux-parents (The toad at the in-laws) (8’, FR) : This African folk tale (Congo) recounts how a fight breaks out over the sharing of food.
• Mômimages Zaïre (23’, FR): Daily life, games, a local tale, health, the environment, masks - topics tackled by Kinshasa children in the form of cartoons.
• Kinshasa septembre noir (Kinshasa, black September) (7’, FR): Using pencils and recycled paper, children in Kinshasa tell stories of military pillage in 1991.
20:00 & 22:00 The Last Song Before the War - Kiley Kraskouskas
Presented by BOZAR
(2013, 74’, USA, OV st FR + EN)
A feature-length documentary that captures the inspiring rise and uncertain future of Mali’s annual Festival in the Desert. The history of the festival is told from the perspective of the co-founder and festival director, Manny Ansar, the musicians who perform and the intrepid travellers from around the world who make the long journey to attend the festival. Against the backdrop of stunning musical performances, the film subtly reveals the trials and triumphs of creating an artistic event in such challenging economic and political circumstances. After 12 years of success and unforgettable musical moments, the Festival in the Desert came to a halt in 2012 when separatist rebels and Islamic militants seized control of Northern Mali. The Last Song Before the War chronicles the 2011 Festival -arguably the last edition to embody its original goals - a global display of peace, reconciliation and the healing power of music.
Presented by BOZAR & AfricaMuseum@BOZAR
(2011, 56’, Belgium, OV st FR + NL)
At the age of 12 my family and I move from Congo to Belgium. Now, for the first time, I am confronted with my mixed race. In Africa I am considered white. In Belgium I am considered black. Totally confused I fight against an identity crisis that lasts for 20 years. In order to find my identity I shatter a taboo by speaking about this racial issue with my family and other mulattoes.
Roland Gunst is a Belgian Congolese visual artist and director regularly working on subjects like identity and imaging in the relation between black Africa and white Europe. Videos, installations and performances are the expression of his vision on the matter.
11:00 Ni Kuruka Maisha - Jumping into Life
Presented by Africalia
(2014, 69’, Kenya, OV st FR + EN)
Ni Kuruka Maisha: Jumping into Life is a feature documentary whose main characters are young adults attending the school of arts Kuruka Maisha. The film offers an intimate and intense look at the lives of young people in the slums of Nairobi. It shows all the joy and pleasure they experience discovering their talents as entertainers, but also suggests the complexity and sometimes disappointment when they are faced with the expectations and dreams they had imagined this
new profession would offer them.
13:00 Twaaga - Cédric Ido
In the context of Congolisation
(1985, 30’, Burkina Faso, FR)
Burkina Faso in 1985 is a country in the throes of revolution. Manu, a young boy who loves comics, tags along with Albert, his big brother. When Albert decides to undergo a magic ritual, Manu realizes there are real powers to rival those of superheroes.
14:00 Aya de Yopougon - Marguerite Abouet
Presented by Comocongo
(2013, 88’, France, FR)
A film set in Yopougon, a downmarket district of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, in the late 1970s. It follows the family life and love lives of a group of teenagers. Adjoua gets involved with Moussa. Things become complicated when she discovers she is pregnant.
15:00, 16:00, 17:00 STUDIO CONGO
Presented by AfricaMuseum@Bozar
Animated films (Atelier Graphoui): Learn about the Congo through a series of animated films featuring views from here and there! Created by Atelier Graphoui with adult and child artists, these films have a strong message that reveal life experiences and examine the world in the North and South. Films will be screened in the presence of Atelier Graphoui at 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.:
• Villafricastad (19’, FR|NL): The African city as seen by city-dwellers from here.
• Le crapaud chez ses beaux-parents (The toad at the in-laws) (8’, FR) : This African folk tale (Congo) recounts how a fight breaks out over the sharing of food.
• Mômimages Zaïre (23’, FR): Daily life, games, a local tale, health, the environment, masks - topics tackled by Kinshasa children in the form of cartoons.
• Kinshasa septembre noir (Kinshasa, black September) (7’, FR): Using pencils and recycled paper, children in Kinshasa tell stories of military pillage in 1991.
20:00 & 22:00 The Last Song Before the War - Kiley Kraskouskas
Presented by BOZAR
(2013, 74’, USA, OV st FR + EN)
A feature-length documentary that captures the inspiring rise and uncertain future of Mali’s annual Festival in the Desert. The history of the festival is told from the perspective of the co-founder and festival director, Manny Ansar, the musicians who perform and the intrepid travellers from around the world who make the long journey to attend the festival. Against the backdrop of stunning musical performances, the film subtly reveals the trials and triumphs of creating an artistic event in such challenging economic and political circumstances. After 12 years of success and unforgettable musical moments, the Festival in the Desert came to a halt in 2012 when separatist rebels and Islamic militants seized control of Northern Mali. The Last Song Before the War chronicles the 2011 Festival -arguably the last edition to embody its original goals - a global display of peace, reconciliation and the healing power of music.