AFRIFF Releases Full List Of Films For 2019 Edition
Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) has released the full list of films selected for the 9th edition of the festival. The 2019 edition is slated to run from Nov 13 – Nov 20, 2019 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Waad Al-Kateab (Syria) will be opening screening with his movie, “For Sama”. Akin Omotoso’s (Nigeria) “The Ghost and The House of Truth” will close screenings at the festival where a total of 28 Nigerian films made it to the final selection.
See films that made it to AFRIFF 2019 below;
FEATURE FILMS
- Burial Of Kojo – Blitz Bazawule (Ghana)
- The Lost Okoroshi – Abba Makama (Nigeria)
- Knuckle City – Jahmil Qubeka (South Africa)
- The Last Tree – Shola Amoo (UK)
- Running Against The Wind – Jan Phillip Weyi (Ethiopia)
- Our Lady Of The Nile – Atik Rahimi (Rwanda/France)
- Dhalinyaro (Youth) – Lula Ali Ismail (Djibouti)
- Baanum Nafi – Mamadou Dia (Senegal)
- The Man Who Cuts Tattoos – Mike Omonua (Nigeria)
- We Are Thankful – Joshua Magor (South Africa)
- Ghost And The House Of Truth – Akin Omotoso (Nigeria)
- Gold Coast Lounge – Pascal Aka (Ghana)
- Rattlesnakes – Julius Amedume (USA)
DOCUMENTARIES
- At Jolie Coiffure – Rosine Mbakam (Belgium/Cameroon)
- Nigeria’s Lost Generation – Charlie Luckoc (Nigeria)
- Between God & I – Yara Cosat (Mozambique)
- Meeting My Father – Alassane Diago (Senegal)
- The Sound Of Masks – Sara Cf De Gouveia (Mozambique/South Africa)
- Buddha In Africa – Nichole Schaffer (South Africa)
- Sankara Is Not Dead – Lucie Viver (Burkina Faso)
- In Search – Beryl Magoko (Kenya)
- On Air – Manno Lassens (Burundi)
- When Babies Don’t Come – Molatelo Mainetje (South Africa)
- The Money Stone – Stuart Harmon (USA/Ghana)
- Gao, Resistance Of A People – Kassim Sanogo (Mali)
- Time Is On Our Side – Katy Lena Ndiaye (Burkina Faso/Belgium)
- Silent Forests – Mariah Wilson (Cameroon/Congo/USA)
- Dying For Gold – Catherine Meyburgh, Richard Pakleppa (South Africa)
SHORT FILMS
- Miracle – Bongi Ndaba (South Africa)
- The King’s Ghost – Rapahele Benisty (Ivory Coast)
- To Return A King – Daniel Order (Nigeria)
- Team Marilyn – Latoya Morgan (United States)
- A Cemetary Of Doves – Tokunboh Sangodoyin (Nigeria)
- Watumwa – Timmy Otukoya (South Africa)
- Jungle Justice – Idowu Okeniyi (Ghana)
- Money Marriage – Emeka Chukwuleta (Nigeria)
- Dark Room – Kagho Idhebor (Nigeria)
- Nirvana – Richard Governor Owusu (Ghana)
- Life At The Bay – Nora Awolowo (Nigeria)
- 180° – Mohamed Reda Kouzi (Morocco)
- Wallflower – Joel Adegboye (Nigeria)
- Caught Up – Afolabi Olalekan (Nigeria)
- Blackwood – Kalu Oji (Australia)
- Shaka’s Mask – Maishe Mosala (South Africa)
- Soapmakers Of Samabogo – Hannah Stanton-jones, Tadg O’keeffe (Mali)
- My Dreams – Kehinde Temitope Odutayo (Nigeria)
- Makoko: The Floating Slum – Reggie Akingbade, Debo Johnson (Nigeria)
- Missing – Achiri Victor (Cameroon)
- Oga John – Tolulope Ajayo (Nigeria)
- David The Iria Brothers – Austin “Ehiz” Iria And Ose Iria (Nigeria)
- Morning Ride – Omar Nana Owusu (Ghana)
- Fade – Bunmi Ajakaiye (Nigeria)
- Baxu And The Giants – Florian Schott (Namibia)
- Oblivion – Joseph Entekume (Nigeria)
- The Audition – Ayomide Adeleke (Nigeria)
- My Tyson – Claudio Casale (Italy)
- 24 Truths (24 Verites) – Selim Gribaa (Tunisia)
- Eulogy – Shirley Urhobo-enebong (Nigeria)
- The Untold – Chika Okoromadu (Nigeria)
- And Me And You – Richie Campbell (United Kingdom)
- The Second – Mpumelelo Kheswa (South Africa)
- Little Black Dress – Esteri Tebandeke (Uganda)
- The Budding Artists – Adekunle Bajo (Nigeria)
ANIMATIONS
- “Choices” – Stephen Shima Iosun (Nigeria)
- Falta – Claver Yameogo (Burkina Faso)
- Surprise: A Christmas Story – Chimezie Nwagbo (Nigeria)
- Foreign Currency (Ego Oyibo) – Chekwube Okonkwo (Nigeria)
- Meet The Igwes – Chekwube Okonkwo (Nigeria)
- B.I.G (Believe In Ghana) – Ghana
- I’m Living In Ghana Get Me Out Of Here! – Comfort Arthur (Ghana)
- Appeased Village (Village Apaisé) – Issouf Bah (Mali)
- Corruption:The Musical – Chekwube Okonkwo (Nigeria)
- Malika – Warrior – Queen Roye Okupe (United States)
- Students’ Shorts
- History Of Chicken – Odera Orji (Nigeria)
- Meute – Ambre Rambaud (France)
- Gift (Ajándék) – Lili Vajda (Hungary)
- 9 Lives: Tales From The Cat Show – Anicia’s Story – Alyssa Pinter (United States)
- The Old Man And The Mountain (Le Vieil Homme Et La Montagne) – Mohamed Rida Gueznai (Morocco)
- Times (Denborak) – Jon Santamaria, Nestor Urbieta (Spain)
- Mr. Hugo – François Le Guen (France)
- The Dancing Class – Lin Niu (United States)
By: The Arubayi Keme
