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
