On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its
independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show
documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory
about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the
Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.
On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its
independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show
documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory
about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the
Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.
Anna, Pina, Teresa reinterprets the pivotal scene in Rossellini’s “Roma Città Aperta” where Anna Magnani, who plays the character Pina, (based on the story of Teresa Gullace,) is murdered on the streets of Rome by the Fascist police. This scene is characterized by three movements performed by Magnani — resistance, running and falling. Filmed in the Sala Scherma at Foro Italico in Rome (Mussolini’s fencing studio designed by Moretti) Anna, Pina, Teresa examines the contemporary and historical dynamics between an urban Fascist space and movements of resistance.
There were 57 months, 900 hours of audiovisual material collected in Angolan and international territory, with about 700 statements from protagonists of the anti-colonial struggle. All of this aimed at preserving the memory of a period in history that concerns Angola and the struggle of all peoples under colonial occupation whose memories still have to be registered and thought through.
A documentary about the wider "Yes" movement, filmed throughout 2014 in the run up to the historic referendum on Scottish independence. Largely ignored by the media, this film has become something of a cult favourite amongst those in favour of an independent Scotland.
Recent events cause a young couple to reflect on the problems they have faced in the past few months. Created during the 2020 lockdown, ‘A Homemade Film’ is a homemade feature film with a two person cast and crew.
On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its
independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show
documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory
about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the
Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.
The meaty saga of Burger Baron, a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins and a cult following, run by a loose network of fiercely independent Arab Canadian immigrants.
Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.
Independence Day celebrations in Ghana, including ceremonies and pageants and the opening of the Ghana Parliament by the Duchess of Kent. The commentary makes a strong plea for racial tolerance, as well as mentioning the possibility of united all-black African continent.
Brown sauce spills onto the plate and table in Wolfram Kohler's collage-like exploration of politics in South Tyrol during the explosive and nationalist commemoration year of 1984.
An aimless office worker's life is permanently changed when he encounters a mystical homeless man.
A documentary reflecting on the memories and facts of the war of liberation in Angola.
Ahmed Guessous loses his parents during the war of Gaza in 1924. He will be found and adopted by Lieutenant Bourget Bourget keep him under his protection until he died a few months later. The friend of Bourget, Gassiaux, who promised his friend to keep this child, take him and educate him without giving him the love of a father.
This film is the product of a seven-year research journey on the popular insurrection of December 1960 in Algeria and the failure of the counter-insurrection, thanks to the Wretched of the Earth themselves.
The essay by René Vautier, "Déjà le sang de Mai ensemençait Novembre", starts with the recapitulation of the representations of Algeria throughout the history of visual arts in France in an effort to explore the causes for the quest for independence.