The Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation is once again collaborating with the Cordoba African Film Festival (FCAT) in their joint work to disseminate the film heritage of that continent, in order to contribute to the development of African and Arab culture and film industries, promoting greater understanding between peoples.
During this month, within the cycle Cinema and DiversityThe 12th edition of this event, which closed in Cordoba on 28 March with an outstanding list of winners, will screen some of the award-winning films, characterised by the diversity of origin of the award-winning films. Among them, we highlight The Salvation Armya film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Abdellah Taïa, winner of the Award for Best Fiction Feature Film; or Things of the Aimless Wandererby Rwandan director Kivu Ruhorahoza, which won the Audience Award, as well as a special mention from the jury.
The Best Actress Award went to Egyptian Horreya Farghaly, starring in the film Decorbrings us the third film in this cycle, which is completed with the documentary film Beats of the AntonovAward for Best Documentary Feature Film.
Programming
- Tuesday, 5 May
Things of the aimless wanderer
Directed by Kivu Ruhorahoza (Rwanda, 2015, 78 minutes).
Synopsis
When the first explorers arrived in East Africa, the local Bantu people christened them 'wazungu', a word derived from the verb meaning 'to wander', because of their propensity to get lost in their wanderings.
In the late 19th century, a lost explorer meets a young girl. In the early 21st century, a foreign correspondent meets a prostitute in a club. After a night together, the girl mysteriously disappears...
Film awarded with the Audience Award at FCAT 2015.
This film series has been programmed as part of the parallel cultural activities of the CUDEMA2 Project within the Month of Cultural Diversity. Free admission until full capacity is reached.
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