Belgian shorts 1 · Afrika Filmfestival

WHAT ELSE GROWS IN THE PALMS OF YOUR HANDS

Dhiaa Byia, België/Marokko, 2023, 16 min.

Cast: Najia Sabir, Alaa Assab, Zineb Abbad Al Andaloussi

Gesproken: Arabisch. Ondertiteld: Engels

What Else Grows in the Palms of Your Hands follows the routine of two women who merge through the repetition of their actions. Their hands cross and slowly unravel the shared memory of a loving granddaughter. Expect a sober but poetic journey where not only the layers of consciousness are explored, but also the interaction between memories and hands.

WHERE DO I BELONG

Jordie Koko, België, 2022, 24 min.

Gesproken: Frans. Ondertiteld: Engels
Through sometimes heated conversations between the director and her mother, two different perspectives on their shared history of separation and sacrifice are revealed.

In attendance of the filmmaker Jordie Koko.

FIKRI

Louisiana Mees-Fongang, België, 2023, 19 min.

Cast: Kazanga Jonathan Linga, Mieke Verdin, Sara De Bosschere

Gesproken: Nederlands. Ondertiteld: Engels

Fikri's reality becomes absurd when he ends up in Belgium and starts training as a nurse. Fueled by the confusion of Margritte, a woman with Alzheimer's he is taking care of, he faces his own uprooting.

In the presence of filmmaker, Louisiana Mees-Fongang

LE TEMPS D’UNE DANSE

Misha Van der Werf, België / Benin, 2022, 14 min.

Cast: Damase Marc-Aurel C., Bénie Hounkpati

Gesproken: Frans. Ondertiteld: Engels

Le temps d'une danse is about the daily life of a young Beninese fisherman who is in the transition period between mourning the death of a loved one and accepting it.

In attendance of the filmmaker Misha Van der Werf

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Over Belgian shorts

Voor de Belgian Shorts competitie selecteerden we acht straffe kortfilms. In deze competitie wordt Afro-Belgisch talent gevierd en bieden we een platform aan jonge Belgische filmmakers met Afrikaanse roots. De jury zal de winnaar bekendmaken op de Awards Avond op 27 april en zal een prijs van €500 ontvangen, geschonken door het Africamuseum.