Latest documentaries released
Money, Freedom, a Strory of the CFA Franc
Documentary
1960 marked the end of empires on the African continent. France disappeared from the map, leaving behind the CFA Franc, a colonial creation, which is the name of the currency that still circulates in almost all its former territories south of the Sahara. Why have these states regaining their independence never denounced this strange legacy? The surprise announcement in December 2019 of the end of the CFA franc, to be replaced by the ECO, marks a turning point in the turbulent and little-known history of this currency, now at the center of all attention and controversy.
Our Lost Youth
Documentary
This film is an immersion into the heart of a prison for young offenders. It plunges us into a closed-door penitentiary and takes us to meet a dozen teenagers incarcerated for long sentences, as well as the staff who supervise them. The film recounts a year of life in this confined universe and follows the implementation of a new pedagogical project for intensive support. The film takes a unique approach to the issue of juvenile incarceration and the possibility of social reintegration.
Mémoire de missionnaires
Documentary
In the last century, men of the Church went to the Congo to preach the good word. In Mémoire de missionnaires, the last witnesses to this era recount their memories. They are forever marked by their experiences, by the contradictions and cultural shocks they encounter. These transmitters of memory bear witness to an often commented on yet little-known part of colonial history. They take a lucid and critical look at the Christianisation of Africa.
The African who wanted to fly
Documentary
Now starring in dozens of kung fu films and working behind the camera with the Chan brothers, Luc Bendza grew up in a small Gabonese town and became a master of an art that until then had no Africans. It’s the story of a kid who wanted to fly like the Chinese warriors, so passionate that he forced his way into the mythical Shaolin Temple at the age of 15. His story begins when, at the age of 10, he starts intensive kung fu training with his neighborhood friends and shoots his own film in the streets of Koulamoutou…