Çarla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti
Japon, France
2009 / Digi Beta / 0:29:00

Out of a human Styx come some figures, a few souls, in the whirling Tokyo Metropolis. The end of the day, a breath, a retreat: this familiar 10 m2 place, the “La Jetée” bar, hold by “Mama” Kawai San. But tonight, someone is missing...

Dieudo Hamadi, Divita Wa Lusala, Patrick Ken Kalala, Kiripi Katembo Siku
Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa
2010 / DV / 00:72:00

As the "Heart of Darkness", Congo remains to this day a huge space onto which the rest of the world can project certain ideas. With this film, young Congolese directors react to these projections by offering an inside view. Their cameras delve into different microcosms. The film begins with the absurd everyday life of a maternity ward. Many mothers cannot leave the hospital after giving birth because they cannot pay the bill. Right from the start of their new life, these women and their babies are trapped in the clutches of poverty and bureaucracy. A journey through the breathtaking labyrinth of Kinshasa's transformed infrastructure follows. The life of a young female journalist, whose father – a government opponent – was murdered, is portrayed. Grace Ngyke continues the fight for freedom of speech in the changed, but no less complicated, present.