Homosexuality remains a sensitive issue on the African continent. Is it an abomination, a sin, a practice imported from the West or a natural orientation? From Yaoundé to Douala, via Abidjan and Dakar, this investigative documentary by two filmmakers from Burkina Faso lays the foundations of a fundamental issue for African societies. Focusing on three countries, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal, the filmmakers collect the testimonies of lawyers, representatives of associations, religious leaders and high-level sportsmen and women... Homophobia continues to express itself violently in Africa, but there are grounds for hope. More and more locals are committed to changing the societal view of male and female homosexuality and are working to improve LGBT+ rights. A necessary and instructive overview for this activist documentary that conveys constructive messages in favour of human rights in Africa. The screening will be followed by a meeting with Benjamin Gonnord, a French academic specialising in Côte d'Ivoire, and Malika Anzoua, an Ivorian activist recently living in France.

A documentary by Youlouka Damiba, Gidéon Vink, winner of the Human Rights Prize - awarded by the CIDIHCA, as part of the 36th Festival Vues d'Afrique 2020.