Best of ZIFF 2014

Genre : Cinema cycle | Dar es Salaam

Thursday 09 october 2014

Times : 00:00
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

A chance to see some of the best films from ZIFF 2014 for free:

Sodiq by Adeyemi Michael, UK 2013, 44 minutes

Sodiq dreamt of going to University and becoming a doctor in 2008. Fast-forward 5 years he is on trial for murder. Director Adeyemi having a unique bond with Sodiq set up a football team on their council estate together, and made a film in 2008 celebrating Sodiq's dream of becoming a doctor, starting at the time, he didn't want to end up in jail. The victim Sylvester also had dreams of becoming an athlete, it appears he and Sodiq were leading a double life. Adeyemi goes in search for what the turning point was, for a young man from a South London council estate.

Love me Haiti by Hugues Gentillon, Tanzania 2014, 14 minutes

In Haiti, Dr Jeudi Forstner is trapped in a prison cell for voluntary manslaughter. His wife, Marie Forstner, believes that he did not commit the crime. She fights for his freedom.




Sticking Ribbons by Bill Jones, Kenya 2013, 18 minutes

Kimberley, a former addict, addresses a group of recovering addicts as to why immediately after being released from a rehabilitation center she enrolls back. Through the series of intriguing personal stories, we realize that YES, Kimberley is drug free, but did she really heal the wound? Is she brave enough to face the last hurdle

Information / Venue


7pm, free entrance, Goethe Institut



Alykhan Road No. 63
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania




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  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
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