Shérifa

  • Shérifa
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2013
Format : Feature
Running time : 105 (in minutes)
http://www.motherhippo.org/african-heart

The film AFRICAN HEART is a raw, captivating look into the life of an African girl, who is a victim of the traditions that weave her destiny.

After a childhood damaged by parents who did not know how to protect her, Shérifa realizes that she cannot embrace their way of life as her own. So, on the day of her forced marriage, Sherifa flees her family and friends to the "big city". When the secret of her circumcision revealed, she realizes nothing will ever be the same again.
In search of better horizons, Sherifa faces cruelties that drive her into the world of prostitution. And when the secret wound of excision is revealed, nothing will ever be the same again. Will she survive?

starring
Karima Issifou, Richala Nandja, Odalo Sogoyou, Adjei Akondo, Youssif Touré, Jean-Michel Huet

a film by Steven AF

Togo, 2013, Fiction, 1h45, Drama / Action, in kotokoli / French subtitled

Based on a true story

2nd Feature Narrative



Original Title: "SHÉRIFA"
English Title: "AFRICAN HEART"
Type: Feature Film Fiction
Country of production: Togo
Filming country: Togo (Tem community: Central region of Togo), Niger, Senegal, United States
Duration: 105 mins (1h45) / 119 mins (1h59)
Genre: Drama, Action, Karate
Languages: Kotokoli, French

ACTRESS / ACTORS
Karima ISSIFOU...........................................Shérifa
Richard Nandja.............................................
Odalo SOGOYOU...........................................
Adjei AKONDO.............................................. Safia
Youssif TOURÉ.............................................. Idriss
Jean-Michel HUET..........................................

A Sélifa BOUKARI MCGREEVY Production
A Steven AF Film

Producer / Productrice
Sélifa BOUKARI MCGREEVY (Sélifa BOUKARI MC GREEVY)

Executive Producer / Producteur Délégué
James MCGREEVY

Director / Réalisateur
Steven AF

Story by / Autrice de l'idée originale
Sélifa BOUKARI MCGREEVY

Screenwriter / Scénariste
Steven AF

Director of Photography / Directeur Photo
A. Tavio WILSON

PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION
Sunlight Group
www.facebook.com/SunlightGrouptg/

DISTRIBUTION
Saves Our Lives (Togo)
Mother Hippo Foundation (USA)

BROADCAST / DIFFUSION TV
Canal+ Africa, cable network: on Friday, June 6, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. (CENTER Africa) or 8:30 p.m. (WEST Africa)

CONTACT
Mother Hippo Foundation
+1-702-782-2263
4952 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 372
Las Vegas, NV 89118, USA
selifa(@)motherhippo.org

OFFICIAL WEBSITES
https://www.motherhippo.org/african-heart
www.facebook.com/SunlightGrouptg/


FESTIVALS / AWARDS / PRIZES
* Nominee /// AMAA -African Movie Academy Awards (Nigeria, 2013)
* Special mention to Karima Issoufou, main actress /// Khouribga African Film Festival (2013, KHOURIBGA, Morocco)
* Premiere /// Cinema Grand Rex (Lomé, Togo), Saturday, April 06, 2013

Articles

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Partners

  • 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
  • Afrilivres

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