Archive - AfricAvenir International

25.03.2015, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: "Waterberg to...

Namibia 1904. What happened to Samuel Maharero after the battle oft he Waterberg in 1904? One minute he was the most influential leader in Namibia, the next he was running for his...

13.03.2015, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: Boy Saloum - La...

They are thirty years old. They have fire in their bellies. They have charisma. In 2011, a few young Senegalese rappers created a social movement called Y'en A Marre (Enough Is...

Ama Ata Aidoo

11.03.2015, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: "The Art of Ama Ata...

The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo explores the artistic contribution of one of Africa’s foremost woman writers, a trailblazer for an entire generation of exciting new talent. The film...

Samuel Maherero

11.03.2015, 18:30 Windhoek

Screening: "Waterberg to Waterberg - In...

On the occasion of Namibia's 25 years of Independence, AfricAvenir and FNCC are screening the Namibian documentary film Waterberg to Waterberg - in the Footsteps of Samuel...

Finding Fela

28.02.2015, 19:00 Windhoek

Namibian Premiere of "Finding Fela"

Acclaimed documentary filmaker Alex Gibney’s latest incisive and illuminating feature film "Finding Fela" is a sweeping portrait of the artist as guerilla warrior. Set...

L'Oranais

18.02.2015, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: "L'Oranais" (The Man...

During the first euphoric years following the independence of Algeria, two close friends, Djaffar and Hamid, face a promising future. Over the decades, however, secrets and...

Valentin Yves Mudimbe

10.02.2015, 12:00 Berlin

Cooperation: "Mudimbe's Order of...

Forum Expanded will be hosting the premiere of Jean-Pierre Bekolo's new documentary "Mudimbe's Order of Things", a portrait of one of Africa's most important still...

Head Gone

08.02.2015, 20:00 Berlin

New Nigeria Cinema Night with Producer...

On the occasion of Berlinale 2015, AfricAvenir invites to a New Nigeria Cinema Night with Actor and Producer Wale Ojo in attendance. We will screen a preview trailer of Ojo's...

Zambezia

07.02.2015, 10:00 Windhoek

Inspiring Young Imaginations: “Zambezia”

We start the new screening year with a movie for the whole family, Zambezia (also known as Adventures in Zambezia), a South African 3D computer-animated comedy-drama adventure...

Zambezia

06.02.2015, 14:30 Windhoek

Inspiring Young Imaginations: “Zambezia”

We start the new screening year with a movie for the whole family, Zambezia (also known as Adventures in Zambezia), a South African 3D computer-animated comedy-drama adventure...

Born into Struggle

04.02.2015, 18:30 Windhoek

Namibian Premiere: "Born into Struggle"...

In this documentary, the filmmaker Rehad Desai takes us on an intimate journey mapped out by the scars etched into his family's life from having a father who was intensely...

Toussaint Louverture

31.01.2015, 19:00 Windhoek

Nambian Premiere: "Toussaint...

Toussaint Louverture is a two-part action epic film of the life of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture who led the first and only successful slave revolt in the history...

Elza

28.01.2015, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: “Elza” with Director...

Elza’s mother Bernadette has tried hard to give her daughter everything. She is thrilled when Elza, the first college graduate in the family, completes her master's degree. But...

Ken Bugul

21.01.2015, 20:00 Berlin

Deutschlandpremiere: "Ken Bugul -...

Das außergewöhnliche und bewegende Portrait der Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma alias „Ken Bugul“ (die Unerwünschte), eine der herausragenden westafrikanischen Schriftstellerinnen der...

Finding Fela

14.01.2015, 20:00 Berlin

Berlin Premiere: "Finding Fela" with...

Acclaimed documentary filmaker Alex Gibney’s latest incisive and illuminating feature film "Finding Fela" is a sweeping portrait of the artist as guerilla warrior. Set...

Timbuktu

14.12.2014, 19:00 Berlin

Zum Kinostart: Timbuktu von...

Die malische Stadt Timbuktu wird von Dschihadisten übernommen, die der Bevölkerung ihre Regeln aufzwingen wollen. Die Beduinen-Familie von Kidane lebt friedlich in ihrem Zelt am...

Des étoiles

11.12.2014, 10:00 Berlin

Schulvorführung: "Des étoiles" (Unterm...

Zwischen Turin, Dakar und New York, blickt der Film auf das Leben dreier Charaktere im Exil, deren Wege sich kreuzen und wieder verlieren. Im Laufe der Zeit wiederholen sich die...

Des étoiles

10.12.2014, 20:00 Berlin

Screening of "Under the Starry Sky"...

Over one winter, through the cities of Dakar, Torino and New York, we follow the exiled paths of several interconnected characters. For her husband's funeral, New Yorker Mame Amy...

On a grèvé

04.12.2014, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: "We, Striking" (On a...

A special kind of protest is taking place in France: Oulimata, Mariam, Géraldine and Fatoumata are some of the "chambermaids", who have decided to organise a strike for...

A Country for my Daughter

03.12.2014, 18:30 Windhoek

Screening: A Country for My Daughter. A...

A Country For My Daughter, directed by Lucilla Blankenberg and produced by Janine Tilley, highlights the gap between South Africa's good legislation and the real experiences of...

Stigma

30.11.2014, 17:00 Berlin

World Aids Day: German premiere of...

Stigma tells the story of Ibiso and her daughter Vanessa, who become infected with HIV through their work as traditional birth attendants in a small Nigerian village. When people...

Toxi

29.11.2014, 19:00 Windhoek

Namibian Premiere of Classic “Toxi” and...

To round of the screening series “African Perspectives” for 2014, AfricAvenir will present the Namibian audience with two cinema diamonds. One of Germany’s post-war founding...

26.11.2014, 20:00 Berlin

Screening: "Gangster Project" &...

In his (self)reflective and genres-crossing films, awards winning director Teboho Edkins tackles the deep, persistent divides in post-apartheid South Africa from the perspective...

Rengaine - Hold Back

19.11.2014, 20:00 Berlin

Berlin Premiere: "Rengaine" (Hold Back,...

Paris, today. Dorcy, a young black Christian, wants to marry Sabrina, a young North African. It what would be a simple matter if it weren't for the fact that Sabrina has 40...

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