L’AFRIQUE DES FEMMES (Women’s Africa)
a documentary film by Mohammed Soudani
Switzerland; 2021; 89′; o.v. French, English, Portuguese; sbt. English, Italian, French, German, bilingual French/German
Festivals & Awards
57° Solothurner Filmtage 2022
Synopsis
Senegal, Rwanda, Mozambique, Kenya, Ivory Coast and Burundi are the birthplaces of women who in Mohammed Soudani’s film represent the symbol of the rebirth of a continent torn apart by genocide, hunger and war. Society’s revenge is not a story of men, but of vanguard women who, despite pressures, obstacles and increasingly difficult challenges, recount their success in the failed history of the continent’s last 70 years.
Credits
Cast:
Yvonne Erie; Leonie Osso Sona; Marianne Teneng N’day; Marguerite Barankitse; Wangari Maathai; Marion Kamau; Angela Mercia; Norina Vicente; Catherine Tetteh
Directed by:
Mohammed Soudani
Assistant Director:
Giorgio Garini
Production:
Tiziana Soudani, Amel Soudani, Michela Pini for Amka Films Productions
Co-production:
Silvana Bezzola for RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, SRG SSR
Associated producers:
Youssouf Djira for Nikady’s Production
Angèlique Pitteloud for Association Pro-Human Equality
In partnership with:
TV5 Monde
With the support of:
Federal Office for Culture
Republic and Cantone Ticino
FilmPlus Fund of Southern Switzerland
Suissimage Cultural Foundation
Swiss distributor:
Noha Film
