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Friday evening screening is private and open to members only.
Saturday and Sunday screening are open to public.
Free admission. Reservation is recommended at +6738291986 (WhatsApp).
24 May, Friday
Screening Time: 7:30PM (PRIVATE, Open to AF Members only)
Back Home (Revenir)
Movie Rating: X
This is the farm where Thomas was born. This is his family. His brother, who will not return, his mother, who is imitating him, and his father, with whom nothing was ever possible. He finds everything he ran away from 12 years ago. But today there is Alex, his six-year-old nephew, and Mona, his glowing mother. Film adapted from Serge Joncour's book, "L'Amour sans le faire".
By Jessica Palud | Fiction, Literary adaptation | 2019 | 1h17
France | French language | Subtitled in English
25 May, Saturday
Screening Time: 3:30PM (Open to public)
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily
(La Fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile)
Movie Rating: A/PG
To find his long lost son and food to survive the winter, the great bear king leads his clan down from the mountains and into the world of men. After escaping terrible monsters and defeating an evil duke, the bears and men live together in peace – for a time.
By Lorenzi Mattotti | Animation, Adventure, Young Audience, Literary adaptation
2019 | 1h22
France | French language | Subtitled in English
Screening Time: 5:30PM (Open to public)
Above Water (Marcher sur l'eau)
Movie Rating: A/PG
In northern Niger, the village of Tatiste, a victim of global warming, is fighting for access to water. Every day, fourteen-year-old Houlaye, like other young people, walks for miles to fetch water, which is essential to the life of the village. This daily task prevents them, among other things, from attending school. The lack of water also forces adults to leave their families each year to go beyond the borders to find the resources necessary for their survival. However, this region has an aquifer lake of several thousand square kilometers in its basement. All it would take is one borehole to bring the coveted water to the center of the village and give everyone a better life.
By Aïssa Maïga | Documentary | 2022 | 1h30
France, Belgium, Niger | French language | Subtitled in English
Screening Time: 7:30PM (Open to public)
The Adventures in the Land of Asha
(Jules au pays d'Asha)
Movie Rating: A/PG
On a cold winter's day in 1940, Jules and his family move in with his uncle, mayor of a settler's village in northern Quebec. When his dog Spark runs into the forest, Jules follows and meets a mysterious young Indigenous girl named Asha. Together, they venture to the other side of the forest, where nature reveals itself full of life and secrets.
By Sophie Farkas Bolla | Adventure, Drama | 2023 | 1h29
Canada | French language | Subtitled in English
26 May, Sunday
Screening Time: 2:30PM (Open to public)
The Adventures in the Land of Asha
(Jules au pays d'Asha)
Movie Rating: A/PG
On a cold winter's day in 1940, Jules and his family move in with his uncle, mayor of a settler's village in northern Quebec. When his dog Spark runs into the forest, Jules follows and meets a mysterious young Indigenous girl named Asha. Together, they venture to the other side of the forest, where nature reveals itself full of life and secrets.
By Sophie Farkas Bolla | Adventure, Drama | 2023 | 1h29
Canada | French language | Subtitled in English
Screening Time: 4:15PM (Open to public)
Life is Beautiful (La vie est belle)
Movie Rating: A/PG
Kourou, a young villager, decides to conquer Kinshasa, the capital. But it is easier said than done. In the big city, Kourou finds nothing but odd jobs and throws his life away with prostitutes. One day he is even fired for stealing. The situation seems hopeless but the worm turns the moment when, after entering a bar, Kourou takes a mike in his hands and starts singing.
By Mweze Ngangura and Benoit Lamy | Fiction, Adventure, Musical Comedy
1987 | 1h23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium
French language | Subtitled in English