Short of Africa

Directed by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri

Written by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri

Produced by Philippe Braunstein

Fiction / Contes africains / 17 min.



Storyline

WHITE MEN FUN
A small village lost in the middle of Africa. Feeling his death drawing near, an ancient man decides to gather everything he has in order to purchase a sheep and offer it as a final sacrifice…

FORTUNE TROPHY
A young European running the marathon in the african wilderness comes across an quiet old tribesman resting against a sacred stone. Kindly requested to help the native gather some wood for his family, the white man turns him down, claiming he is running out of schedule. The african wishes him luck on his journey…

CHEETAH KITTENS
In an attempt to prepare the ground for an upcoming famous car racing competition, two white businessmen spot the ideal village to lay out a staging point. They believe they can handle the natives with a few good words and petty gifts. But the africans have been anticipating their move…

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1998

35 mm Couleurs 1.85

Cast

le vieil homme : Wayata Soro

la petite fille : Namaferé Soro

le berger : Sitafa

le coureur : Luis Marquès

l'homme assis : Mathurin Nahounou

un organisateur blanc : Arnaud Gallibert

un organisateur blanc : Luis Marquès

Crew

Image : Pascal Baillargeau

Editing : Bertrand Boutillier

Sound : Pierre-Antoine Coutant, Florent Lavallée

Music : Djeli Moussa Konde, Thierry Nicolas, Aly Wagué

Assistant director : Valérian Morzadec

Production manager : Vincent Bordes

Festivals

Festival européen du Film Court de Brest, France (2000)

Montréal - Vues d'Afrique, Canada (2000)

Festival Tous Courts, France (2000)

Festival International du court métrage de Bruxell, Belgique (2000)

Sydney - FlickerFest, Australie (2000)

Valladolid, Espagne (2000)

Ouagadougou - FESPACO, Burkina Faso (2000)

Namur - Film Francophone, Belgique (2000)

Tel Aviv, Israël (2000)

Larissa, Grèce (2000)

Lille - Film Européen, France (2000)

Rouyn Noranda, Canada (2000)

Dresden, Allemagne (2000)

Louvain, Belgique (2000)

Milan - Africano, Italie (2000)

Vaulx-en-Velin, France (2003)

Téhéran - International Short Film Festival, Iran (2000)

Moncton, Canada (2000)

Stockholm - Cinemafrica, Suède (2002)

Groningue, Pays-Bas (2000)

Tunis - Carthage, Tunisie (2000)

Brief Encounters, Royaume Uni (2000)

Cork, Irlande (2000)

Uppsala, Suède (2000)

Oran, Algérie (2000)

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France (2000)

Metz - FIFAM, France (2000)

Rennes - Travelling, France (2000)

Cologne - Short cuts, Allemagne (2000)

Oslo, Norvège (2000)

Festival International du Film d'Amiens, France (2000)

Skopje, Macédoine (2002)

Festival du Cap Vert, Cap Vert (2000)

Soleure, Suisse (2002)

Saint-Leu de la Réunion, France (2000)

Festival Court Toujours, France (2000)

Festival de Bénodet, France (2000)

Awards

Prix UNESCO de la Tolérance - Montréal - Vues d'Afrique, Canada (2000)

Cheval d'Argent - Larissa, Grèce (2000)

Grand Prix - Milan - Africano, Italie (2000)

Television

CANAL +

Channel Four - Royaume Uni

Canal + Espagne - SOGECABLE

RadioTelevisao Portuguesa - Portugal

Danemarks Radio

Cinefil - Japon

ARTV - Canada

Tango TV - Luxembourg

RAI Sat - Italie

TVE - Espagne

Ciné +

Arte Strasbourg

TV5 Afrique (CIRTEF)

CANAL FRANCE INTERNATIONAL

TV5 Monde

Be TV - Belgique

TSR - Suisse

Canal Horizons zarch

The Short List - Etats-Unis

SBS - Australie

Partners

Secrétariat d'Etat à la Coopération et à la Francophonie Canal France International Canal Horizons Procirep