Apostles of Cinema + Coconut Head Generation

Apostles of Cinema
Ajabu Ajabu, Tansania 2023, 16 Min. Swahili with English subtitles

Apostles of Cinema follows DJ Black and Rehema — devoted film workers in Tanzania — as they reintroduce a classic piece of the country’s film history to their audiences of working class cinephiles.

Coconut Head Generation
Alain Kassanda, France, Nigeria 2023, 89 min. English, French, Yoruba with English subtitles

Every Thursday, a group of students from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria organizes a film club where they come together to watch and discuss films. Through the works of filmmakers like John Akomfrah and Med Hondo, the small lecture hall is transformed into a political agora and heated discussions around topics such as decolonisation, feminist struggles and student rights take place. Kinshasa-born French director Alain Kassanda observes the ordinary lives of Nigerian students in the midst of the challenges they face, showing the immediate proximity between the struggle on the streets and the political energy emanating from the cinema space. (Can Sungu)