London International Pan-African Film Festival (London PAFF 2024) showcasing outstanding Pan-African films produced in Africa and the Diaspora (Europe, Caribbean countries, USA, Latina America), and from all over the world, at the West Norwood Picturehouse from 18 to 25 October 2024. See today’s line-up below!
16h40 THE BATTLE OF GIANTS
Katya Aragão, Documentary Short Film (São Tome and Principe), 2023, 8 min
Manu, an Obô Giant Snail, endemic from São Tomé and Príncipe islands is fighting for survival against the intruder Kwame, a West African Giant Land Snail.
16h48 DETANGLING THE SOUTH EPISODE 1: NEW ORLEANS
Damien D Smith, Docu Series (Usa), 2022, 19min
Our Detangled team went on the road for our latest series supporting Citizen SHE United's effort to mobilize Black Women in the South entitled: Road To 300K: Detangling The South! From Leah Chase's kitchen in New Orleans to 16th Street Baptist Church, Ballard House and Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama; Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma concluded our journey on election day in Miami.
17h08 THE LAST RANGER
Cindy LEE, Narrative Short Film (USA/SA), 2024, 25 min
When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.
17h34 IGUALADA
Juan Mejia Botero, Documentary Feature Film (Colombia) 2024, 1hr 21min
In Colombia, a nation marred by profound racial and socio-economic disparities, a Black woman from a rural background challenges the status quo by launching a presidential campaign. Reappropriating the term “igualada,” Francia Márquez, catapults a movement to the upper echelons of power, by refusing to “know her place.” Fifteen years in the making, this documentary peels back the curtain on how unprecedented change can happen.
18h55 LUKAS + Q&A
Philippe Robert Jean Talavera, Narrative Feature Film (Namibia), 2024, 1h 43min
After witnessing the gruesome murder of his family and being kicked out of his auntie’s place, Lukas (Alejandro Cooper) ends up in the streets, where he meets Samora (Isvaldo Eixab) and his gang. Following his life growing up in the streets, having to fend for himself, ‘Lukas’ explores three stages of the protagonist’s life. This script has been written based on testimonies from 23 children and young people living or having lived in the streets in Windhoek. While the story of Lukas is fictional, it is inspired by real events that have really happened to some of our children/ young people.
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20h00 TO LOVE AND PROTECT
Muyiwa Aluko, Narrative Feature Film (Nigeria), 2023, 1h 43min
A pregnant woman who is still dealing with the loss of a previous pregnancy, goes into sudden labour and is forced to give birth at a random hospital. Chaos ensues when she is told that her baby died shortly after birth. She tells them that the dead baby isn't hers and holds the hospital hostage and demands that the doctor and staff give her her real baby. Among the hostages is a diabetic undercover detective who is in possession of evidence that can send a gang boss to prison. The gang lord sends 2 of his hitmen to the hospital to retrieve this damning evidence.
