Elza (Le bonheur d'Elza)
Director: Mariette Monpierre
Programmed by: Jonathan Burrowes
Film Synopsis: Bernadette, a single mother in Paris, tries to provide her daughters with everything. She is thrilled when her eldest daughter, Elza, is the first in the family to graduate from college earning a masters degree summa cum laude. But Elza breaks her mother's heart by running away to their native Guadeloupe in search of a distant childhood memory: the father she barely remembers. This feature debut by writer/director Mariette Monpierre offers an unusual insider's view of lush island culture as she captures the passion and contradictions of this family.
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Runtime: 78 mins
Director: Mariette Monpierre
Writer: Mariette Monpierre, Mama Keïta
Producer: Gérard Lacroix, Edgard Tenembaum, Mama Keïta, Eric Bassett, Mariette Monpierre
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This is My Family
Director: Frederick Kigozi
Film Synopsis: Dick and Mutesa are two brothers living in Kampala, Uganda. They have a great relationship but face one major challenge: they have the same father but different mothers, who do not get along. They struggle to deal with the complication of their parents’ relationships. Can they reconcile themselves to the reality of living in a polygamous family?
Genre: Short Documentary
Country: Uganda
Runtime: 23 mins
Principal Cast: Dick Mayanja Wasswa, Mutesa Ronald Kasanyo, Nalwoga Sarah
Writer: Mira Jargil, Frederick Kigozi
Producer: Miriam Odaka, Frederick Kigozi