Cahier Africain (2016)
- Directed by
- Heidi Specogna
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Germany, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- AA
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows two young women in Central Africa over several years. It starts from a notebook that records war victims' testimonies. The film shows their daily lives and struggles in the wake of conflict.
observationalsoberintimatepatientgroundedearnestreflectivequietly intense
What happens
Cahier Africain ([kaje afʁikɛ̃], "African Notebook") is a 2016 documentary film by Heidi Specogna, a Swiss filmmaker. Beginning in 2008, Specogna's long-term observation follows the lives of two young Central African women, Amzine and Arlette. The film was prompted by the discovery of a small exercise book, full of courageous testimonies by more than 300 victims of war crimes committed by Central African mercenaries during armed conflict between October 2002 and March 2003. Cahier Africain premiered in 2016 at the Locarno Film Festival, where it received the Zonta Club Award, and the film's UK premiere was in September 2017 at the 25th Raindance Film Festival in London. Salena Godden was the film's English-language narrator. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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