AFRICA RIDING
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AFRICA RIDING: five short films on the theme of ‘rider’ from Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana and Senegal: Marion earns her living as a bike messenger, though cycling is frowned upon for women in Uganda. In the Rwandan city of Kigali, Karim races artistically down even the bumpiest of alleyways on his rollerblades.
What these ‘riders’ have in common, according to director Liz Gomis, is ‘that they don't even think about leaving their countries for a supposed “El Dorado” in the West’ because they have ‘clear ideas’ about how to improve the lives of local young people where they are.
In cooperation with Sonnenblumen Community Development Group e.V.
AFRICA RIDING digital, OF m. dt. UT, 5 x 8 min
Guest
Liz Gomis is a journalist and filmmaker who studied cultural mediation and communication and audiovisual journalism in Paris. She is columnist for the French radio station “Radio Nova” and a member of an advisory board on Afro-French relations founded by President Emmanuel Macron. In this role, she also works on restoring and digitising African films. This year, together with Teddy Giotom, she developed the workshop and film programme for students.