Africa
Les Films du 3 Mars (F3M) invites you to discover thematic cinema about Africa. From fiction to documentaries, long and short, enjoy the best of Québécois and Canadian filmmaking !
LIKE A SPIRAL
28 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Like a Spiral is a dialogue between Beirut and five women, migrant domestic workers, under the Kafala system.
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THE HEARING
93 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023
Having fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peggy, Simon and their children seek political asylum in Canada after a dangerous migration route. The film delves in the daily life of the family over one year, as they go through the complex legal maze of claiming asylum.
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AMANI
17 min., Fiction, Canada, 2020
In this tale, halfway between reality and fantasy, a mysterious narrator tells us the story of Amani, a young boy passionate about dance who finds himself hostage to a new reality.
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YESTERDAY IN NYASSAN
26 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2016
Filmed in Nyassan, Burkina Faso, this documentary observes with scrutiny the daily tasks of rice growing during the span of a day, and questions the future of the farmers.
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THE LONGEST KISS
72 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2013
Six young Sudanese searching for a place to call ‘home’ ahead of their country’s inevitable fragmentation.
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JEPPE ON A FRIDAY
87 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2012
A journey through a metropolis in flux.
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NOTES ON A ROAD LESS TAKEN
94 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2011
An engrossing road movie, given tremendous depth by its « journeys within the journey » – the fascinating detours taken as the road meanders and forks.
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TURTLES DO NOT DIE OF OLD AGE
90 min, Documentary, Maroc, Québec, 2010
This film celebrates longevity by introducing us to three colorful characters living in Morocco.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY
84 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2007
A visually exquisite, meditative immersion into a Uganda ravaged by 20 years of war.
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