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- Follows in an unconventional way the journey of 'Ish', a former Miami based rapper, who traveled to Africa to visit family. Little did he know that Libreville (Gabon) would be the place where the project of his dreams would fall on his laps. Against all expectations the alchemy born between him and 2 local beat-makers would lead to the making of a potential first album. Written and directed by Marc A. Tchicot and Franck A. Onouviet, the film captures glimpse of great encounters and musical moments between people from opposite backgrounds driven by the same passion: music. 'The Rhythm of my life' belongs to the new generation of short films, which combine fiction and documentary style. Deeply grounded in the line of non-formatted and guerrilla style independent projects, The Rhythm of my life set a different direction for film-making in Gabon and Africa.
- Fernand Lepoko's short film "Maléfice" is a production of the IGIS (Intistut gabonais de l'image et du son) under the direction of Charles Mensah and Henri Joseph Koumba Bididi. It tells the story of Solange, interpreted by Chimène Akendengue, who is convinced that her family is the victim of a curse that caused the death of her first two children. She will therefore, try to save the life of her last son Kumi, despite the reticence of her husband Guillaume, role played by Olivier Messa, shared between the love of his family and the fear of his father Mounkal, role played by Phillipes Mory, very powerful sorcerer with multiple mystical powers. While William, subject to the demands of his father Mounkal leads the child to his death, Solange goes to consult a healer who will reveal to him the heavy and morbid secret of William her husband who is under the occult domination of his father Mounkal. She will then undertake a journey in search of the cure that will save her son from a programmed and certain death. Solange, a beating woman, does not know that at the end of the road a discovery of the most unlikely awaits him and will upset his existence forever. She will have to choose between saving her son Kumi and losing Guillaume her husband in an ultimate battle between the forces of good and those of evil. Will she succeed in achieving her goal of saving her son Kumi, promised in sacrifice to the terrible sorcerer Mukal by his father William? You have to see the film to see it and understand it.
- This film tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.
- Two medical therapists who treat torture victims exiled in France express themselves. A man who has suffered torture and "come through" recounts his painful experience and his "remission". These three interwoven accounts inspire a fourth... the filmmaker's own story of his childhood in Africa.
- Anoushka, Chris Levy, Livia and Pierre, four deaf teenagers engage in adventures when they unite to tackle issues they face at home or in everyday life as they navigate the hearing world. They end up overcoming and break prejudices about their ability to integrate mainstream social and professional life, setting an example for their communities.
- The Babongo people of Gabon take powerful hallucinogens which send them on a life-threatening, three day trip. Bruce Parry undergoes the initiation and finds it has some terrifying side effects.
- 1995– 49mTV-PG8.0 (26)TV Episode
- In Gabon two people take a hallucinogenic herbal drug to communicate with their ancestors. A Frenchman uses absinthe as his source of inspiration. An American travels to Peru to experience Ayahuasca.