2020 Movies

The revolt of the sand fishermen

by Risla Samanga

MADAGASCAR, France - 2020 - 53 MINUTES

synopsis

In Madagascar, on the Ivoloina river, the work of a sand fisherman is exhausting and trying. Whether it's windy or raining, to get up the sand, you have to dive to the bottom of the river. In one day, the harvest is about 1 cubic meter, paid to the diver 12 Ar (000 euros), which represents the content of three wooden canoes.
The fishermen do not sell their products themselves, they hand them over to a collector for whom they work and they are paid according to their day. It is these collectors, who own the canoes they use, who then negotiate with customers. Compared to the work provided, the price charged does not satisfy them, and many times negotiations with the main clients have been carried out, but there are always collectors who disassociate themselves and break the price. Which brings everyone back to the same level.
The sand fisherman cannot ignore the collector because he cannot afford the wooden canoe, the main working tool, the average cost of which is Ar 1 million (241 euros).
The dream of every fisherman is to be able to afford a canoe to set up on his own, but for many of them it is an elusive dream. The film focuses on Patrick, 21, a sand fisherman since he was 14. He feels exploited in this profession as dangerous as it is poorly paid, which offers neither retirement nor insurance. He knows the bar is high to buy a canoe, but whatever happens, he will do anything to provide a better future for his son.

PLUG

PRODUCTION

Rickshaw (Madagascar)

Spiral Production (France)

DIFFUSION

TebeSouth

Tébéo - West Brittany Television

TVR Rennes 35 Brittany

PARTICIPATION

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Patrida

by Ayça Damgaci & Tümay Göktepe

TURKEY, France - 2020 - In production

synopsis

Ayça takes the road that her father Ismet took 50 years ago from Zurich to Istanbul. Family stories join the great History, with its ups and downs. Father and daughter wander through joy and pain, feeling as though they are rooted and uprooted on both sides of the Bosphorus.

PLUG

PRODUCTION

Macalube Movies

DIFFUSION

Lyon Capital TV

PARTICIPATION

Docworld

! f Doc Lab 

Yeni Film Fonu

Lussas - docmonde@lussasdoc.org - 04.27.52.90.23

Dreaming In The Red Light

by Pabelle Manikan

PHILIPPINES, France - 2020 - 61 MINUTES

synopsis

In Angeles City, everything is cheap, including the girls. The film enters this world through two women who follow their lives as they try to improve their conditions and how women make choices when options are scarce.

Director

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PRODUCTION

Dynamo Production (France)

Hiraya Pictures (Philippines)

DIFFUSION

Lyon Capital TV

PARTICIPATION

CNC. COSIP

Procirep

Angoa Agicoa

Rewards

2021 : General Meeting of Documentary Films - Lussas (France) - Sélection Docmonde

2020 : Docs By The Sea - Bali (Indonesia) - Selection

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Mbière, His Majesty

by Mama Njikam Mbouobouo

CAMEROON, France - 2020 - 59 MINUTES

synopsis

The Sultan, King of the Bamouns Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya is the 19th King of the Nchare Yen dynasty. Every two years, during the Nguon feast, his people freely judge him about his management of the Kingdom. He is stripped of all his attributes as a king and faces criticism with humility. His Majesty is also a senator and sits in the Upper House of the Cameroonian Parliament. This double personality is not to the taste of all Bamouns. This film is an immersion in the life of the Bamouns and, in particular, that of the King during the organization of the next edition of the Nguon and the municipal and senatorial elections.

PLUG

PRODUCTION

Epsum Seven Hills Media (Cameroon)

VraiVrai Films (France)

DIFFUSION

Lyon Capital TV

PARTICIPATION

Poitou-Charentes region

General Council of Charente-Maritime

CNC CNC

AFRICADOC

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