Belgian Shorts 2 (21:30, Cinema ZED)
Saturday 20 April, 7.30pm
Cinema ZED Vesalius, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c, 3000 Leuven
ALBERTA’S ROOM
Victoire Karera Kampire, België, 2023, 18 min.
Cast: Marie-Rose Utamuliza
VO: English. ST: English
Alberta's Room is a journey through the dreams and nightmares of Alberta Gay. The film looks back at the tragic fate of the pop icon, Marvin Gaye and explores a female perspective on a tragedy that has been described as a male affair. Alberta's Room is an experimental film about absence and grief, straddling the border between documentary and fiction.
A DOG A STONE
Asma Laajimi, België / Tunesië, 2023, 13 min.
Cast: Lina Jardak
VO: Arabic. ST: English
One night in Tunis. Mariem, a sex worker, tries to reach Dali. Her unrest grows when she fears he will break the promise to give her a double mattress.
In attendance the presence of the filmmaker Asma Laajimi.
ZANATANY
Ahamada Hachimiya, België / Madagascar, 2024, 27 min.
Cast: Soeuf Elbadawi, Moindjoumoi Ahmed Assoumani, T. Syldio Cristophe, Habib Cesar Marson, Hatia Ali
VO: Comorian, Malagasi, French. ST: English
In December 1976, a three-day rebellion breaks out in the small town of Mahajanga in Madagascar. Ali tries to position himself among different communities while initially trying to protect his daughters.
BRANDEN
2024, Lisette Ma Neza Ntukabumwe, België, 18 min.
Cast: Sahar Shirzad, Saron Tesfahuney, Nardos, Mukecuru Papa, Mukecuru Mama, Mama Maneza, Irma Uwe, Bell Pua, Dancers Museo Mafalala at Poetas D’alma
VO: Dutch, Kinyarwanda. ST: English
Branden is a collective poem about the burning of home countries, about the fire and the smoke of armed conflict; which transforms humans into ‘refugees’. A poetic conversation with five women from different diasporas: about leaving… and (never) arriving. An ode to the displaced woman.
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About Belgian shorts
We selected eight strong short films for the Belgian Shorts competition. This competition celebrates Afro-Belgian talent and offers a platform to young Belgian filmmakers with African roots. The jury will announce the winner at the Awards Evening on 27 April and will receive a prize of €500, donated by the Africa Museum.