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- A young, aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. In pursuit of this and to the chagrin of his brother and parents, he makes his way to Nairobi:the city of opportunity.
- Many Somali refugees dream of a better life in the US. In order to get there, they have to cheat American authorities in an unprecedented way. But isn't a life in freedom worth the biggest scam of all times?
- Story of a young girl whose dream of becoming a superhero is threatened by terminal illness, inspiring her village to rally together to make her dream come true.
- A comedy centered on a failed American writer who enters into an affair after a chance encounter with a European dancer.
- For ten years two best friends Kristin and Val shared a small apartment in Hamburg, Germany. In these ten years they grew up, became independent women and inseparable friends. Now their individual paths lead them into different directions and soon they will be living on different continents. Before this happens, they decide to go on a big adventure together to focus on their friendship. A four week long hike through the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal, allows them to share thoughts and challenge their deep connection. Together Free is a heartfelt ode to friendship and the importance of friendship.
- Young millennial German fueled by wanderlust and a lack of real world responsibilities travels the globe by bike, peddling across 22 countries and over 20,000 kms to find meaning in life. Leverages power of social media and parental support to overcome obstacles.
- Five children in Swaziland dive into their imaginations to create an original African tale about a girl on a dangerous quest.
- A Chinese family saga, told in different periods of time, commencing with the wife's discovery of her husband's homosexuality. When her adult daughter comes to visit, other secrets slowly come to light.
- In a racially-charged and violent 1950's rural South Africa, a liberal journalist recounts the epic chase, edge-of-your-seat capture and intriguing trial of a flamboyant, native "Robin Hood". His captivating re-imagining, paints a portrait of a divisive outlaw - hunted by the government, elusive even to his loved ones, all whilst remaining a champion of the disenchanted.
- Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God (2002)) and Malian musician Inna Modja take us on an epic journey to the frontline of the climate crisis along Africa's ambitious Great Green Wall.
- Who really is the man behind "Curveball" and what decisive role did he play for the War in Iraq?
- A Kenyan boy goes on a strange journey to return his father's soul.
- Based on the mysterious legend of Idilia Dubb. Germany, 19th century, in the Middle Rhine Valley. 17-year-old Idilia (Lea van Acken) wakes up badly injured in the middle of a gloomy castle ruin and can remember nothing. She is horrified to discover that there seems to be no escape for her. Only her diary can help her decipher her past and reveals a secret romance with Caven (Eric Kabongo), an Abyssinian showman who has to work for Idilia's fiancé Franz Hagerberg (André M. Hennicke) at his human zoo exhibition. The young woman's struggle for survival and her slowly returning memory blur reality and fantasy.
- Safari is a family adventure movie which follows a timid boy who, captive in his rural home, escapes in an attempt to experience Kenya for the first time.
- This story deals with aspects of the European Colonization of the African continent in a very simple but unique way. The story also suggests that, both the Black Man and the White Man worship the same Almighty God but through different mediums.
- After the murder and rape of his sister, the only surviving member of his family. Rev. Frank loses his faith and undergoes a personal transformation.
- Ten-year-old Aisha's latest school assignment asks her to say what she wants to be when she grows up. She soon realises that all her classmates have written that they are going to take over their parents' businesses or follow them into their professions. Aisha has bigger dreams: she wants to go to Europe and become an actress. How to do it? Her plan is to find a job on a fishing boat so that she can sail all the way to Europe, but her mother thinks that fishing should be left to men. Aisha doesn't agree - and when she meets Hassan, a drunken fisherman who promises to teach her how to fish, she seizes her opportunity.
- A young woman with no memory of her life or death, is helped with assimilation to the afterlife by a ghost.
- A free-spirited young girl, in Lamu struggles to live out her unique dream of swimming in the ocean, against local customs and an arranged upper- class marriage. Does Subira have the courage to take her dream on, against all odds?
- SAMIRA, a street child with her siblings has experienced the hard times living without a home and in hunger. She believes going to school can bring her out of her situation but unfortunately the society around her gives no consolation to her and her siblings. As she struggles to help herself and her siblings, her vulnerability explains her fate as a child.
- A fast-paced journey through the history of Nollywood and an insight into the turbulent current dynamics of the film industry based in Lagos.
- Grieving the loss of his wife and driven by the search for meaning in his life, German composer Ralf Kemper risks his fortune and sanity by realizing his life-long dream to produce a jazz record for ailing jazz icon Jimmy Scott.
- Follows the lives of multiple characters trying to find themselves in a world of political intrigue, revenge, love and longings for success complemented by the background of their thriving yet unregulated business.
- Literally translated; the word YENTI-GYAI means: 'WE CANNOT HEAR STOP." YENTI-GYAI: TALES FROM THE BLUE BUS is an anthology of short stories set in Ghana cataloguing the misadventures of seven ill-fated strangers from different walks of life travelling on an old blue bus that has fallen under the curse of a vengeful infant deity. The series was written and developed by the Freshcraft Collective - a team of fifteen student filmmakers from Germany, Ghana, and East Africa - under the guidance, facilitation, and collaboration of three institutions: Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin - DFFB (Germany), National Film and Television Institute - NAFTI (Ghana), and Maisha Film Lab (East Africa)