Shorts Competition 2012
The films competing in this section are:
| Umkhungo | Yellow Fever |
| Matthew Jankes - South Africa - 2011 - 30m | Ng’endo Mukii - Kenya/UK – 2012 - 7m |
"A deeply serious film with powerful performances." |
“Skin and body are often distorted into a topographical division between reality and illusion.”-Ng’endo Mukii |
| Taxi Sister | Yeberew Wuleta |
| Theresa Traore Dahlberg - Sweden/Senegal - 2011 - 28m | Tirsit Agez - Ethiopia - 2011 - 5m |
| “A testament to the deep reserve of female talent.” | |
| Atlantiques | White Gold |
| Mati Diop - France/Senegal - 2009 - 15m | Adama Salle, Burkina Fasso/Morocco - 2010 - 20m |
"Memorial and campfire talks about the dreams of so many youngsters." |
"How history just never stops repeating itself." |
| Tinye So | Dirty Laundry |
| Daouda Coulibaly - Mali - 2010 - 25m | Stephen Abbott - South Africa - 2011 - 16m |
"The spirits are speaking one last time in the hopes of being heard." |
"And all Roger wanted was a 40-degree rinse and a mild spin cycle." |
| Psychology 101 | Hisab |
| Tilahun G Selassie - Ethiopia - 2011 - 12m | Ezra Wube - Ethiopia - 2011 - 8m |
"A psychology experiment gone comically awry." |
"A humorous poke at the hustle and bustle of Addis Ababa." |
| Keyti: Poetry in the Street of Dakar | Drexciya |
| Nomadic Wax - USA/Senegal - 2,4m | Akosua Adoma Owusu - Ghana/USA – 2010 - 12m |
"Artistic expression has many forms and faces." |
"Drexciya’s influence certainly continues to mutate and grow." |
| A History of Independence | |
| Daouda Coulibaly - France/Mali - 2009 - 21m | |
“If you can stand the smoke, you will enjoy the heat of the fire.” |
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