Bintou wants to make sure that her daughter goes to school, but her husband Abel doesn't think it's worth it because there is only money enough for the boys' education. Bintou won't give up and starts her own business to earn the extra money. But Abel, scared that he is losing control and that Bintou's newfound financial freedom will lead her to adultery, he tries to sabotage her efforts. Joyfully satirical,&nbsp;Bintou&nbsp;pushes aside the stereotypes of dignified African traditions and tackles sexuality, gender relations, and even the fraught relationship between tradition and modernity, with comic results. Winner Best Short film FESPACO 2001 and the Kodak Short Film Award at Cannes Film Festival 2001.

Bintou

A Burkinabé woman wants to send her daughter to school despite her family's resistance.

Hang Time follows Kwame, a promising basketball player who, desperate to provide for his grandmother and sister and obtain a contract in America, accepts a risky proposal.

Hang Time

'Hang Time' follows Kwame, a promising basketball player who, desperate to provide for his grandmother and sister and obtain a contract in America, accepts a risky proposal.

Saida is a widow who helps prepare women for their wedding ceremonies. When one woman, Miriam, expresses her disgust for the man she is to marry, Saida encourages her dreams of liberation.

One Evening in July

Saida is a widow who helps prepare women for their wedding ceremonies. When one woman, Miriam, expresses her disgust for the man she is to marry, Saida encourages her dreams of liberation.

Uno (Sophie David), a sexually inexperienced young woman, gets involved with a womanizer, Kaura (Muhindua Kaura), which leads to an unplanned pregnancy. When Kaura refuses to take responsibility for their child, and starts avoiding Uno, she leaves the baby in the care of her mother and goes to dangerous lengths to track Kaura down.

Uno's World

Uno, a beautiful, but weary 25-year-old single mother, is forced to face overwhelming responsibilities after falling in love with a man who does not want commitment.

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