Gala & Special Screenings

OPENING NIGHT: TIMELESS: A VIRGIN ISLAND LOVE STORY

It is the story of Ajuwa, a Ghanaian warrior, who loses her soulmate to the slave trade. Their souls reunite in the present in the form of Malinda Benjamin, a Senator in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Alphonse Walcott, a gifted writer who has returned from New York. But the…

KINSHASA MAKAMBO – Panel after the screening!

Christian, Ben and Jean-Marie are fighting for political change of power and free elections in their country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But the incumbent President refuses to relinquish power. How can the course of events be changed? Must they join forces with the historical opposition leader and his…

THEY HAD A DREAM: PART 1 & PART 2

They had a dream tells a story based on reality. It is both a social and a fictional saga, exploring the interconnected lives of two Guadeloupean families to reveal hidden and obscure aspects of French society.

KOFI ANNAN’S SUSPENDED DREAM

Two times UN Secretary-General, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan talks about himself in an exclusive interview.

FOREIGNER’S HOME

Produced by the late Jonathan Demme, The Foreigner’s Home is a provocative and timely meditation on some of humanity’s oldest divisions, exploring Morrison’s artistic and intellectual vision through a series of candid exchanges about race, identity, immigration, “foreignness,” and art’s redemptive power.

THE MAN WHO MENDS WOMEN

Portrait of the impressive life and work of gynecologist from the Democratic Republic of Congo Dr. Denis Mukwege, recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his struggle against sexual violence.