Written by Luis Marquès, Claude Gnakouri
Produced by Philippe Braunstein
Fiction / Contes africains / 17 min.
WHITE MEN FUN
A small village lost in the middle of Africa. Feeling his death drawing near, an ancient man decides to gather everything he has in order to purchase a sheep and offer it as a final sacrifice…
FORTUNE TROPHY
A young European running the marathon in the african wilderness comes across an quiet old tribesman resting against a sacred stone. Kindly requested to help the native gather some wood for his family, the white man turns him down, claiming he is running out of schedule. The african wishes him luck on his journey…
CHEETAH KITTENS
In an attempt to prepare the ground for an upcoming famous car racing competition, two white businessmen spot the ideal village to lay out a staging point. They believe they can handle the natives with a few good words and petty gifts. But the africans have been anticipating their move…
1998
35 mm Couleurs 1.85
le vieil homme : Wayata Soro
la petite fille : Namaferé Soro
le berger : Sitafa
le coureur : Luis Marquès
l'homme assis : Mathurin Nahounou
un organisateur blanc : Arnaud Gallibert
un organisateur blanc : Luis Marquès
Image : Pascal Baillargeau
Editing : Bertrand Boutillier
Sound : Pierre-Antoine Coutant, Florent Lavallée
Music : Djeli Moussa Konde, Thierry Nicolas, Aly Wagué
Assistant director : Valérian Morzadec
Production manager : Vincent Bordes
Festival européen du Film Court de Brest, France (2000)
Montréal - Vues d'Afrique, Canada (2000)
Festival Tous Courts, France (2000)
Festival International du court métrage de Bruxell, Belgique (2000)
Sydney - FlickerFest, Australie (2000)
Valladolid, Espagne (2000)
Ouagadougou - FESPACO, Burkina Faso (2000)
Namur - Film Francophone, Belgique (2000)
Tel Aviv, Israël (2000)
Larissa, Grèce (2000)
Lille - Film Européen, France (2000)
Rouyn Noranda, Canada (2000)
Dresden, Allemagne (2000)
Louvain, Belgique (2000)
Milan - Africano, Italie (2000)
Vaulx-en-Velin, France (2003)
Téhéran - International Short Film Festival, Iran (2000)
Moncton, Canada (2000)
Stockholm - Cinemafrica, Suède (2002)
Groningue, Pays-Bas (2000)
Tunis - Carthage, Tunisie (2000)
Brief Encounters, Royaume Uni (2000)
Cork, Irlande (2000)
Uppsala, Suède (2000)
Oran, Algérie (2000)
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France (2000)
Metz - FIFAM, France (2000)
Rennes - Travelling, France (2000)
Cologne - Short cuts, Allemagne (2000)
Oslo, Norvège (2000)
Festival International du Film d'Amiens, France (2000)
Skopje, Macédoine (2002)
Festival du Cap Vert, Cap Vert (2000)
Soleure, Suisse (2002)
Saint-Leu de la Réunion, France (2000)
Festival Court Toujours, France (2000)
Festival de Bénodet, France (2000)
Prix UNESCO de la Tolérance - Montréal - Vues d'Afrique, Canada (2000)
Cheval d'Argent - Larissa, Grèce (2000)
Grand Prix - Milan - Africano, Italie (2000)
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