Wallay! African Film Festival
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Festival Wallay!
Wallay! is the presence, voice and story of the African film industry. Created in 2018, it is a journey into the diversity and creativity of the African continent, narrated through its cinematographic language and its cultural expressions. In addition to enjoying the best African cinematography, Wallay! organizes round-tables, workshops, debates and many other activities parallel to the screenings in order to present us with strikingly original independent films which would otherwise not reach Catalunya.
Films on the 2025 roster include Bolanle Austen-Peters' Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Nigeria, 2024) the story of a women's rights leader who fought against colonial oppression and the traditional authorities; Sol de Carvalho's "O Ancoradouro do Tempo (Mozambique, 2023), a crime film that challenges the conventions of the genre, where suspects usually deny their guilt, and that addresses issues such as collective memory, justice and the aftermath of colonialism; and Mohamed Kordofani's Goodbye Julia (Sudan, 2023), a powerful metaphor for the ethnic, religious and social tensions that divide Sudan.
Films are usually shown in original language with subtitles. Films will be shown at Filmoteca de Catalunya and the Institut Français; check the festival website for details.
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Spring Film Festivals in Barcelona
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