Afrikamera 2026: Reflect

The programme, curated exclusively for the festival by festival director Alex Moussa Sawadogo, presents an outstanding selection of short and medium-length works by filmmakers from the African continent and the African diaspora.

The programme, curated exclusively for the festival by festival director Alex Moussa Sawadogo, presents an outstanding selection of short and medium-length works by filmmakers from the African continent and the African diaspora.

In 2011, the villagers of Imider shut down a water pipeline to Africa's biggest silver mine to save their oasis. Eight years later, they sing while harvesting the fruits of their militancy.

A daughter uncovers her mother’s radical journey from rural South Africa to exile, and how storytelling can become a weapon of resistance and a tool of healing.

In a quaint Somali village where herding families coexist, an event disrupts the peace and 9-year-old Barni gets lost after a celebratory wedding, leaving the community in distress. Despite the exhaustive efforts of the village, Barni can’t be found, leaving her older sister Amina and her friends Hirsi and Geedi to set out on a journey to the city to locate her.

Vénéranda works in community justice and reconciliation after genocide. A family crisis tests her beliefs. The film follows women rebuilding lives amid shared trauma, showing how the past shapes their present.

Robert dreams of a career in music, but civil war is tearing his country apart. When his parents are thrown into prison, he is left to look after his siblings, juggling daily life and determined to follow his dream.

In a village in the High Atlas, Said, Brahim, and Omar make music and dream of a different life. Music is their freedom, their identity. When a new imam arrives, the atmosphere slowly begins to change. What was once a close-knit community becomes divided. What once felt natural comes under pressure. The women of the village, including Fadma, work the land with song and joy, but everything shifts when the deeply conservative imam takes hold. Step by step, he sows division by banning what he considers haram, pushing some villagers to deny their Amazigh identity, and driving others toward resistance.

The film follows Imam Habibi, a deeply respected spiritual and community leader in an informal settlement near Dakar, Senegal. He sits under a large mango tree to listen to neighbors and resolve conflicts. When he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the entire community mobilizes in a collective display of solidarity to care for him.

A film essay exploring the Democratic Republic of Congo's colonial history and its ecological significance, highlighting the Congo Basin's vital role in consuming carbon dioxide and shaping global environmental balance over a century.

For the past 50 years, a man has been planting baobab trees every year in his village located in western Burkina Faso. At the age of 80 today, he has planted over 3,000 baobab trees that stretch as far as the eye can see.

In the sweltering mines of Kolwezi, Mama Leonece grapples with powerful corporations over cobalt, a key resource for green energy. Amid dust and heat, she seeks guidance from her heritage to confront the brutal realities of this struggle.

In a rural village, an orphaned girl named Star races against time to prove her family lineage and claim her land deed, facing obstacles from hostile neighbors and shady organizations while unexpectedly finding romance along the way.

A 17-year-old named Kellou discovers unexplained supernatural powers. Meeting Aya transforms her confusion into a mystical journey where visible and invisible realms meet.