De Imagerie / Projecten / Visite Aug ’21 / 14.08.2021

SAT 14.08.2021
Het Bos, Ankerrui 5-7, Antwerpen
Food 18h - Films 20h30

Rosine Mbakam - ‘Les deux visages d’une femme Bamiléké’ (2017, 76’)

+ Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu - ‘Les empreintes Douloureuses’ (2015, 18’)
+ Artist talk (30’)

This program focuses on two filmmakers from Cameroon, who, in an entirely own way, portray the love for their mother and the cultural differences between Cameroon and Northwestern Europe.

Every evening, prior to the screenings, vegetarian food will be served by different collectives. Films are screened at 20h30 and afterwards it is be possible to discuss extensively until midnight.

Tonight Tabledance will cook! Reservations for the food: visite@deimagerie.be

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‘Les deux visages d’une femme Bamiléké’ (2017, 76’) - Rosine Mbakam

After finishing her film studies in Belgium, Rosine Mbakam returns to Cameroon with her son and a camera to shine a light on a dark part of her memories. Liberated from her traditional upbringing and now a mother herself, she views the life of a Cameroonian woman through different eyes. In conversations between mother and daughter, mother Bamiléké tells about her arranged marriage, life with a second wife in the family, the endless work at the market and hiding from the French occupation in the jungle. Despite this suffering, Mbakam finds a positive note: the union of women who support each other in (financially) dire times. Mbakam shows the faces of these organised women and celebrates their strength in this way.

+ Film of choice: ‘Les empreintes Douloureuses’ (2015, 18’) - Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu

Nathalie is a young French woman from Cameroon who wrestles with her appearance. When Nathalie’s mother Josette stays with her in Toulouse, their cultural differences emerge. Even though it is against Josette’s will, Nathalie still decides to undergo nose surgery.