African Metropolis

The vitality of the African city has provided local filmmakers with a rich array of stories for their films. African Metropolis presents six short films that examine the complexity of urban life in Abidjan, Cairo, Dakar, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi. They run the gamut of genres, but in all the central character is the city itself. A Jewish pensioner lives alone in a Johannesburg apartment, the last resident of an ever-changing city. In a Nairobi of the future, one man searches for the girl of his dreams. Dakar is the backdrop to an intimate conversation between two women. Abidjan once played host to the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. In Cairo a musician sees the gap between rich and poor expand. And a final film confronts the perils of the poverty trap.

• Philippe LacôteWriter · Director
• Jim ChuchuDirector · Writer
• Ahmed GhoneimyWriter · Director
• Folasakin IwajomoDirector
• Marie KaDirector · Writer · Producer
• Vincent MoloiDirector
• Lodi MatsetelaWriter
• Kemi AdesoyeWriter
• Makgano MamaboloWriter
• Steven MarkovitzProducer

Release date

June 3, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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