ANGER IN THE WIND
by Amina Weira
Femmes, entièrement femmes
SYNOPSIS
In my hometown, Arlit, situated in the North of Niger, Areva has been mining uranium since 1976. Nowadays, a good part of the region is contaminated. Radioactivity is invisible, and the population is not informed of all the risks involved.
During the year, heavy winds blow and cover up the whole city. These dusty winds spread radioactive substances. Everyone seeks shelter. The city calms down, and all activity stops. My father, who is retired from the uranium mines, is the main character of this film. He flutters through 35 years of souvenirs spent in these mines (quarries). Thanks to him I was able to meet former workers as well as a few new ones who certainly deserve their say in this.
Documentary, 54', 2016, Niger/Benin/France
Author & Director: Amina Weira
Cinematographer: Tarek Sami
Sound: Abdoulaye Mato
Editing: Agnès Gaudet
Sound editing: Emmanuel Faivre
Color correction: Gabriel Humeau
Artistic advisor: Jean-François Hautin
Coproduction: Alternative Espace Citoyen, Merveilles Productions, TVFIL78
With the participation of Procirep - Société des Producteurs and Angoa, the Region New Aquitaine, the Department of Charente-Maritime, the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (CNC), and the Fonds Images de l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Broadcasters
TVFIL78
Tënk.fr
Médiapart
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
- Premiere in France, Etats généraux du film documentaire, section DocMonde, Lussas, August 26th 2016
- Festival International du Film d'Amiens, 2016
- Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique du Pays d'Apt, 2016
- Festival Afrique en Docs, Lille - France, 2017
- Festival Maghreb si loin si proche, Argelès-sur-Mer - France, 2017
- Africa Alive Festival, Frankfurt - Germany, 2017
- Rencontres Hivernales du Documentaire, Grignan - France, 2017
- Festival du Film et Forum International sur les Droits Humains, Geneva - Switzerland, 2017
- Luxor African Film Festival, Luxor - Egypt, 2017
- Rencontres Sobatè, Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso, 2017
- FIDADOC, Festival International de Documentaire à Agadir, Section Panorama, Morocco, 2017
- Festival Caméra des champs, Ville-sur-Yron - France, 2017
- Festival International du Documentaire en Cévennes, France, 2017
- Festival du Film du Coudray, 2017
- Festival Mis Me Binga, Yaoundé - Cameroon, 2017
- Festival d'Uzeste, 2017
- Festival Cinémas d'Afrique, Lausanne - Switzerland, 2017
- Festival Filme Aus Afrika, Köln, Wuppertal & Münster - Germany, 2017
- Festival de Cine de Viajes del Ocejon, Spain, 2017
- Festival International du Film des Lagunes, Abidjan - Ivory Cost, 2017
- Festival Escales Documentaires de La Rochelle, 2017
- Festival Lumières d'Afrique, Besançon, 2017
- Festival International Jean Rouch, Paris, 2017
- Festival Ciné Droit Libre, Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso, 2017
- Festival Films Femmes Afrique, Senegal, 2018
- Festival Ciné Droit Libre, Bamako - Mali, 2018
- Cascade Festival of African Films, Portland - USA, 2018
- Green Film Festival, Tokyo - Japan, 2018
- Festival International du Film Documentaire Millenium, Brussels - Belgium, 2018
- Festival du Film Vert, Switzerland, 2018
- Rencontres Cinéma Nature, Dompierre-sur-Bresbe - France, 2018
- Elnorpadcado, Lille - France, June 19th, 2019
- African Film Festival of New-York, New-York, du 18 février au 4 mars 2021
AWARDS
- Award of the First Professional Film, Festival Traces de vie, Clermont-Ferrand - France, 2016
- Award of the Best Mid length documentary film, Toukountchi Festival de Cinéma du Niger, 2016
- Special mention of the Jury Mid length documentary film, Festival International du Documentaire, Saint-Louis, Senegal, 2016
- Award Sustainable development by the IFDD, Festival Vues d'Afrique, Canada, 2017
- Award of the Best short and mid length documentary film by OIF, Festival Vues d'Afrique, Canada, 2017
- 3rd Award of the Jury, Festival Caméras des champs, Ville-sur-Yron, 2017
- Special mention of the Jury, Festival Filmer le travail, Poitiers, 2017
- Special Award of the Jury, Green Image Film Festival, Tokyo - Japan, 2018
OTHER BROADCASTS
- Premiere in Niger, Espace Frantz Fanon, Niamey, August 6th, 2016
- Documentary Film Month, 2016: Vallabrègues (30), Buis-les-Baronnies (26), Chaniers, Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult, Montpellier de Médillan, Saintes (17), Ile d'Yeu (85), Saint-Brieuc (22), Rennes (35), Morlaix (29), Brest (29), Carcassonne (11)
- January and February 2017 French Tour : Bressuire (79), Bordeaux (33), Saint-Paul de Fenouillet (66), Toulouse (31), Aix-les-Bains (73), Le Teil (07), St-Martin-d'Hères (38), Angers (49), Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu (44), Villedieu (50)
- Gençay Theatre - France, 2017
- Les 7 Parnassiens Theatre - France, 2017
- CinéLux Theatre, Geneva - Switzerland, 2017
- Agnès Varda Theatre, Beauvais - France, 2018
- Cinéma L'Horloge, Meximieux - France, March 25th, 2018
- Comoedia Theatre, Sète - France, April 5th, 2018
- House of detention, Fleury Mérogis - France, September 13th, 2018
- House of Solidarity, Saintes - France, November 2018
- Cosmopolithèque, Béziers - France, November 2018
- College of Toulouse and Paris - France, April 2019
- Festival Résistances, Foix - France, July 5th to 13th, 2019
- Festival Millenium - The movie is available on the plateform of the festival for 3 months
- CINOS of Berck-sur-Mer, 24th septembre at 8pm
