SUFFERING IS A SCHOOL OF WISDOM

by Astrid Atodji

SYNOPSIS

Since his arrival in Cameroon 40 years ago, my dad never returned to his native Benin. What would have prompted him to flee without leaving any trace, to abandon his family and this child he had in Benin the same year of his "exile", and from whom he never had news again? The reasons, I can not ignore them anymore. What(s) identities? Which origin(s)? It's not going back to the roots, but understanding my story ... the History.

Documentary, 55' et 72', 2014, Cameroon / Congo-Brazzaville / France

Author & Director: Ariane Astrid Atodji

Cinematographer: Jean-Baptiste Béis

Sound: Corneille Houssou, Antoine Mbesse

Editing: Lorenzo Mbiahou, Nicolas Emard

Color correction: Jean-François Hautin

Sound editing: François Serre

Executive Production: Faissol Gnonlonfin
Coproduction: Inzo Ya Bizizi, TV Rennes 35 Bretagne

AWARDS

Special award of the Jury, Luxor African Film Festival, Egypt, 2015
Award to the international documentary, Festival Écrans Noirs, Cameroon, 2015
Heshima du film documentaire, Festival de films de femmes Tazama, Congo-Brazaville, 2016
Mis Me Binga, Festival de films de femmes, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2014
Expériences du regard, États généraux du film documentaire, 2014
Festival Vision Documentaire, Institut français, Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 2014
Film Africa Festival, Royal African Society, London, United Kingdom, 2014
Festival international du film d’Amiens, 2014
Festival du film documentaire de Saint-Louis, Senegal, 2014
Festival Afrique en docs, Lille, 2014
Festival des Bobines Sociales, Paris, 2015
Festival Panafricain du Cinéma de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2015
Rencontres Sobatè, Institut Français, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2015
Festival des Nouveaux Cinémas Documentaires, Paris, 2015
Festival Bénin Docs, Benin, 2015
Festival du film de famille, Saint-Ouen, 2015
Festival Regards sur le cinéma du monde, Paris, 2016
Filme Aus Afrika Festival, Cologne, Germany, 2016

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