Morocco: Roots Rabat festival wants to shed light on pan-African cinema

2023-03-17T18:09:54.945Z

The Roots Rabat, entirely dedicated to pan-African cinema, was held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in the Moroccan capital, with round tables of professionals of the seventh art from 15 countries and...Morocco: Roots Rabat festival wants to shed light on pan-African cinema Audio 01:19 A cinema in Rabat (illustration photo) © Fadel Senna / AFP Text by: RFI Follow 1 min The Roots Rabat, entirely dedicated to pan-African cinema, was held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in the Moroccan capital, with round tables of professionals of the seventh art from 15 countries and evenings of screenings of feature and

Morocco: Roots Rabat festival wants to shed light on pan-African cinema

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A cinema in Rabat (illustration photo) © Fadel Senna / AFP

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The Roots Rabat, entirely dedicated to pan-African cinema, was held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in the Moroccan capital, with round tables of professionals of the seventh art from 15 countries and evenings of screenings of feature and short films, documentaries or animated films. The night section was open free of charge to the Moroccan public to allow them to discover films they rarely encounter and cultivate the African identity of Moroccans.

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With our correspondent in Rabat, Nadia Ben Mafhoudh

Great applause at the Renaissance cinema in Rabat, at the end of the short film L'envoy de Dieu, by Nigerien director Amina Mamani. Shot in Burkina Faso to tell a Nigerien story, this short film features a little girl kidnapped before being used as a suicide bomber.

For the director, it is a story that speaks to all sub-Saharans, but it is important that it is understood elsewhere as well. "Moroccans, they may just hear Niger, Burkina, Mali, but not much," says Amina Mamani. By watching our films, they can discover us, understand what is happening in the Sahel

Morocco wishes to cultivate a pan-African identity. It passes through political, economic, but also cultural channels. The latter channel takes shape via Roots Rabat.

Cinema is a bit of the soft power of many countries, explains Sami Gaïdi, artistic director of the event. But at our level, for Roots Rabat, it is to show that there is still room for the projection of African films. And above all, the public is demanding, and we are asking for that.

After this first edition, the organizers now wish to make this event a major annual meeting of pan-African cinema.

Morocco: Roots Rabat festival wants to shed light on pan-African cinema

Morocco: Roots Rabat festival wants to shed light on pan-African cinema

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