A Personal Look at African Migration
Filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako is known for his humanistic and engaged works that explore the complex relationship between the North and South, and the struggles of Africa. Born in Mauritania in 1961, Sissako grew up in Mali and studied cinema in Moscow, where he made his first short films, including Octobre (1993). He later moved to France, directing films such as La Vie sur Terre (1998) and En attendant le bonheur (2002), which won the International Critics’ Prize at Cannes. In 2006, Bamako critiqued the IMF and World Bank through a fictional trial, while Timbuktu (2014) won international acclaim, including an Oscar nomination and seven César Awards. In 2024, his film Black Tea explores a rare Sino-African love story between an Ivorian woman and a Chinese man.
The Cinémas du Grütli will host a retrospective of the director’s films throughout the month of February. Two special screenings will take place on February 20: at 5:30 PM, Black Tea (2024, 1h 50 – premiere in Switzerland), and at 8:00 PM, Bamako (2006, 1h 55). Registration is available online on Societé de Lecture website (reserved for those attending at least one lecture in the series).
In French.
