Echoes from a Sombre Empire

Echoes from a Sombre Empire 1990

7.10

Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.

1990

Tree of Blood

Tree of Blood 1996

6.60

Done in the style of an African folk tale, this film, a collaboration between European and African countries, is said to be among the most elaborate, high tech film in African film. Exquisitely photographed and filled with archetypal figures to create a poetic look at nature's revenge against those who would exploit her. It is set in the forest village of Amanha Lundju, a place where the birth of children is celebrated by the planting of a tree. The trees are considered spiritual twins. But for every tree planted, the rapacious state destroys many more for firewood and lumber.

1996

We Free Kings

We Free Kings 1996

6.00

Three tumblers wander throughout Italy with their show. A priest asks them to perform the Three Kings in a Nativity play, in a village where there are no children. That night a comet runs across the sky, so the three decide to follow it to search for the new Messiah.

1996