A Tempestade (The Storm)
The Storm depicts courage in the face of adversity . Winner of the AiM audience award 2009,
The Storm,by Orlando Mesquita, shows how it takes real courage to change what is wrong. In a small fishing village in Mozambique a young fisherman Noé must confront his father’s domestic abuse. Beautifully shot with passionate acting, the story reveals several layers, connected by the strength of the women in this village. Rosa stands up to her father-in-law and reignites the women’s self-respect ultimately leading to a more close-knit community.
Length: 24.00 mins
Portuguese (English subtitles)
New Videos
A short documentary on our rural Scotland tour in November 200913.11 minsLanguage:English
A short promo film showing the range and breadth of the Africa in Motion Film Festival2.56 minsLanguage:English
The Positive Ladies Soccer Club is about HIV-positive women who use soccer to fight stigma.24.00 minsLanguage:English
The Music Crossroads IRF is no average music festival. It is a complete life experience !30.00 minsLanguage:English
The Storm depicts courage in the face of adversity . Winner of the AiM audience award 2009,24.00 minsLanguage:PortugueseSubtitles:English
Lizelle Bisschoff and Stefanie Van de Peer, share their thoughts on the 2009 AiM festival.9.26 minsLanguage:English
Winner of the 2009 AiM short film competition-a silent piece set in the plains of the Karoo SA14.00 mins
A twisted tale of desire and deceit, inspired by a comic. [Trailer]1.02 minsLanguage:English
Documentary exploring the role of hip-hop on politics during the 2007 Senegalese elections.67.00 minsSubtitles:English
Music video: 'Soundtracks and Comebacks' by Goldfish. Animated by Mike Scott.3.33 minsLanguage:English
Music video: 'Iwinyo Piny' by Just A Band.3.26 mins
Road-movie set in the Aures mountains of eastern Algeria. [Trailer]3.11 minsSubtitles:French
[Contains strong language] South African horror film.9.01 minsLanguage:English
Documentary that explores the functioning of the International Criminal Court. [Trailer]3.29 minsLanguage:English
The directors of 'The Great Dance', Craig and Damon Foster, talk about making the documentary.9.45 minsLanguage:English
[Contains partial nudity] Experimental dance piece exploring Female Genital Mutilation.4.42 mins
A heart-warming tale of two orphaned siblings. [Trailer]1.07 minsSubtitles:English
Film commemorating the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi. [Trailer]1.01 minsLanguage:English
Dream-like tale set during the Mozambique civil war. [Trailer]1.26 minsLanguage:Portuguese
Film tracking the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal underworld. [Trailer]2.01 minsLanguage:English
South African movie about an extraterrestrial race forced to live in a refugee camp. [Trailer]2.22 minsSubtitles:English
Documentary about the Rwandan genocide. [Trailer]4.57 minsSubtitles:English
Powerful depiction of Liberian child soldiers. [Trailer]1.01 minsLanguage:EnglishSubtitles:English
Documentary about the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. [Trailer]2.51 minsLanguage:English
Interviews
- Lizelle Bisschoff and Stefanie Van de Peer, share their thoughts on the 2009 AiM festival.9.26 minsLanguage:English
- The directors of 'The Great Dance', Craig and Damon Foster, talk about making the documentary.9.45 minsLanguage:English
Trailers
- A short promo film showing the range and breadth of the Africa in Motion Film Festival2.56 minsLanguage:English
- Documentary about the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. [Trailer]2.51 minsLanguage:English
- South African movie about an extraterrestrial race forced to live in a refugee camp. [Trailer]2.22 minsSubtitles:English
- Film commemorating the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi. [Trailer]1.01 minsLanguage:English
- Film tracking the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal underworld. [Trailer]2.01 minsLanguage:English
- Powerful depiction of Liberian child soldiers. [Trailer]1.01 minsLanguage:EnglishSubtitles:English
- Documentary about the Rwandan genocide. [Trailer]4.57 minsSubtitles:English
- A twisted tale of desire and deceit, inspired by a comic. [Trailer]1.02 minsLanguage:English
- A heart-warming tale of two orphaned siblings. [Trailer]1.07 minsSubtitles:English
- Dream-like tale set during the Mozambique civil war. [Trailer]1.26 minsLanguage:Portuguese
- Documentary that explores the functioning of the International Criminal Court. [Trailer]3.29 minsLanguage:English
- Road-movie set in the Aures mountains of eastern Algeria. [Trailer]3.11 minsSubtitles:French
Documentaries
- A short documentary on our rural Scotland tour in November 200913.11 minsLanguage:English
- Documentary exploring the role of hip-hop on politics during the 2007 Senegalese elections.67 minsSubtitles:English
- The Music Crossroads IRF is no average music festival. It is a complete life experience !30 minsLanguage:English
- The Positive Ladies Soccer Club is about HIV-positive women who use soccer to fight stigma.24 minsLanguage:English
Shorts
- Winner of the 2009 AiM short film competition-a silent piece set in the plains of the Karoo SA14 mins
- The Storm depicts courage in the face of adversity . Winner of the AiM audience award 2009,24 minsLanguage:PortugueseSubtitles:English
- [Contains strong language] South African horror film.9.01 minsLanguage:English
- [Contains partial nudity] Experimental dance piece exploring Female Genital Mutilation.4.42 mins
Animation
- Music video: 'Iwinyo Piny' by Just A Band.3.26 mins
- Music video: 'Soundtracks and Comebacks' by Goldfish. Animated by Mike Scott.3.33 minsLanguage:English
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