Windhoek: Screening of “Voyage à Ouaga” in Attendance of Director Camille Mouyeke on Sat 21 May 2011, 19h at Goethe-Centre

On Saturday, 21. May, 2011, 19h AfricAvenir in cooperation with Allison Productions, OptiMedia, the Congolese Embassy in Namibia, and the Goethe-Centre/NADS is proud to present “Voyage a Ouaga” in attendance of director Camille Mouyeke (Congo), 2001nVoyage à Ouaga
Director: Camille Mouyeke, Producer: Elena Zoubkou, Sekou Traore Congo-Brazzaville 2001, 90 min., Original with English subtitles
When: Saturday, 21. May, 2011, 19h00
Where: Goethe-Centre/NADS, Fidel Castro Ave 1-4
Entrance: Free

Not to be missed:
Director Camille Mouyeke will be attending the screening!

A Q-&-A session after the screening will follow.
Beverages courtesy of the Congolese Embassy in Namibia.

Director
Director Camille Mouyeke was born 1962 in Congo. He studied Cinema at the University of Paris VIII and obtained a Masters in film school in 1993. He made many short films, like “Police Violence” (1993), “The Fire Proof” (1995), and “The Mavericks” (1998), before making “Voyage a Ouaga” (2001). “Voyage a Ouaga” was his first feature film and was part of the official selection at FESPACO 2001.

Synopsis
Lionel, a young Frenchman, who has just arrived in Cotonou, Benin, loses his car, airplane ticket and passport and his hopes in riots in the city. Zao, an African with his wife Loutaya and their little girl. In spite of his qualifications Zao can’t find work. With young Sekou, his friend, they make a living by doing odd jobs, Zao dreams of going to Ouagadougou, the African film city, to join his father whom he has never known. Meanwhile Loutaya provides solace. Lionel and Zao meet and become friends. In search of new dreams they travel across the country to Porto Novo.
This is a humours road-movie mocking European and African prejudices.

Awards/Prizes/Festivalsn

• 2001 Audience Award and Special Commendation from the European Community, at FESPACO

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