Film critic Gérard Grugeau passed away just a few months ago. We'll be showing a few films that were significant to this figure, who was well-known for championing emerging filmmakers and was beloved by fellow film writers.
Winner of the Best French-Language Film Lumières Award in 2007
In the courtyard of a house belonging to a couple who are tearing each other apart, a strange court of law is holding an unusual trial: the defendants are the World Bank and the IMF, institutions held responsible for the economic problems faced by African nations.
Abderrahmane Sissako
Abderrahmane Sissako is a Mauritanian filmmaker. His themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. He paints Africa with autobiographical touches. He won the FIPRESCI Prize in the 2002 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard section for Waiting for Happiness. His 2006 film Bamako also received much attention. In 2015, he became the first African filmmaker to win the César Award for Best Director for Timbuktu, which won a total of seven awards at the ceremony. Along with Ousmane Sembène, Djibril Diop Mambety, Souleymane Cissé, Idrissa Ouedraogo, and Alain Gomis, he is one of the few filmmakers from sub-Saharan Africa to have achieved international renown.
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