Africa Star (2024)

The Glass Woman

Laura lives in fear in a small town. Her ex partner, Hernán, was violent with her and now he's about to return to town. Laura must find a solution to never cross paths with him again.

Boy on the Bridge

In a seemingly idyllic Cypriot village, twelve-year-old Socrates finds himself in the centre of a murder investigation that exposes a dark family secret and changes his life forever.

Waira

In an isolated community, a young indigenous woman fights for her freedom after enduring sexual assaults. Confronted with a life-altering decision, she stands at a crossroads between resisting or forging a path away from the shackles of violence.

Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar

Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar, the wife of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, becomes a part of her husband's mission to uplift the downtrodden in the country.

Day of the Idiots

A woman experiences psychic disintegration and ends up in a psychiatric hospital.

An Afternoon

On a quiet cloudy afternoon, a young man and woman meet for a quiet rendezvous. However, for mysterious reasons, both turn out to be reluctant to see the deed through.

Get to the Wire

In a dystopian future, an Australian-Iraqi woman held captive in a chaotic and brutal British immigration detention centre takes up severe measures to survive and reconnect with her estranged family.

Le Témoin Nocturne

Many women are killed in the city during the night by one and the same killer but his identity remains unknown. A young man will therefore want to do his own investigation in order to avenge them.

A veces té de miedo, y otras, té de manzanilla

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Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their natures that first made them seem compatible but eventually drove them apart. Their story reflects, to a degree, the situation of anyone who has ever shared the life of another.

Death in Torrevieja

Chetia, a single mother of an unwanted child, is forced to make a rough living in Torrevieja running balconing bets.

L’Ultimatum

In a small apartment, a couple spends a tense evening. Arguments are frequent, but that evening, the situation reaches a climax. During a violent altercation, Sophie, exasperated, speaks to express everything that goes through her head to her boyfriend Marc. Her monologue marks a turning point in their relationship and in her daily struggle as a woman.

Tanwa Savage

After failing to have a child with his beloved wife, a man eager to be a father conceives an ill-fated plan to sow his seed with other women.

Erotica 2022

Four stories about women's issues, loosely connected, and all with an erotic element.

The Wings of the Dove

A 20th-century prostitute (Dominique Sanda) arranges for her lover (Michele Placido) to wed a wealthy, dying millionairess (Isabelle Huppert) in Venice.

Arrival

Ten girls are waiting for arrival of the train. We find out from the conductor that it is delayed indefinitely. We spy on the girls from the outside and they figure it out. While they are telling their stories, sharing their problems and concerns, we are all waiting for the train. Will the train arrive? Where are they going and what are they really waiting for?

Sorrel Flower

Catherine is left unmarried and pregnant when her mobster sweetheart is killed in this gangster comedy. With the help of another unmarried mother-to-be, Catherine goes looking for the stash of cash buried by her lover before his death. Soon other thugs and her suspicious neighbors are following their every move in an attempt to recover the lost loot...

We, Women

Silvia is a woman enclosed in the narrowness of patriarchal canons. She´s just 55, but she thinks that her life lacks of value. However, she will discover soon that she´s wrong

Under the Stars

Louka, whose parents were killed in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, persuades a beautiful smuggler to take him over the border to visit his village, where a magical experience awaits them.

Bird

Gathered in a shelter in an Ecuadorian forest, adolescent victims of sex trafficking take their tentative first steps in their newly recovered lives.

Othello

General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.

Predatrici

The men- murderer Margot is now in prison, separated from her sister, her loving accomplice. She stands up to a morbid reporter with vicious statements on their man-hate genesis during a live broadcast.

Pomegranate

The story of a friend lost in hell.

As Curvas da Estrada

This hybrid documentary, crafted for the Psychosocial Processes II course at UNIRIOS, intricately weaves together contemporary perceptions of female aging in the Alto Sertão of Alagoas. Through the eyes and lived experiences of its central character, the film delves into the nuanced expressions of womanhood as it intertwines with the passage of time, offering an intimate exploration of identity and resilience in a richly textured cultural landscape.

Amakki

A dream-like exploration of the interconnected lives of two women and two children, celebrating the profound moments of love, loss, and resilience that shape the tapestry of womanhood. Set to the backdrop of Sidama's coffee-growing hills, 'Amakki', meaning 'your mother', captures the intricate threads that bind these women to the land, to each other, and to the unspoken essence of motherhood. The language spoken in this film is Sidaamu Afoo.

Anathema

On the island of Cyprus, an insomniac is haunted by hallucinations that his mother believes are a message from his dead father.

Sugar Salt and Love

Three women navigate their way through life and love.

Periwinkle

A waitress learns about a chance to become a general manager at the diner she works at, and has to decide if she wants to compromise her morals or find comfort within an unlikely group of women who are hiding from the law.

Don't Tempt the Devil

A lovely young nurse finds herself framed for the murder of a hospital patient who died after she administered an injection.

The Lowlife

Based on a 2016 novel by Mana Sakura, “The Lowlife” shows the stories of three women who work in Japan’s adult video industry.

The Last Homecoming

Summer at Cyprus seems at first like a gift for Alexandra (Maria Kitsou) and Orestes (Hristodoulos Martas), who travel from Athens to spend the season with Orestes' parents at their seaside residence. However, they soon become enveloped in the turbulence of local politics between Greeks and Turks after getting involved with a family production of a Euripides play.

Kenopsia

A woman who focused on being a mother feels that she no longer has any purpose now that her son has made his own life, until one lonely night after a storm, she finds a nest on the ground of her garden with a small egg that gives signs of life, and when she rescues him she puts aside her monotony to take care of him as if she were his mother.

The Gypsy Camp Vanishes Into the Blue

This colourful, music-filled and sensual melodrama based on early stories by Maxim Gorky tells the fatal love story between the beautiful and rebellious girl Rada and the handsome horse thief Zobar. The story is set in early 20th century Bessarabia, now part of Moldova, then belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Behind a Look

After attending to a client with wound marks on her face, a lash designer realizes that there is something very wrong with the girl's home life.

Low Stress Day

Madi is a junior doctor who desperately needs a break. Her partner, Dana, takes her on a getaway with her friend group. Will Madi finally get the Low Stress Day she desires?

Gala

A portrayal of girlhood through the eyes of an average teenage girl.

People & Things

A mass grave was discovered in the small town in eastern Ukraine as consequence of the 2022 Russian invasion. Olena (34) arrives with her daughter Kira (8) and boyfriend Tymur (31) to collect the DNA test result of her missing husband Ilya. During two days, Olena will not only find out if her husband is alive, but in addition to confronting the past, she also will be faced with the most important one - the present.

Angammal

In a remote, rustic mid-90s village in Tamil Nadu, a city educated young man feels awkward because his mother is blouseless. This is how she has always dressed. But as he tries to find a solution before his prospective in-laws arrive, a simple problem spirals out of control.

Jingga And Colors That Refuse To Fade

In the living room, RAMA (33), is painting the bottom of the wall which is full of TARA (6) crayon scribbles which resemble the shape of a ship with simple lines. JINGGA (30) is ironing her school uniform and feeding Tara who is busy drawing a boat in a drawing book. Rama looked tired, he suggested that JIngga stop painting so that Tara wouldn't get involved in scribbling. Hearing that, Jingga promised to take care of Tara so she wouldn't do it again. Rama said he was tired when he came home from work and found the house dirty. If JIngga can't get Tara to comply, then JIngga won't be allowed to paint anymore.

Places of Worship

Steph, a sixteen year old altar server, dutifully puts away the collection money after mass. But when a fellow altar server tries to pocket some of the money, Steph attempts to stop her. What starts as an innocent attempt to prevent thievery looks an awful lot like something else to the priest who interrupts them...Suddenly Steph is followed by symbols of the Virgin Mary, a warning around her sexual desires. Steph must navigate the intimidation of her fellow altar server, a crush on her movie theater coworker, and her own feelings around the comfort of her queer identity.