The Movie NGANU Directed by Kang Quintus (Cameroon)opens the 14th edition Eko International Film Festival 2024
SYNOPSIS
Nganù (Kang Quintus) a violent and withdrawn man who, due to several traumas suffered in his childhood, constantly abuses and beats his wife Meukena (Azah Melvine) under the overwhelming gaze of their son Kum (Ayuk Gareth). In an attempt to come to terms with his past, he joins the army but returns to face the monster he created.
This movie will be screened during the 14th edition of the annual Eko International Film Festival Venue VIVA Cinemas Jara Mall Ikeja Lagos Time 2pm prompt Date April 22,2024. Attendance Free.
SYNOPSIS:
For a long time, Benita Jacques has always had questions about her origins to which she never got any answers from her parents. Today, the young mother from Montreal wants to bring answers to her children who ask her the same questions that she herself could not have. So, she decided to leave for Africa, in search of her origins. Her journey took her to West Africa and began at the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar, Senegal, which hosts the exhibition : « Africa, Cradle of Humanity and Modern Civilizations » . She tries to find out what was the lifestyles of her ancestors who lived on the continent before the deportation. In order to reconstruct history, she meets with resource persons who have researched and written reference books on Africa. In their company, she travels through time and space through spiritual, historical and scientific testimonies of what remains of the golden age of the continent.
Director Biography – Benita Jacques
At a very young age, Benita Jacques realised that she and
theatre were born for each other. When she decided to make the stage her
natural habitat, she understood that this habitat was a place of pleasure,
artistic expression and also a way to share her state of mind. The trained
actress who holds a DEC in Arts and Literature from Marie Victorin College and
a Bachelor in dramatic arts from the University of Quebec in Montréal (UQAM),
she continues to be active in various theatrica and film productions including:
Storylive, L’Auberge du chien noir, 30 Vies, Rupture, Mémoires Vives, Gason
Makoklen, l’Innocence, Une démocratie assassée. Having several arrows in her
bow, she serves on the board of directors of the Alliance Socioculturelle et
Aides Pédagogiques (ASAP), which has allowed her to be versatile and put on the
shoes of an assistant director alongside her mentor Evins Valcin. This
passionate about stage and theatre, with a background in arts and letters and
drama, loves to share her skills and transmit her knowledge through teaching to
all those who have received the call of the stage. The best way to excel in
this field is to use her own platforms and set up her own productions from
which she acts as director, scriptwriter, director and producer. Business woman
and philanthropist, Benita Jacques is at the head of the companies: Zen Queen
Media Production, JB Solutions Immobilières, Benita and Jetro Fondation as well
as Impact des arts, which is involved in socio-cultural and educational
productions aimed at democratising theatre and producing plays in which members
of cultural communities can find themselves and make themselves known.