In Fabric: Mbakam Conveys a Season’s Struggles in Cameroon
“In the ant’s house, the dew is a flood,” might be the proverbial dilemma faced by the titular character of documentarian Rosine Mbakam’s narrative debut Mambar Pierrette. As a new school year begins and she readies her children for their studies, itself an annual economic burden, the neighborhood dressmaker suddenly faces a veritable scourge of additional issues threatening her home and livelihood. This includes, of course, a minor flood, which would be insignificant to some, but causes a disastrous ripple effect for Mambar. As matter-of-fact as Mbakam’s documentaries, which often involve a stationary camera simply drinking in its subjects in real-time during their daily grinds, it’s a narrative in the vein of the starkest Neo-realism—unfussy, sobering, even frustratingly phlegmatic.…...
“In the ant’s house, the dew is a flood,” might be the proverbial dilemma faced by the titular character of documentarian Rosine Mbakam’s narrative debut Mambar Pierrette. As a new school year begins and she readies her children for their studies, itself an annual economic burden, the neighborhood dressmaker suddenly faces a veritable scourge of additional issues threatening her home and livelihood. This includes, of course, a minor flood, which would be insignificant to some, but causes a disastrous ripple effect for Mambar. As matter-of-fact as Mbakam’s documentaries, which often involve a stationary camera simply drinking in its subjects in real-time during their daily grinds, it’s a narrative in the vein of the starkest Neo-realism—unfussy, sobering, even frustratingly phlegmatic.…...
- 1/29/2024
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has revealed its lineups for the competitions for short documentary and youth documentary, as well as the rosters for its Best of Fests section and its newly minted Signed section. In total, 100 films have been included in the IDFA program to date.
In addition, IDFA Forum, the festival’s co-production and co-financing market, has expanded to a total of 64 projects, including seven by Ukrainian filmmakers.
The 36th edition of IDFA runs from Nov. 8 to 19 in Amsterdam.
The competition for short documentary showcases a healthy boom for the short film form. A mosaic of styles and themes defines this selection of 15 films, exploring everything a short documentary can be. An international jury of three jurors will award the best film.
Pegah Ahangarani returns to IDFA with a personal telling of family history and their experience of the Iranian revolution in “My Father,” and Nastia Korkia...
In addition, IDFA Forum, the festival’s co-production and co-financing market, has expanded to a total of 64 projects, including seven by Ukrainian filmmakers.
The 36th edition of IDFA runs from Nov. 8 to 19 in Amsterdam.
The competition for short documentary showcases a healthy boom for the short film form. A mosaic of styles and themes defines this selection of 15 films, exploring everything a short documentary can be. An international jury of three jurors will award the best film.
Pegah Ahangarani returns to IDFA with a personal telling of family history and their experience of the Iranian revolution in “My Father,” and Nastia Korkia...
- 10/5/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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