The Envoy of God (L'envoyée de Dieu) | Mixed Shorts Series # 3 (86m) (US Only)

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Fatima, a suicide bomber, is dropped off in a market, wearing an explosive belt marked at 10 minutes. She realises that it is the market where her mother sells. With only one minute left on the timer, she comes face-to-face with her mother.

AWARDS:

Best Film Award - Festival de Cinéma Africain Yaacoub El Mansour de Rabat - 2023,

Prix du Public du meilleur court métrage - Afrika Film Festival Köln - 2023,

Prix de la Meilleure Photographie à Amath Niane - Fiff Namur - 2023,

Best International Short Film & Best Short Fiction Film - LFC Awards - 2023, Grand Prix - RIFIC - 2023

Director Bio/Statement:

Amina ABDOULAYE MAMANI is a Director/Producer at Diam Production. She started in cinema with the African Forum of Documentary Film of Niamey. Then, after 3 years of study in audiovisual production at the IFTIC in Niamey, with her graduation documentary "The Hawan idi", she won the award for best school documentary film at Fespaco 2013. In 2014, she follows a writing residency and a training in directing for 12 months, at Cinedoc-films (Annecy/France) where she directs "The silence of papers", 26mn, selected at the Festival of African Cinemas of APT Countries (France). In 2018, after a long work of research she signs "On the traces of Mamani Abdoulaye" her first feature documentary (1h3mn). This film has been selected and awarded in several festivals in Africa and Europe. In 2020, she is training in production at CINEKAP in Dakar.

Year
2023
Runtime
23 minutes
Language
Haoussa
Country
Niger, Burkina Faso, Rwanda
Subtitle Language
English
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Director
Amina Abdoulaye Mamani
Screenwriter
Amina Abdoulaye Mamani
Producer
Zongo K. Michel
Cast
Salamatou Hassane, Djaoro M’badi Youssouf, Oumarou Aboulaye Mamani, Coulidiati Boundi Rachele Marie Louise
Cinematographer
Amath Niane
Editor
Moumouni Jupiter Sodré & Orianne Moschetti-Brun
Music
Sylvan Dando Paré

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The Envoy of God (L'envoyée de Dieu)

Fatima, a young suicide bomber, is dropped off in a village market, wearing an explosive belt marked at 10 minutes to kill the enemies of God. She realises that this is the market where her mother sell. With only one minute left on the timer, she comes face-to-face with her mother.