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Les deux visages d'une femme Bamiléké = The two faces of a Bamiléké woman /

"This documentary follows filmmaker Rosine Mbakam, as she goes back home to Cameroon to reunite with her mother, after living in Belgium for some time. They reflect on their relationship and her past, remembering darker times in Cameroon's history. In this exploration of hidden feelings, s...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Icarus Films (film distributer.)
Other Authors: Mbakam, Rosine Mfetgo (Producer, Screenwriter, Editor), Cernaix, Geoffroy (Producer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:In French and some Bamileke; with English subtitles.
Published: Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, 2016.
Subjects:
Women > Cameroon > Biography.
Mothers and daughters > Family relationships > Cameroon > Biography.
Mbakam, Rosine Mfetgo.
Motion picture producers and directors > Family relationships > Belgium > Biography.
Immigrants > Family relationships > Belgium > Biography.
Cameroonians > Family relationships > Belgium > Biography.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
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Summary:"This documentary follows filmmaker Rosine Mbakam, as she goes back home to Cameroon to reunite with her mother, after living in Belgium for some time. They reflect on their relationship and her past, remembering darker times in Cameroon's history. In this exploration of hidden feelings, stories emerge, bringing life to voices kept in silence and illuminating the faces of the women who built her community and who have helped shape the woman that she has become."--African Film Festival, Inc. website.
Item Description:Originally released as documentary in 2016.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Awards:London Feminist Film Festival, 2018: Best Feature Film (Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam)
Production Credits:Photography, Rosine Mbakam ; editing, Philippe Boucq ; script, Rosine Mbakam.