Francophonie Film Festival
Film
Cover image for Belgian film "Un Monde."
La Maison Française at the Embassy of France
4101 Reservoir Rd., NW
Washington, DC, US 20007
From March 7 to March 27, 2023
For the Mois de la Francophonie, the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France will present four movies from Haiti, Québec, Senegal, and Belgium at La Maison Française. Throughout March, you will be able to enjoy the best that French-language cinema has to offer.
FREDA
Directed by Gessica Généus, 2021, 1h33, Haiti
With Néhémie Bastien, Gaëlle Bien-Aimé
Synopsis: Freda lives with her family in a poor neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. They make ends meet thanks to their small street shop. Faced with precarious living conditions and the rise of violence in Haiti, each of them wonders whether to stay or leave. Freda wants to believe in the future of her country.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-freda-followed-by-a-qa-with…
PAS D’CHICANE DANS MA CABANE!
Directed by Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers, 2022, 1h28, Québec
With Charlotte St-Martin, Isabelle Blais
Synopsis : 12-year-old Justine believes that she will be happier once her parents are divorced. The only problem? They have no intention of doing so. Tired of the fighting and bickering at home, Justine rallies her friends and tries everything to put her plan into action.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-pas-dchicane-dans-ma-cabane…
XALÉ
Directed by Moussa Sène Absa, 2022, 1h41, Senegal
With Nguissaly Bary, Ibrahima Mbaye Tché, Mabeye Diol
Synopsis: Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not love Atoumane and the latter, tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, commits an act from which there is no going back.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-francophone-senegalese-movi…
UN MONDE (PLAYGROUND)
Directed by Laura Wandel, 2021, 1h12, Belgium
With Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Laura Verlinden
Synopsis: When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children’s and adult’s worlds.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-francophone-belgian-movie-p…
In partnership with
Québec Government Office in Washington
Opened in 1978, the Québec Government Office in Washington is responsible for furthering Québec’s bilateral relations with the U.S. federal government (Administration and executive agencies as well as Congress). It monitors legislative developments as well as the programs and policies of the U.S. federal government.
Embassy and Consulates of Belgium in the United States
Embassy and Consulates of Belgium in the United States
Wallonie – Bruxelles International
Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) is the body responsible for Wallonia and Brussels international relations. It acts as an international policy instrument for Wallonia, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the French Community Commission of the Brussels-Capital Region (COCOF).
