Alex's Wedding (Cameroon)
Directed by Jean-Marie Teno
2003, 45 min.
In Bamileke and French with English subtitles
Alex is getting married to his second wife, young Josephine. He is still married to Elise, his first wife of 18 years with whom he has six children. This extraordinary chronicle of a polygamous marriage ceremony captures both its rituals and celebration - and the profound, unspoken subtext of those involved.