Festival Poster by Alex Seidel<\/h3>\n
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Visiting artist<\/h3>\n
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Moussa S\u00e8ne Absa<\/h3>\n
Moussa S\u00e8ne Absa began cinema as a screewriter for the film Les enfants de Dieu<\/em>. His last two feature films, Teranga Blues<\/em> and Yoole<\/em> were selected in competition at <\/p>\n Ogungbamila Temitope is a filmmaker from Isale Akoka community in Lagos. Alongside <\/p>\n Mathew Cerf is an award-winning narrative & documentary filmmaker, photographer, <\/p>\n
\nHis first short, Le prix du mensonge<\/em>, received the Silver Tanit at Carthage 1988.
\nIn 1991, he directed the feature film Ken Bugul<\/em> followed, in 1992, by the feature
\nfilm \u00c7a twiste \u00e0 Popenguine<\/em>, which won international recognition. In 1996, he
\ndirected Tableau Ferraille<\/em> (Best Image at Fespaco 1997), the first part of his trilogy
\non women followed by Madame Brouette<\/em> (Silver Bear, Berlinale 2002) and Xal\u00e9<\/em>
\n(2022).<\/p>\n
\nFESPACO in 2007 and 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-9.42.04\u202fPM.png\")
<\/p>\nTemitope Ogungbamila<\/h3>\n
\ndreams of becoming a lawyer to help women in her community confront gender-based violence & discrimination, Temi is a filmmaker and photographer focused on shifting the narrative of informal settlements in Lagos. She also organizes workshops in her community to teach
\nphotography and digital storytelling to young people, as a means of creating skills for economic advancement and reframing of community narratives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-9.05.54\u202fPM-500x746.png\")
<\/p>\nMathew Cerf<\/h3>\n
\nand writer specializing in co-creative, grassroots storytelling. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Mat spent three years in Lagos, Nigeria teaching film and working on projects aimed towards amplifying the narrative perspective of urban poor communities. Among others, Mat draws inspiration from Kat Cizek\u2019s co-creation manifesto, the Third Cinema movement of Latin America, and the work of Mary Ellen Mark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFilm publicity stills<\/h3>\n\n\t\t