Documentary, 72 min
by Chiara Cavallazzi
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What’s happening in Tunisia, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria, Lybia, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire…? Guinea has experienced these same events in 2007, but Its story has been burked, isolated between an army which has always been close to the regime and the complicit indifference of both the Media and the International Community.
From the biggest revolt of the Guinean population against the military regime in 2007, through the military Coup d’Etat in 2008, to the first “democratic” elections in the Country in 2010.
Four years of big changes and fights, watched from inside the Country to show reality as lived by the Guineans and to compare it to the news gave by the Media and the International Community’s interventions.
NOTE: 100% self-produced and realized despite the awards received, more that 30 international screenings, and the interest of African and Europeans Universities/ Cultural Centers that wanted the movie for their libraries and lessons, this documentary didn’t find any broadcast media interested in screening it.
PRESS REVIEW “(…) a visual composition seen strictly from the Guinean point of view, edited à la Butch Morris, in a dissonant harmony, with a free-jazz of split screens and overlays, composed by the editing of precise (and often dreadful) stock footage about slaughters (the 40 protesters killed in January 2007, the ones killed in 2009) and on-the-road interviews to the wealthy and politically informed civil society (students, doctors, kids, politicians, lawyers, housewives, people passing by, poor tradesmen), as well as to the militants: Saran Daraba Kaba and Thiermo Sow (human rights), Rabiatou Serah Diallo (unionist). An amazing “protesting” collective, playful and daring despite all the sufferings, which is the other glorious mystery of a tameless Continent. (…)” Roberto Silvestri – Film critic (“Il Manifesto” – September 21, 2010 – Italy)
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TECHNICAL INFO & CREDITS
Original title CHANGEMENT l’Histoire a Travers les Yeux de Guinéens’
Produced Directed Shot Edited by Chiara Cavallazzi
Year of Production 2010
Country of Production Italy
Running Time 72′ – 52′
Language French
Subtitle English or Italian
Format Mixed formats, most is HDV
Original Music Francesco Bonalume, Leonardo Trincabelli, Roberto Zanisi
Audio Mix Matteo Ancarani – Effettonote
Color Correction – Graphic Andres Ramirez – AP Film
Recording Hang Instrument Maria di Pace – Estartres
English Translation Davide Ianni
Distribution Videoj.org
AWARDS – special MENTIONS: AFRICA MOVIE ACADEMY AWARDS Nominated as “Best Diaspora Documentary” (2011-Yenagoa, NIGERIA) BLACK INTERNATIONAL CINEMA “Best Film/Video documentary production” (2011-Berlin, GERMANY) – ACCOLADE COMPETITION Winner “Award of Merit” (2010-La Jolla, California,USA) – FESTIVAL DE CINE DE GRANADA Special Mention “Very well edited and well told the story of Guinea” (2011–Granada, SPAIN)
FESTIVALS Screenings USA Pan African Film & Arts Fest (Los Angeles, CA) – Silent River Film Fest (Irvine, CA) – Africa World Documentary Film Fest (University of Missouri) – FRANCE International Panafrican Film Festival (Cannes) – ITALY Milano: Film Fest MFF – Festival del cinema Africano, d’Asia e di America Latina – SguardiAltrove – Sulmonacinema Film Fest (Sulmona, L’Aquila )- Levante Film Fest Fest (Bari) – Medea, A Film for Peace Fest – GERMANY Hamburg Independent Film Fest RADAR (Hamburg) – Black International Cinema (Berlin) – NIGERIA Africa International Film Fest AFRIFF (Port Harcourt ) – UKRAINE International Rights Film Fest STEPS (Kharkov) – SOUTH AFRICA Cape Winelands Film Fest (Cape Town) – BELGIUM Afrika Filmfest (Leuven) – HUNGARY 3aFest (Budapest) – ETHIOPIA Addis International Film Festival (Addis Ababa)
UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER SCREENINGS SWEDEN 4th European Conference on African Studies (The Nordic Africa Institut, Uppsala) – NETHERLANDS African Studies Centre Library, Documentation and Information (Leiden) – DENMARK Centre of African Studies Koebmagergade (University of Copenhagen)– SWITZERLAND Institute of Social Anthropology (University of Basel) – PoleSud, Cultural Associations (Lausanne) – GERMANY W3 International Workshop on Culture and Politics (Hamburg) – ITALY “Africa” African culture meeting (Massa Carrara) – Together, without distinctions Cultural Associations’ events (Montereale)
 Saran Daraba Kaba: A woman fighting for Human Rights internationally and locally, close to the population. In 2001 she founded the association: “Réseau des Femmes du Fleuve Mano pour la Paix” (www.marwopnet.org), now one of the most important platforms in West Africa  Rabiatou Diallo: Leader of the Guinean workers Union and in 2008 chief of the CNT (National Council of Transition)  Thierno Sow: Founder of the Organization for the Human Rights in Guinea Conakry  nightime in the house without electricity, speaking about the Guinean situation  Guinean  a child makes fun of the French  Abandoned boats remind the embargo suffered by Guinea as a result of the choice of independence from France.  population wants to talk with me !! I’m asking about the coming election, “Military power is not good!” We want free and transparent elections “  a “baby” performance for the military  Children playing. They often sing the National anthem or other patriotic songs  Population. “If they can steal everything from you, you become crazy!”  excitement for the campaign  excitement for the campaign  mother of a boy shot to death by the military while he was marching and shouting “Changement”  guinean  guinean  guinean  guinean radio  This welder does not use special glasses. And he can only work when there is no electricity, that means at night.  guinean  guinean  “I want to marry you!” this guy told me, laughing, while i was interviewing people in the street. “Yes! I want to marry you because you are white and I’m black!”  guinean  guinean  Chiara Cavallazzi in Guinea  Chiara cavallazzi in Guinea  CHANGEMENT History Through Guineans’ Eyes |
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