The Great Green Wall

An African coast to coast, in which Inna duets in every city with a local musician/singer to produce the album that should promote this African dream and give a hope of future to the continent

21 Mar 2021
21:00

The 30th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival – FESCAAAL will be held entirely online. 9 days of screenings on MYmovies.it and meetings with authors, special events and in-depth coverage on our Facebook and YouTube channels and on Zoom platform, for an entirely digital programme.

During the Festival, the film will be available on demand from 21 to 24 March.

The Great Green Wall

Produced by Fernando Meirelles (Cidade de Deus), the film is a musical road movie in which the star of Malian music, Inna Modja, sets off of a fascinating journey along the route of the project of the Great Green Wall, a barrier 8,000 km long of trees across the whole continent to face up to desertification, climate changes, conflicts and mass migrations: an African coast to coast, from Dakar to Djibouti, in which Inna duets in every city with a local musician/singer (Didier Awadi, Songhoy Blues, Waje and Betty G) to produce the album that should promote this African dream and give a hope of future to the continent.

Free screening in partnership with Fondazione EDU.

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African Short Film Competition
23 Mar 2023 - 7:00 PM
Extr'A Competition
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23 Mar 2023 - 6:00 PM
Our traditional tea time to chat with the guests and the friends of the Festival over a cup of tea
With Cyrielle Raingou (regista di Le spectre de Boko Haram); Francesco Clerici e Luca Previtali (registi di La paz del futuro); Margherita Panizon (director of Come le lumache); Anna de Manincor and Yakub Suleiman (director and protagonist of Yakub)
Out-of-Competition Section
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22 Mar 2023 - 9:00 PM
“Windows on the World” Feature Film Competition