Apéro-Ciné at Backstage

Movie fan? Come discover Mauritius through the eyes of our Mauritian filmmakers.
We offer a Free Screening of 6 Mauritian and African short films at Backstage at Hennessy Park Hotel.

Saturday, October 20, 2018
Schedule: 19h30 - 21h
Total duration of the projection: 1h15 min
Happy Hour: 7 pm-8pm
21h Musical Animation: The Hybrid live Band


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L’OEIL DES MARINS
from Leslie Athanas
Mauritius / 2017 / Documentary / 14 '
French, subtitled in English
Mauritius, Pointe aux Caves, a place that evokes both reverie and fear. On austere cliffs, a mysterious figure watches over the men who come and go.

PRAN NESANS
from Daniella Bastien
Mauritius / 2017 / Documentary / 14 '
Mauritian Creole, subtitled in English
Incursion in the world of 'marke', a practice, a ritual, a tradition, whose transmission becomes necessary, at the risk of seeing a whole section of the Mauritian culture disappear.

LOT KOTE LAGAR
from O'Bryan Vinglassalon
Mauritius / 2017 / Fiction / 15 '
Mauritian Creole, subtitled in English
A deserted station is the scene of an unexpected encounter between a photographer and unusual individuals.

SHANTI
Sarah Hoarau
Mauritius / 2010 / Fiction / 10 '
Mauritian Creole, subtitled in English
At 45, Shanti could not realize her dream of becoming a singer.

TO CATCH A DREAM
Jim Chuchu
Kenya / 2015 / Experimental / 14 '
Kenyan ethnic languages, subtitled in English
Ajuma - a widow in mourning - is desperate to stop her recurring nightmares. In an effort to end it once and for all, she explores a forgotten fairy tale remedy that leads her to unexpected discoveries.

ROD ZEGWI DAN PIKAN
Azim Moolan
Mauritius / 2015 / Experimental / 5 '
Mauritian Creole, subtitled in English
As a moment suspended to the tightrope memories of Melissa ...

Free admission

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