Posts Tagged ‘Jean-Marie Téno’

La Tête dans les nuages

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
La Tête dans les nuages
Call Number: VHS00263
by Jean-Marie Téno; Ben’s Belinga; Olivier Pessina; Bonaventure Takoukam; Roland Kepseu; Emmanuel Chediou; Henriette Fenda; Alain Eock; Jocelyne Ruiz; Stéphane Foucault; Carole Ferrand;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles  
Publisher: [San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1999]
Notes: Originally released in 1999 (61 mins.);
Summary: examines the impact of an unaccountable government and economic mismanagement on the people of Yaoundé.
OCLC #: 43405387
Also: Edition also contains the feature: Chef! (VHS00263)
Added: November 4, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Chef!

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Chief!
Call Number: VHS00263
by Jean-Marie Téno; Christiane Badgley; Brice Wassy;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles  
Publisher: [San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1999]
Notes: Originally released in 1999 (61 mins.);
Summary: In “Chef!”, the director visits his ancestral village in western Cameroon to film the dedication of a monument to his relative, the local king, when he realizes that the celebration is also for President Paul Biya and his party. The film then explores, through interviews, the problems of one-man rule, from the village to the city, focussing on a variety of human rights issues.
OCLC #: 43405387
Also: Edition also contains the feature: La Tete Dans Les Nuages (VHS00263)
Added: November 4, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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Clando

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Clandestine
Call Number: VHS00236
by Jean-Marie Téno; Paulin Fodouop; Caroline Redl; Films du Raphia (France); California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [1996]
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (96 mins.);
Summary: Sobgui, a former computer programmer, drives a “clando” cab in Douala, Cameroon’s streets. He is clandestine, not just because his cab is unlicensed, but because he is hiding from his past. When a radical political group involves him a revenge slaying of an informer, Sobgui knows that it is time to get out of Douala. He gets his chance when he is asked to find a wealthy villager’s son in Germany. The film represents a dilemma facing educated Africans: whether to work to change the autocratic regimes at home or seek their fortunes abroad.
OCLC #: 38137686
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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