Documentary Competition

We, Students!

Rafiki Fariala
Talent présent •  Talent présent •  
Artistic Collaborations Human Rights & Society Documentaries 2022 83 min Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia
Book a ticket

Synopsis

Rafiki shows us what life is like for students in the Central African Republic

Nestor, Aaron, Benjamin and Rafiki are economics undergraduates at the University of Bangui. Navigating between the overcrowded classrooms, the petty trades that allow students to survive, and bribery lurking everywhere, Rafiki shows us what students’ lives are like in the Central African Republic, a shattered society where young people keep dreaming of a brighter future for their country.

Screening of the film WE, STUDENTS! in collaboration with neimënster, followed by a round table discussion on the political inclusion of young people in today’s society. In the presence of the director, Rafiki Fariala, Iness Chakir (UN Youth Delegate Lux, President of ATS asbl, former president of the Luxembourg Youth Parliament) and R. Polivalente (musician/model/actor).

Moderation: Cédric Reichel (Klima-Bündnis Lëtzebuerg /Action Solidarité Tiers Monde).

Screenplay

  • Rafiki FARIALA

Cinematographer

  • Rafiki FARIALA

Sound

  • Anne-Bertille Ndeysseit Vopiande
  • Aaron Koyasoukpengo
  • Kelly Dallet

Production

  • Boris Lojkine

Screenings

Friday 03 March 2023 19:00
Talent présent  •  
Lieux : neimënster
Audio : French
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening
Book a ticket
Saturday 04 March 2023 19:00
Talent présent  •  
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening
Book a ticket
Wednesday 08 March 2023 19:00
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French
Subtitles : French
Screening : Public Screening
Book a ticket

Rafiki Fariala

Rafiki Fariala
Rafiki Fariala

Born on November 17, 1997 in Uvira, Kivu (DRC), of Congolese parents, Rafiki Fariala arrived early in the Central African Republic, where his parents took refuge because of the war. Entirely self-taught, he started composing music, indeed, he became one of the promising figures of Bangui’s musical scene. In 2017, he was selected to take part in the documentary workshop organised in Bangui by Ateliers Varan. At the end of the workshop, he directed his first film, Mbi na Mo (2017). The film was selected at the Lausanne, Montréal, St Denis and Lille festivals and the Biarritz FIPADOC.

Rafiki Fariala participates in the round table following the film WE, STUDENTS! in collaboration with neimënster.

More about the director

Filmography

  • Nous, étudiants ! (Documentary) 2022
  • Mbi na mo (You and Me) (Short) 2017
See more films

More movies