Section: Arab and African Freedom Films
Country: Côte d’Ivoire, France
Production Year: 2012
Runtime: 97 Minutes
Director: Samir Benchikh
Screenwriter: Samir Benchikh
Cinematographer: Oscar Irie
Editors: Samir Benchikh & Matthew Augustine
Music Composer: Leo Pinon
Synopsis: Five years have passed with the presidential elections in Côte d'Ivoire being postponed and the rebels are still occupying the north part of the country. This sociopolitical situation has put the whole country in complete stagnation yet the people are still dreaming of change. Vitalized by the pulse of his society, singer Tiken Jah Fakoly is recording his new album African Revolution that is taking the voice of Africans beyond borders with a message of hope for the future.