The 58th Hof International Film Festival is opening on October 22, 2024. We are delighted to present four productions and co-productions from Africa and are welcoming the filmmakers. This is an important step in acknowledging the cultural diversity and cinematic creativity of this continent. Feature films as well as documentaries from Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya will be screened, highlighting complex social and political issues. The films are about belonging, anger, hope and decisions. Experiences that are both stirring and moving.
In an Afro-futuristic future in 2230, free of war and discrimination, a young black woman receives memories from our present and must decide whether she wants to inherit or erase the trauma of her ancestors.
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos is a social film that tells the story of a young mother from a poor neighborhood in Lagos. By chance, she learns that luxury apartments are to be built on the very spot where her community lives, financed with a large amount of money from corruption. She wants to take a stand against this and in doing so transforms herself from an originally isolated individualist to a unifying force in the community whose existence is at stake.
The film was written and directed by seven film professionals and storytellers, some of whom come from the slums and the community where the evictions took place in 2016 and 2017. “The film is an act of resistance against the ongoing forced evictions threatening the docklands of Lagos. It is a call for solidarity among slum dwellers and marginalized communities worldwide.” - The Agbajowo Collective
The documentary portrays the everyday lives of seven ambitious artists from Malawi and Ghana who are torn between authenticity, Existence coverage, global recognition and stereotypical expectations. They try to secure the Existence of their families with their art and still realize themselves. Between art and everyday life, these seven portrayed people have their own worries, hopes, ideas - and good reasons to stay.
Nawi is a girl in rural Kenya who has big dreams for her future. But due to economic hardship, she is to be married off by her family. Caught between tribal traditions and her desire for freedom, she searches for a way to change her own fate and that of many other girls.
Further information on the films and the program are available on our website.
The 58th Hof International Film Festival will take place from October 22 to 27, 2024 (plus7streamdays to November 03, 2024). The accreditation is open for trade visitors and press. You also may sign up as well as for the newsletter.
Yours Hof Film Festival Team
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