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The Jungle Beat animals think it’s the best thing ever when an alien arrives in the jungle bringing with him the power of speech. They also surprisingly think it’s the best thing ever when they find out that he’s been sent to conquer them.
During the British rule in India, several Indians were lured by the British to travel to distant Mauritius where they would have a better life. Upon reaching this island, the Indians were enslaved, tortured and made to labor in what is now known as the "Coolie Ghat". After the British left India, the Indians in Mauritius decided to continue to live there along with other nationals from different countries.
Jane and the Colonel must journey to Africa to the lost city to retrieve the diamonds before the Nazis do. Comedy based on the popular wartime comic strip.
Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie, king of Ethiopia, that established the vision for the most popular mystical movement of the 20th century, Rastafarianism. Although jailed, ridiculed, and treated as insane, Howell, also known as the Gong, established a Rasta community of 4,500 members, the first agro-industrial enterprise devoted to producing marijuana. In the late 1950s the community was dispersed, disseminating Rasta teachings throughout the ghettos of the island. A young singer named Bob Marley adopted Howell's message, and through Marley's visions, reggae made its explosion in the music world.
Just about anything is for sale online. How long before one can buy an assassin online - or is this already possible?
Steven's family is going on the holiday of a lifetime, but Steven is too much of a worrier to join his family in surfing or water skiing. He just wants a nice quiet spot to watch out for tsunamis. But when there’s a robbery at his hotel, it’s up to Steven to overcome all his fears and crack the case himself.
In a working-class city of Mauritius, old Bolom has disappeared. His son Ronaldo sets out to find him and crosses paths with Ajeya, an Indian immigrant worker. He dreams of a golden boy's life, she flees her condition of modern slave. Together, their nocturnal crossing of the island takes on a new dimension, between a mystical journey and a desire for freedom.
Marie Antoinette enjoys her last meal as the queen of France before her execution.
Queen Elizabeth's younger and only sibling, Princess Margaret, went on a 5-week tour of Mauritius and East Africa in September-October 1956.
Code Noir was the law that codified slavery during the French Colonial period on isle de France (now Mauritius). The story relates the unfathomable pain of a mother when her child born with fairer complexion is taken away from her and placed under the guardianship of her master. The film explores the human madness that was planted by that very law and the acceptance of such as normality.
Madagascar, nowadays. Kwame, 20, struggles to make a living in the clandestine sapphire mines. An unexpected event takes him back to his hometown. As he reunites with his mother and old friends, he finds himself confronted with the rampant corruption plaguing his country. He will have to choose between easy money and loyalty, between individualism and political awakening.
An unconventional stop motion animation portrait of Antananarivo, the Capital city of Madagascar, through the eyes of its inhabitants.
Featuring in-depth insight into the journeys of three men – born countries apart, generations apart, "Parallel Lines" explores the almost mythical connection they share in shaping Earth's technological standing and sustainability – past, present and future. Because regardless of where and when these men were born, they all have one thing in common: they were encouraged from a young age to envision a better world.
In the 1960’s and 70’s, the U.K. forced the entire Chagossian population off their homeland so the U.S. could build a military base on the island of Diego Garcia. This film sheds a light on the human rights abuses Chagossians have suffered and their ongoing campaign for their right to return to their homeland.
The "Enflés" are those laborers who load and unload the bags of goods from the docks to the trucks, from the trucks to the warehouses. Paid by the task, the swollen wait for employment at the crossroads of the shopping streets of Port-Louis.
In Troumaron, an impoverished area of Port-Louis, the capital of Mauritius island, four youngsters tell us about their fight for their survival: Sadiq, the would-be poet, Eve, who prostituted herself as a child to obtain school materials, Clelio filled with his anger against the world, and Savita, 'the good girl' who wants to escape but finds all avenues are closed. Eve has a plan for her and Savita to get away. But it will go terribly awry, and its tragic consequences will lead them into a spiral of violence.
On 25th July 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, with 3,800 tonnes of fuel oil, ran aground off the East coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, the oil spilled onto the coral reefs, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.
During a lavish wedding party, long held grudges and the past sins of the rich and powerful collide to make sure revenge is indeed sweet.
When one is in the twilight of life, one thinks all is finished. One lives in expectation. Anxiety about the unknown begins. Sometimes one gives up, sometimes one hangs on desperately. Through close contact with these ladies, the apprehension of death can be felt. It makes us quiver and it even overwhelms us sometimes...
Ebony narrates the history of the forests and plants of Mauritius. From Dutch, French and English slave trading colonies, to the current homogenization of land by the tourism industry, the project investigates how Western economic ambitions and the perception of islands as utopic paradises have shaped the landscape. Early colonists, writers and poets describe the country, whilst the distant drums of the marooned slaves beat in the forest.
We are burdened by anonymous objects disconnected from any sense of place, history, and identity. And we are surrounded by earth. What happens when ordinary mud is transformed into a unique piece and evolves into a color never before seen?
Under the Sky of Fetishes responds to the complexity of colonial archives. It reinvents the specters of a haunting gaze to tell the story of Mauritian sega—a cultural practice born during colonization and slavery, now mainly seen in tourism. How do we project, literally bring out of ourselves, the narrative of the oppressor? Mixing fiction and ethnography, the film sanctifies the power of the projection as a mental as well as intimate enigma to release ghostly and alienated bodies, including our own.
Kassim Dada is Comorian. However, he is condemned to live alone in Mauritius, far from his family. He is obliged to undergo this situation: sick, he must be regularly dialyzed. However, the necessary devices do not exist in the Comoros. His country, and especially his children, miss him terribly. Loneliness wins him play after day.
This documentary tells of how the Chagossians were torn from their islands in the northern Indian Ocean. In 1965, the Colonial British authorities declared the isle separate from Mauritius in exchange of its independence. Then, the United States rented Diego Garcia, the largest of the isles, to install a military base and the population was sent to Mauritius. The Chagossians have spent the past 36 years living in extreme poverty in Mauritius, dreaming of one day going home.
Île de France is a non-narrative film, focusing on objects, architecture and environments that act as historical images or documents revealing encounters between Mauritius and its colonial past. Mauritius, an important stopover in the eastern slave trade, also came to be known as the “Maroon republic” because of the large number of escaped slaves. This film is a testament to the powers of globalisation and the impact of colonial rule, where a more complex layering of cultural takeovers and integrations have occurred and remain visible today.
In the Mahébourg lagoon in Mauritius "seine" fishing is still practised. It is a traditional occupation that today still allows men to survive.
Where We Belong is a short documentary film on the Chagossian community who were forcibly driven out of their Archipelago between 1965 and 1973 by the UK government. The Chagos Islands, found in the Indian Ocean, is now used for a U.S Military Base. Recently, the International Court of Justice have issued an advisory opinion and concluded that, "the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible”. "Where We Belong" is the story of the Chagossians women and men who are still fighting for their rights and can never forget their "Paradise Island".