For a long time, Benita Jacques has always had questions about her origins to which she never got any answers from her parents. Today, the young mother from Montreal wants to bring answers to her children who ask her the same questions that she herself could not have. So, she decided to leave for Africa, in search of her origins. Her journey took her to West Africa and began at the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar, Senegal, which hosts the exhibition: "Africa, Cradle of Humanity and Modern Civilizations". She tries to find out what was the lifestyles of her ancestors who lived on the continent before the deportation. In order to reconstruct history, she meets with resource persons who have researched and written reference books on Africa. In their company, she travels through time and space through spiritual, historical and scientific testimonies of what remains of the golden age of the continent. mit / estrelado / starring / avec : Benita Jacques ein film von / em filme de / a film by / un film de Benita Jacques Canada | 2022 | Feature Documentary, 1h48

Titel / Título / Original title / Titre Original : L'AFRIQUE, BERCEAU DE L'HUMANITÉ ET CIVILISATIONS MODERNES) Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : AFRICA, CRADLE OF HUMANKIND AND MODERN CIVILISATIONS Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : Afrique, berceau de l'humanité et des civilisations modernes Länge / Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 108 Minutes / 108' (01h 48 minutes, 01:48:00) Filmgattung / Type / Type : Dokumentarfilm / Longa-metragem documentario / Feature Documentary / Long-métrage documentaire Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2022 Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2022 TAGS : ................................PRODUTORES / PRODUCERS / PRODUCTEURS : - Benita Jacques - Jetro Paul REGISSEURIN / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE : Benita JACQUES Roteirista / Screenwriter / Scénariste : Benita Jacques Montagem & FX / Edição & FX / Editing & FX / Montage & Effets spéciaux: Samuel Vincent Films Enregistrement de voix narrative: Jean Richard Nh Productions & SVFILMS Production PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION : - Zen Queen Média Production, Inc. COPRODUKTION / COPRODUÇÃO / CO-PRODUCTION / COPRODUCTION : ................................ FESTIVALS & EXIBIÇÕES / FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS / FESTIVALS & PROJECTIONS (selection) ● Selection : Pavillon Afriques /// Festival de Cannes 2024 (France) ● FICKIN' International Film de Cinéma de Kinshasa (Award -winner 2023) ● MEILLEUR LONG MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE / BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY /// 20è Festival International du Film PanAfricain - FIFP 2023 | Cannes - France | 23 > 27 OCT. 2023 | ● Uollywood Aollywood Epic Iconic Unity of Arts & Afro Arts Artistry 2023 (Award-winner 2023 Florida) ● Bridge Film Fest 2023 (Sélection officielle - Grèce 2023) ● Africa Movie Academy Award (Nominee - 2023 Nigeria) ● The Africa International Film Festival - AFRIFF (Selection officielle -2023 Nigeria) ● Abudja International Film Festival (Selection Officielle -2023 Nigeria) ● 19 Muestra Internacional de Mujeres en el Cine y la TV (Selection officielle -2023 - Mexico) EFECRECCAS ● Regards sur le cinéma de Colombie et d'Amérique du Sud, le 9 décembre 2023 @ Montpellier en France ● Pan Africain Award (11 - 16 décembre 2023 @ Yaoundé) ● Lonely Wolf #23LWIFF (Semi-finalist 21 décembre 2023) ● Out of Africa International Film Festival (OOAIFF) ● Selection officielle -Kenya 19-22 janvier 2023 ● Quibdo Africa Film Festival (Finalist - 2023 Colombia) ● SAN DIEGO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL -2024 Official Selection (Best Documentary) / Official Selection (Foreign & Diaspora) ● Cyrus International Film Festival of Toronto (Best Canadian Documentary Award Winner-2023) ● Docs Without Borders Film Festival (2023 Award Winner (Reform-Revolution) / Award Winner (Social Issues) / Award Winner (Narration-Talent) ● Zambia International Film Festival (Selection officielle - 2023) ● Cineteca de derechos humanos DDHJ - FESTIMO (Selection officielle -Bolivie 2023) ● Haiti International Film Festival (Sélection officielle-2023) ● Fespaco 2023 (Sélection officielle -2 projections) ● Toronto International Women Film Festival (Official Selection -2022) Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) : - Africiné Magazine - www.zenqueenmediaproduction.com/copy-of-projects - https://fifp.fr/events/africa-cradle-humankind/ - https://twitter.com/BenitaJacques1/status/1612573541450371087/photo/1 - https://vuesdafrique.org/events/lafrique-berceau-de-lhumanite-et-des-civilisations-modernes/ Updated by Thierno DIA, 03 May 2024