Set in a fictional African country, FRESCOS OF THE FORGOTTEN tells the story of a young street artist who tries to rebuild himself after being incarcerated for two years.

Broken and with a fractured hand, Kinga manages to find solace with Makoto, an old artist who tirelessly paints the city walls every day, as they are erased every night by agents of the regime. One day, Makoto tells him the story of the mysterious unfinished frescos of the forgotten, an old urban legend that says whoever finishes it will free the country. As Kinga nurses himself back to life, reconnecting with the world, he becomes obsessed with finding and finishing the frescos.

A film by Amédée Pacôme NKOULOU

Gabon / France / Netherlands, FEATURE FILM, 90', COLOR, DIGITAL, DRAMA

FIRST FEATURE FILM

Original Title (in French): LES FRESQUES DES OUBLIÉS
Working Title: LES PLANCHES DES OUBLIÉS (feature documentary)
English Title: FRESCOS OF THE FORGOTTEN
LANGUAGE: French
SHOOTING LOCATIONS: Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire
ESTIMATED BUDGET: 1 150 000 €

STATEMENT OF INTENT
The movie is about hope and breaking the barriers of fear. Makoto's paintings on the city walls and Kinga's drawing bring beauty and poetry to a gruesome reality. It depicts the solace that art can represent and how it can give courage.

The idea of the frescos and its ability to change the country's fate addresses the theme of politics and our relationship to it, whether or not we believe in its power to make an impact. But what this movie is really about is what happens when you realize that fear is just a state of mind and that you are the only one who can free yourself from it.
AMÉDÉE PACÔME NKOULOU (DIRECTOR / SCREENWRITER)

PRODUCER
Samantha Biffot (Princesse M production)

CO-PRODUCERS
Eugénie Michel Villette (Les films du Bilboquet)
Germen Boelens (Revolver Films)

DIRECTOR
Amédée Pacôme Nkoulou

SCREENWRITER
Amédée Pacôme Nkoulou

PRODUCTION
- Princesse M Production (Gabon)

CO-PRODUCTION
- Les films du Bilboquet (France)
- Revolver Films (Netherlands)


2021 | Sørfond Pitching Forum / The Norwegian South Film Fund (Oslo, Norway)
* Invitation
https://sorfond.no/pitching_forum.html

2021 | Cannes Film Festival (France)
* Selection (Project): La Fabrique - Les Cinémas du monde
* ACTUAL STATUS: In development, 3rd version of the script
* FUNDING IN PLACE: 10 000 €
* RESEARCH PARTNERS: Sales agent and European co-producers (Norway and Germany)
www.lescinemasdumonde.com/en/la-fabrique/2021/projet/frescos-forgotten

2019 | 4th Ouaga Film Lab (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) | 12-21 September 2019
* Selection (Project): "Les planches des oubliés"
* Won: the Idrissa Ouedraogo prize (writing residency at the Moulin d'Andé, France).
www.if.institutfrancais.com/fr/actualite/ouaga-film-lab-2019
www.ouagafilmlab.net/fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/labcat-2019.pdf

2018 | JCC, Tunis | 03-10.10.2018
* Selection (Project): CHABAKA (Carthage Pro)
www.jcctunisie.org/jcc2018/eng/chabakaProjets.php


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AR | عربي

عند الخروج من سياق ما بعد الإنتخابات، أرمل، طالب الفنون التشكيلية، يقرر سرد قصص الضحايا من خلال لوحاته. يريد أرمل أن يخلق صورا متحركة ويأمل بيعها حتى يتمكن من مساعدة هؤلاء المنسيين

:مخرج
اميدي بكوم نقلوا

لنوع : وثائقي طويل
البلد: الغابون

: الميزانية التقديرية
2018 | JCC, Tunis | 03-10.10.2018
* Selection (Project): شبكة المنتجين
www.jcctunisie.org/jcc2018/ar/chabakaProjets.php