Anba dlo

  • Anba dlo
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2025
Format : Short
Running time : 18 (in minutes)

Nadia is a Haitian biologist who had to leave her culture, homeland and the people she loves most to dedicate herself to her research. She moved to Cuba, where she studies the local flora and fauna, so similar to those of her home country. Despite the similarities provided by the Caribbean context, the cultural differences between the two countries run deep, starting with language and religion. Accustomed to Haitian Creole, derived from French, and to Vodou, the Afro-Haitian religion, Nadia has had to learn Spanish to communicate in Cuba and adapt to the traditions of the Afro-Cuban religion, Santería. Her life takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious presence emerges from the depths of the waters, and the forest begins to whisper in unknown languages. This enigmatic visitor is Yvon, her former love from Haiti. It makes her homeland feel more distant than ever for Nadia.



Film by Luiza Calagian (Director, Screenplay), Rosa Caldeira (Director, Screenplay)with Berline Charles, Feguenson Hermogène, Doreen Granados, Alejandra de Jesús Garcell

*Selected for the Berlinale 2025, from 13 to 23 February 2025

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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