Nkosi Coiffure

Original Title: Nkosi Coiffure

14' 4" | 2015 (Completed)

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Director:	Frederike Migom
Producer:	Jules Debrock
Writer:	Frederike Migom

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The fight between a young woman and her boyfriend is not all that it seems.

synopsis

During a fight with her boyfriend on the street in Brussels' Congolese neighbourhood, Eva escapes into a hair salon. The African women in the salon initially support her, seeing a woman in distress. But when they find out what the fight was about, opinions differ...
Dans une rue a Matonge, le quartier Congolaise à Bruxelles, Eva tente d'échapper à une dispute avec son petit ami en fuyant dans un salon de coiffure afro. Initialement elle est prise en charge par les femmes dans le salon, qui voient une femme en détresse. Mais quand nous découvrons la raison de la dispute, les opinions se divisent.

Credits

Director
Frederike Migom
Producer
Jules Debrock
Writer
Frederike Migom
Cast
Nele Vereecken, Wivine Ngoy-Mutemba, Stella Kitoga, Nadège Ouédraogo, Linda Kompany, Awa Sene Sarr, Kurt Vandendriessche
Editing
Tom Denoyette
Photography
Laurens De Geyter
Art direction
Talina Casier
Costume
Sofie Callaerts
Sound
Maarten Leemans
Makeup
Jovita Lakau
Music
Fredy Massamba, Jens Bouttery

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2015
Production status
Completed
Original title
Nkosi Coiffure
Original language
Dutch, French

Technical specs

Running time
14' 4"
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
2.35:1
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

2nd to the Right

Baksteenkaai 50
1000 Brussel
Belgium

T +32479025395
frederike@2ndtotheright.com

www.2ndtotheright.com

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Sales

Magnet Film

Rheinsberger Str. 38
DE-10435 Berlijn
Germany

T +49 (0)163 80 10 753
info@magnetfilm.de

www.magnetfilm.de

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2016: Flickerfest International Short Film Festival (AU), Elles tournent (BE), Un poing c'est court (FR), Ciné Privé (BE), Afrika Filmfestival (BE), Kort geschoten (BE), Tribeca Film Festival (US), Washington DC International Filmfest (US), Brussels Short Film Festival (BE), Art Film Festival (SK), San Francisco Black Film Festival (US), BFI London Film Festival (UK), Raindance Film Festival (UK)
2015: Montreal World Film Festival (CA), Festival International du Film Africain de Belgique (BE), Valladolid International Film Festival (ES), Izmir International Short Film Festival (TR), Leuven Short Film Fest (BE)

Awards

2016: Best Short Film - Washington DC International Filmfest (US), Canal+ Award - Brussels Short Film Festival (BE)2015: Best Short Film Meeting Point - Valladolid International Film Festival (ES)