Petit Jo – enfant des rues
Youth film
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| 5 EUR, red. 2,50 EUR |
| Book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the Foyer. |
| South Africa, Cameroon I 2019 I 118 min I German subtitles |
| French with German subtitles |
| French, German |
| Accessible for wheelchairs Subtitles |
| Ground Floor, Hall 2 |
| Part of: AFRIKAMERA , AFRIKAMERA |
The film Petit Jo – enfant des rues tells the story of a mixed-race orphan boy in Yaoundé as he searches for his identity. German premiere; the director and the leading actor will be present at this screening.
When Father Moussima discovers an abandoned baby in a hospital corridor in Bonabéri, his mind is made up: he will take care of the boy, as a single parent. After the death of his foster father, Jo, now 15 years old, ends up on the streets, working as a day labourer at the Mafoundi market in Yaoundé, with only his moral compass to guide him through the hardships and dangers of the street. When he gets into a fight with a group of pickpockets, he begins to struggle with his identity. Will he succeed in finding out who his biological parents are?
Daniel Kamwa’s screenplay of the book of the same name by author Evelyne Mpoudi Ngollè paints a vivid portrait of everyday life for children and young people on the streets of Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé.
Director Daniel Kamwa and leading actor Barré Gobon will be guests at the film’s German premiere at the Humboldt Forum, and will discuss the film with the artist and empowerment trainer Rebecca Pokua Korang.
Biographies
Born in Cameroon, Daniel Kamwa has been active in the film industry for almost 45 years, working as a producer, author, director, actor and voice dubbing artist. After undertaking his acting training at the Cours Simon drama school, he joined Peter Brook’s International Centre for Theatre Research for two years. His first feature film, Pousse-Posse, released to cinemas in 1975, was a great commercial success. As a French-speaking dubbing artist, he has lent his voice to many leading actors in films including Live and Let Die, The Ghost and the Darkness, Gorillas in the Mist, Brisco County Junior, Death in Paradise, Banshee – not to mention being the French voice of Morgan Freeman in the role of President Nelson Mandela in Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood.
The event will be hosted by Rebecca Pokua Korang, who has worked alongside AFRICAMERA since 2017. Rebecca is a performance artist, empowerment trainer and peripatetic youth worker in Berlin. Her artistic research focusses on identity, migration and German colonial history in Ghana.