The La Tête Ailleurs screenings of the Île Courts Festival are an opportunity to venture on the cinematic path of a region of the world or on a particular theme. As well as a unique opportunity to meet the directors of some of the presented films and open up to foreign perspectives.    

A vision of the Africa of tomorrow. This is what we propose with those three ‘Afrofuturist’ short films. With different styles and approaches, they do not fail to exhibit unique and unusual images. A particular film genre that this 11th edition of the Île Courts Festival invites you to discover.

In collaboration with the Institut Français de Maurice.

Thomas is a trafficker, shipping European refugees who hope to find a better life in Africa. Left as sole survivor when his boat sinks off the African coast, he heads towards the nearest city – Drexciya.

Mbwana’s and Juma’s dreams become reality when they photograph a gigantic fish leaping out of the sea and their small town blossoms into a tourists’ hotspot as a result.

This film explores the magic and dynamism of Blackness in a realm where time and space are altered. The now, the past & the future are rethought and reordered to create something soulful and ‘mindbendingly’ visceral.