Éliane de Latour

Beyond the Ocean

Journey of an african migrant through Europe.

Beyond the Ocean

Journey of an african migrant through Europe.

Bronx-Barbès

A drama set in the brutal world of Africa's ghettos, Bronx-Barbes opens with an introduction to Toussaint and Nixon, two teenaged friends who are out of work and commit petty thievery in order to eat. After accidentally murdering a ganglord one night, the two are taken under the wing of a group of thugs who populate the Bronx, a tough neighborhood run by a Mafia-like organization. Toussaint is able to scale the ranks of the neighborhood hierarchy, while Nixon ends up in jail for burglary, and is only released after Toussaint raises the money to free him. Eventually, the friends move on to Barbes, an even rougher neighborhood where they find that it takes more than just friendship to survive.

Bronx-Barbès

A drama set in the brutal world of Africa's ghettos, Bronx-Barbes opens with an introduction to Toussaint and Nixon, two teenaged friends who are out of work and commit petty thievery in order to eat. After accidentally murdering a ganglord one night, the two are taken under the wing of a group of thugs who populate the Bronx, a tough neighborhood run by a Mafia-like organization. Toussaint is able to scale the ranks of the neighborhood hierarchy, while Nixon ends up in jail for burglary, and is only released after Toussaint raises the money to free him. Eventually, the friends move on to Barbes, an even rougher neighborhood where they find that it takes more than just friendship to survive.

Accounts and Accounting from the Courtyard

Directed by Eliane de Latour, "Contes et d comptes de la Cour" looks at women's position in society in male-dominated Niger. In the polygamy-friendly nation of Niger where women are not even allowed to leave their house, the documentary shows how, behind the walls, how the wives thrive on business as a means of gaining what little power they have.