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Ménézé (ma grand-mère)

Ménézé (ma grand-mère)

Cartes blanches Togo à l'honneur

Wednesday 9 | 4pm

Synopsis

Ménézé, a woman in her twenties, has been having dreams for the past few days in which her grandmother is drowning in a river, calling out to her for help. When Ménézé expresses her wish to visit her grandmother in the village, her parents flatly refuse, having severed all ties with the grandmother, whom they accuse of witchcraft. Ménézé runs away and goes to her hometown, where she discovers that her grandmother has been missing from the village for several days, with no one seeming to care. Setting out to search for her grandmother, Ménézé finds her body. She sets out to give her a proper burial.

Director(s) :
Elisabeth Lemou

Country :
Togo

Year :
2021

Genre :
Fiction

Duration :
00:13:54

Scenario :
Elisabeth Lemou

Production :
Marbos Productions - Website

About

Elisabeth Lemou

Essodong Elisabeth Lemou was born on June 22, 1997, in Lomé, where she attended elementary school. She then attended middle school in Kara and high school in Dapaong, all in Togo. In 2015, she enrolled at the École Supérieure des Études Cinématographiques (ESEC) in Lomé, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in audiovisual studies with a concentration in filmmaking.

27th Off-Courts Trouville from September 5 to 11, 2026

Practical information :

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Cinema screenings are available free of charge with tickets, which can be collected on the day of the screening from the festival reception.