THE ENVOY OF GOD

Amina A. Mamani |
Niger |
2023 |
23Min |
Haoussa/Hausa
16 DV
Suicide bombers are chosen by chance and their funeral rites accomplish the work of God. On this particular day the envoy of God is twelve -year-old Fatima. She is left in a village market, wearing an explosive belt with ten minutes until she kills the enemies of God. But this is the market where Fatima’s mother works and where she rediscovers life. For ten minutes we accompany her on the nail-biting journey of a martyr from the present to the past. With one minute left on the clock, she faces her mother. Confronted by her own helplessness, will time stop?
Amina A. Mamani
Amina A. Mamani
Amath Niane
Amina Mamani Abdoulaye
Salamatou Hassane, Oumarou Aboulaye Mamani, Djaoro M’badi Youssouf, Coulidiati Boundi Rachele, Marie Louise

Screenings

21 July 12:00 Suncoast 7
24 July 17:30 Gateway 9

Shorts Package 2

13 V
THE ENVOY OF GOD
THE ENVOY OF GOD - Amina Mamani Abdoulaye

Amina A. Mamani

Amina Abdoulaye Mamani is a director and producer at Diam Production. She started in cinema with the African Forum of Documentary Film of Niamey. After studying audiovisual production at the IFTIC in Niamey, her graduation documentary, Hawan-Idi, won the award for best school documentary film at Fespaco 2013. In 2014, after completing a writing residency and training in directing at Cinedoc-films (Annecy/France) she directed The silence of papers which was selected at the Festival of African Cinemas of APT Countries (France). On the traces of Mamani Abdoulaye was her first feature documentary and was selected and awarded in several festivals in Africa and Europe. She has since trained in production at CINEKAP in Dakar and has recently signed for her first short fiction film, L’Envoyée de Dieu.