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About Mambar Pierrette

Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam’s Mambar Pierrette tells the story of a struggling, perhaps cursed, Cameroonian seamstress trying to run her business amidst the social, economic, and infrastructural challenges in the bustling city of Douala. Shot in a neorealist style with non-professional actors, the film demonstrates the richness of community life, the intimacies shared even by people with history who disagree, and playfully calls attention to forces beyond our control. [93 min; drama; French with English subtitles]

A Q&A will follow the screening.

"Mbakam hits a remarkable balance. The sociopolitical truths that make up Pierrette’s losing streak are evident, without the miserable patronizing so common in films about struggle in Africa." — Beatrice Loayza, New York Times

"Mbakam’s feminist parable has a winning integrity and grace." — Phil Hoad, The Guardian

"Like [Mbakam's] documentaries, Mambar Pierrette is not just a character portrait but a look at how colonialism continues to affect the lives of everyone in the country in ways big and small." — Alex Heeney, Seventh Row

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