Jean-Marie Téno Movies

  • 1992
    Africa, I Will Fleece You

    Africa, I Will Fleece You

    Africa, I Will Fleece You

    5.81992HD

    This documentary of repressive political realities in Cameroon begins with the 1990 publication of an open letter to President Biya calling for a...

    Africa, I Will Fleece You
  • 2004
    The Colonial Misunderstanding

    The Colonial Misunderstanding

    The Colonial Misunderstanding

    5.42004HD

    In The Colonial Misunderstanding Jean-Marie Teno sheds light on the complex and problematic relationship between colonization and European...

    The Colonial Misunderstanding
  • 2002
    Si-Gueriki, Queen Mother

    Si-Gueriki, Queen Mother

    Si-Gueriki, Queen Mother

    5.72002HD

    Si-Gueriki is the story of the confrontation of a young man with his history, his roots and culture.

    Si-Gueriki, Queen Mother
  • 1999
    Chef!

    Chef!

    Chef!

    5.41999HD

    Documentarian Jean-Marie Teno -- originally from Cameroon but now living in France -- explores the sad state of human rights in his native land as...

    Chef!
  • 1996
    Clando

    Clando

    Clando

    61996HD

    Proud and determined, the hunter set out, leaving behind his village ravaged by a terrible drought. All the villagers came out to wish him well, and...

    Clando
  • 2009
    Sacred Places

    Sacred Places

    Sacred Places

    7.42009HD

    Cameroonian filmmaker Jean-Marie Téno profiles a poor but lively neighborhood in the capital of Burkina Faso, where a cine club proprietor...

    Sacred Places
  • 2009
    My White Baby

    My White Baby

    My White Baby

    92009HD

    Me Broni Ba is a lyrical portrait of hair salons in Kumasi, Ghana. The tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa is evoked through images of...

    My White Baby
  • 2003
    Alex's Wedding

    Alex's Wedding

    Alex's Wedding

    5.52003HD

    Chronicle of a rather particular afternoon during which the lives of three people change dramatically: Alex, the husband, goes to his in-laws' to...

    Alex's Wedding
  • 1985
    Hommage

    Hommage

    Hommage

    51985HD

    Filmmaker Jean-Marie Téno pays tribute to his late father.

    Hommage
  • 1994
    Head in the Clouds

    Head in the Clouds

    Head in the Clouds

    51994HD

    In his film 'La tête dans les nuages' ('Head in the Clouds') Jean-Marie Teno criticizes the ills of the modern world and the regression of...

    Head in the Clouds
  • 2000
    A Trip to the Country

    A Trip to the Country

    A Trip to the Country

    6.52000HD

    Cameroonian filmmaker Jean-Marie Teno directs this impassioned documentary about the slow crumbling of traditional morals and values caused by...

    A Trip to the Country
  • 2018
    Chosen

    Chosen

    Chosen

    02018HD

    Chosen
  • 2013
    Leaf in the Wind

    Leaf in the Wind

    Leaf in the Wind

    02013HD

    Reflecting on the perpetuation of history's traumas, Jean-Marie Teno's latest film continues his ongoing project of documenting the impact of...

    Leaf in the Wind
  • 1988
    L'eau de misère

    L'eau de misère

    L'eau de misère

    01988HD

    Before starring in their own concert film "Man No Run by Claire Denis", the legendary bikutsi rock group Les Têtes Brulées appeared as...

    L'eau de misère