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Mati Diop was initially disappointed when she, by reading a news article, discovered that she was the first Black female filmmaker in the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious competi- tion in its 72-year history.
film profile] is one of the films taking part in this year’s International Feature Film Competition of Nyon’s Visions du Réel film festival. Zinder is a wind-swept town in the heart of the Sahel region. Kara Kara in particular is a place for the neglected, where unemployment is sky high and there are no future perspectives in sight. Said environment is a fertile ground for gangs to grow. Here, the local cartels, referred to as the “Palais”, have sprung up and are spreading their influence throughout the town. From the beginning, the documentary shows the way these gang members are o...