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Where There is Love, There is No Darkness

Tue, May 27, 2025
    Part of
  • FilmAfrica 2025
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  • BAM Film 2025
Directed by Stevan Lee Mraovitch (2024)
An undocumented Fulani delivery man in Paris faces the dangers of urban nightlife while trying to support his family in Senegal. Entangled in a smuggling ring, he must make tough choices to secure their future. Among indifferent customers and struggling workers, he forms an unexpected bond with a lonely elderly Parisian, whose friendship offers him a rare connection, reshaping his perspective on belonging.

Preceded by

With a Promise to Love You Deeply (2024)
Dir. Taylor Wren
13min
U.S.

New York premiere

In order to retrieve the spirit of their mother, Jupiter and Saturn journey to a world without time and seek the metaphysical aid of Grandmother Moon.

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      RUNNING TIME

      77min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In French, Pulaar, and Chinese with English subtitles

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