Muna Moto + The Many Moods of Muna Moto

Join us for a Q&A with director Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa following the 6:30pm screening.

Muna Moto (1975)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa, 100min
With David Endene, Arlette Din Bell, Jeanne Mvondo, Abia Moukoko
In French with English subtitles

Ngando and Ndomé share an extremely perfect love, but tradition demands a dowry be paid for Ndomé’s hand in marriage that Ngando, an orphan, cannot afford. Forced to ask family for assistance, Ngando finds himself at the mercy of his uncle’s lust and greed in this masterpiece of Cameroonian cinema about the power of tradition in the pursuit of love.

The Many Moods of Muna Moto (1975)
Dir. Mohamed Challouf, 19min
In French with English subtitles

This short companion film features commentary on Muna Moto by director Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa and cinema critic and filmmaker Férid Boughérid.