Africa steps firmly over the threshold of Locarno’s 2025 Open Doors to deliver five singular short narratives that pull from social strife, ancestral lore and communal memory in a finely-curated program that centers the engaging, culturally rich narratives of the continent.

Taking such elaborate subject matter and masterfully condensing it into thoroughly refined snapshots, the directors firmly cement their skills at the sidebar — which marks its inaugural celebration of African features, producers and creatives after recently wrapping a three-year long focus on filmmakers from Latin America and the Caribbean. With a goal of boosting regions where financing and filmmaking is more challenged, Locarno’s Open Doors offers a significant platform and development program to attendees.

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