Closing Film: House of the Wind + Short (Jali Film Weekender)

<div><b>Screening as part of the&nbsp;</b><font color="#0000ee"><b><u><a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/jali-film-weekender">Jali Film Weekender 2026</a></u></b></font><b>.</b><i></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Scottish Premiere</i></div><div><br></div><div>This year’s Weekender will close with Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu’s <i>House of the Wind</i>, which recently had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival and won the Orizzonti special jury prize and Luigi De Laurentiis award for debut film.</div><div><br></div><div>Josette (80) lives alone in Yaoundé, Cameroon. All her children have left for the West. She encourages them to build houses in Cameroon, a ploy to bring them back to her. But the unexpected bond she forms with Sarah, a young woman from her neighborhood, shatters everything she has built her life on: her family, her responsibilities, and her hopes.</div><div><br></div><div>The feature will be screened alongside short film:</div><div><br></div><div><b><i>Rain in August </i>(<i>Regen in Augustus</i>)<i>&nbsp;</i></b>(dir.&nbsp;Ashley Röttjers, Netherlands, 2026, 15 mins, Dutch w/ English subtitles) (Scottish Premiere)</div><div><br></div><div>In a world where digital contact has replaced genuine human connection, a young Black woman struggling with her deteriorating mental health must confront the silence between her and her mother.</div>DramaPT1H58MN/C 182026-11-01fr
Josette Kwanya
Moudjeu Pouadeu
Adrien Jolivet
Babetida Sadjo
Tatiana Rojo
Basseek Fils
Bienvenu Mvoé
Hervé Keedi
Martin Poulibe
Nadine Kwanya Tchoua
Major Akoa
Serge Bella
Djonbong Deneuve
Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu (<i>House of the Wind</i>); Ashley Röttjers (<i>Rain in August</i>)
Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu
Arthur Grec
John Engel
Faissol Gnonlonfin
Linda Natacha Kwanya Siakam
Closing Film: House of the Wind + Short (Jali Film Weekender)"Closing Film: House of the Wind + Short (Jali Film Weekender)"

Showtimes

November 1, 8:30 pm

Filmhouse Cinema