The Bronze Men of Cameroon

The Bronze Men of Cameroon is an intimate portrait of a community of bronze artisans in Foumban, the ‘City of Arts’. Bronze casting is a valued cultural heritage of the Bamoun People in the Western Region of Cameroon. The film is about the changing landscape of Bamoun bronze casting; the craftsmen are facing increasing competition from Chinese businesses who buy up large quantities of the raw materials for export. The foundries are closing down, some bronze artists are turning to farming and other trades. Is this the last generation of bronze craftsmen in the Bamoun Kingdom?

Date 2020

Length 55 minutes

Director Florence Ayisi

Festival Screening Highlights

Twin City Black Film Festival (TCBFF), USA – 2020
Mosaic Film Festival of Arts and Culture, Canada – 2020
Kwanzaa Film Festival, USA – 2020 – IMANI ‘Feature Film’ Award
Watch-Africa Cymru, UK – 2021
West African Film Festival, USA – 2021 – Winner, Grand Prize
Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), USA – 2021
Festival International du Cinéma Indépendant de Bafoussam, Cameroon – 2021
RapidLion - The South African International Film Festival, South Africa – 2021
Master of Art Film Festival, Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, Bulgaria – 2021
Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF), Cameroon – 2021
Boden International Film Festival, Sweden – 2021
International Black and Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF), Canada – 2021 – Winner, Best International Documentary
The African Film Festival (TAFF), USA – 2021
Fine Arts Film Festival, USA – 2021
Charlotte Black Film Festival (CBFF), USA – 2021
Madrid International Film Festival, Spain – 2021 – Nominated for Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Luleå International Film Festival, Sweden - 2021
Ananse Cinema International Film Festival, Ghana – 2021

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