Amchilini, Choose Me
A film by Allamine Kader Kora
Scenes from Amchilini, Choose Me
From village gatherings to private conversations, these images reveal the community, traditions and voices at the centre of the film.
About Amchilini, Choose Me
When tradition asks for a choice, who truly gets to choose?
Chadian filmmaker Allamine Kader Kora visits his mother’s village, where local leaders revive Amchilini, a long-dormant ceremony requiring unmarried women to publicly choose a husband. What begins as a response to hardship becomes a wider debate about tradition, authority and personal freedom.
As Kora moves from public gatherings into more private conversations with young women, the film reveals the distance between inherited expectations and a generation increasingly determined to make its own choices.
A cultural evening at La Cité.
Join us at La Cité des Rocheuses. Café-Théâtre is available before the screening for dinner and drinks, followed by theatre entry at 6:30 PM and the film at 7:00 PM.
Dinner and drinks before the screening.
Make your way into the theatre and take your seat.
The feature documentary begins.
Go deeper into the film.
Discover the people behind Amchilini, Choose Me and explore selected festival appearances and recognition.
What does it mean to choose when tradition sets the terms?
Through public debate and private conversations, the film follows a community negotiating tradition, generational change and women’s autonomy.
