Head in the Clouds

In his film La tête dans les nuages Head in the Clouds JeanMarie Teno criticizes the ills of the modern world and the regression of African societies This short documentary shows the capital of the Cameroon Yaondé but might equally show other African cities heaps of rubbish lie at the edge of streets academics are out of work officials unpaid corruption is the norm and misery everywhere For JeanMarie Teno colonization civilization independence then humanitarian talk are merely excuses and theatrical gestures to ensure that Africa remains the place which foreign powers can exploit with a good conscience