Jean-Pierre Bekolo
October 10, 2024
SCRIPTO SENSA
The African Spiritual Void

The African Spiritual Void

In discovering Candomblé, the Afro-Brazilian religion born from slavery, I began to reflect on Africa's current spirituality. Afro-Brazilians teach us a crucial lesson: when Africans face dehumanizing and unbearable conditions, they must resist, and this resistance...

Brazil: From the Capoeirista to the Muntu

Brazil: From the Capoeirista to the Muntu

The Brazilian model of racial mixing has long been considered a utopia, a vision of what a non-racist humanity could be. Mixed race is indeed a reality in Brazil, a country where almost everyone is, in some way, a little black, a little white, a little indigenous......

SCRIPTO SENSA 2024 is an ambitious and passionate project that began in 2020, aimed at celebrating the art of adaptation and fostering creativity. It’s designed as a literary journey, focusing on the intersection of literature and cinema. The project consists of several key elements:

  1. The Club of Adaptations: A dedicated space for enthusiasts of literary adaptations, where they can engage with this unique form of storytelling.
  2. Writing Workshops: These workshops bring together adaptation specialists who share their knowledge and expertise with participants, guiding them through the process of turning literary works into screenplays.
  3. Writing Residencies in the Forest: These residencies offer an inspiring environment for creators to explore new ideas and develop original projects, away from distractions, allowing for deep creative immersion.
  4. The Cine-Club of Adaptations: A film club that invites movie lovers to delve into the dynamic relationship between literature and cinema, exploring how books are transformed into films.

At the core of SCRIPTO SENSA 2024 is an in-depth focus on 50 Cameroonian literary works, with seven screenplays already completed. One of the standout achievements of the project is the feature film WALAANDE, an adaptation of Djali Amadou Amal’s novel, which won the prestigious Goncourt des Lycéens Prize in 2021.


The project warmly invites publishers, authors, and filmmakers to participate and further bridging the gap between the written word and the silver screen.

The African Spiritual Void

The African Spiritual Void

In discovering Candomblé, the Afro-Brazilian religion born from slavery, I began to reflect on Africa's current spirituality. Afro-Brazilians teach us a crucial lesson: when Africans face dehumanizing and unbearable conditions, they must resist, and this resistance...

Brazil: From the Capoeirista to the Muntu

Brazil: From the Capoeirista to the Muntu

The Brazilian model of racial mixing has long been considered a utopia, a vision of what a non-racist humanity could be. Mixed race is indeed a reality in Brazil, a country where almost everyone is, in some way, a little black, a little white, a little indigenous......