Woubi Chéri (1998)

1998. 62 minutes. France / Ivory Coast. Documentary. $25-195

Producer/Directors: Philip Brooks and Laurent Bocahut

In French with English subtitles. Woubi Chéri is the first film to give African homosexuals a chance to describe their world in their own words. Often funny, sometimes ribald, but always real, this documentary introduces us to gender pioneers demanding their right to construct a distinct African homosexuality.