Blanc et Noir aussi

White and Black is about the taboos and beliefs surrounding person with albinism in Africa. Semeni and Sheeda Bahati, two sisters with albinism whose father has been jailed for conspiring to murder their sister Eunice leave their village for a new life in a school for the blind where no one can see that they are albino. Manyasi, a young boy with albinism, also makes his way to the same school, after surviving the murder of his sister Mariam. His family misses him, but can only make the journey to the school once a year. All across the land children with albinism are being displaced to schools for the blind where they can be protected. Adults with albinism walk the streets of their native towns with the fear that they might be next. They question the motives of their friends and lovers. Vicky Ntetema a BBC journalist on a leave from absence becomes close to Semeni, Shida, Manyasi and their families. She joins the filmmakers in a deep exploration of what it is to be albino in Tanzania, what the roots of the problem are and what the solutions may be. Her dangerous investigation earned her the award for courage in journalism by the IWMF.