Tolerance between the three main religions of Mali, Islam, Christianity and Animism, has always been a proud feature of Malian culture, in a country which focuses on fostering social harmony. Sanko-God’s Dream explores this tolerance in the context of a succession struggle for a new imam of Sanko after the death of its loved and […]
This is a dramatised version of the work/life of Ibrahim Traore, the president of Burkina Faso, in protest against the realities of West African politics today. Ibrahim Traore’s vision to free Africa is shaking the ruling class of Africa and mobilising the African youth to free themselves of the post-colonial economic yoke of Europe. Ibrahim […]
This film documents the trials of a group of adolescent girls in a small Coptic town in upper Egypt who form a street theatre group to challenge gender roles and express their frustrations and dreams. Their passion is disrupted by the hard reality of what is in front of them: the pressure to submit to […]
In this extraordinary modern rendering of Macbeth, director Dani Kouyate has combined both traditional and modern West African flavours to create the atmospheric tragedy that Shakespeare’s Macbeth requires. Dani himself is a filmmaker, musician and storyteller from a lineage of Griots, traditional West African storytellers and keepers of history, as well as being a professor […]
Here is a heartwarming, wise, and quirky comedy from Ghana, a tale of family, spirit and resilience. When fisherman Atta Oko is forced suddenly into retirement, he teams up with a talking fish to try and continue with his livelihood and save his pride. The result is a journey of infectious joy and laughter, as […]
Megnot means ‘two hearts’ in Amharic, and this delightful Rom-com which premiered in New York this year gives us a passionate, spirited young student who must negotiate in her own heart between the two men she loves, as they are put through an Ethiopian-style lovers’ test which takes us from Addis Ababa to the beautiful […]
“This is bigger than yourselves” Germaine tells her students in this documentary on the life and work of ‘the mother of contemporary African dance’, Germaine Acogny. She could well be describing her own work. In 2021 she received the Golden Lion for Dance at the Venice Dance Festival. At 80 years old she still plays […]
Two very different police officers must go on a mission to try to dismantle a mafia organization. They meet Sira and FC, two independent female journalists who denounce the corruption put in place by this organization. This quartet, despite differences and tensions in the way they each carry out their profession, will attack these criminals […]
This film is inspired by Congolese boxing legend Balezi “Kibomango” Bagunda’s all female boxing-team that he created as an antidote to the sexual violence and endemic poverty that too-many women in his country endure. A young Congolese woman forced to work in an illegal mineral mine escapes her captors and finds a new life for […]
Can a country be truly independent if its currency is still controlled by its former colonial oppressors? The director traces the history of a currency whose roots lie in compensation for slave owners. Originally used by countries in Central and West Africa, the currency was pegged to the French franc. While France publicly touted the […]
See Me is a film honouring real life stories. It is a collaborative effort from 5 friends, based on research from real life stories about the hardship HIV Positive young people went through during COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe. Using the 6 pillars of creativity: Film, Poetry, Music, Photography, Visuals and Dance, the film takes us […]
Screening/Awards: Joburg International Film Festival 2022 Loboloa is an autobiographical documentary from SAFTA-winning filmmaker Sihle Hlophe. March 2014, Sihle has just gotten engaged. A few days later, her father has passed away. Sihle is in a serious fix – who will receive the Lobola now that her father is no more? Sihle respects Lobola but she […]
