African FILM FESTIVAL New Zealand

WELLINGTON 27 OCTOBER 2022 TO 30 OCTOBER 2022 | AUCKLAND 24 NOVEMBER 2022 TO 4 DECEMBER 2022

Tug of War

Tanzania’s official submission to the 95th Academy Awards; Premiered at Toronto IFF; New Directors’ Competition – Special Jury Prize, Seattle IFF; Nominee for New Voices/New Visions; Palm Springs IFF; Durban IFF An aesthetically gorgeous film, set and shot on the island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania, Tug of War is based on the […]

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Musa

Musa is the story of an uncompromising strong princess in a village in the North West of Cameroon who places her love interest over tradition. The man in question is a nomad of Fulani origin. To her royal family, this is not just a matter of priority but a disrespect of long-standing traditions, and must […]

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Parkour(s) Aka RESET

In a small city in North Africa, three women are heading to a marriage hall, Sonia to sing, Salima to work in the kitchen and Kamila to get married to a local rich businessman. When Youcef, a Parkour sportsman and desperate high school sweetheart of Kamila, takes a day off work to attend the wedding, […]

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The White Line

What’s love got to do with the colour of your skin and the prevailing political situation? This is a story of hope borne from a love which blossoms during a turbulent time in the history of Namibia, where, against all odds, a white police officer falls in love with his black maid. Their love grows […]

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Ben And Ara

Ben, a passionately agnostic PhD student, falls behind in his dissertation and is surprised to find a muse in Ara, a devout Muslim. Ben and Ara soon fall in love but grapple with differences in their core beliefs and lifestyle choices. They discover that when two cultures touch each other, the consequences can be magical […]

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