Screenings/Awards: FESPACO 2023, Sheffield DocFest 2023 The Director Allamine kadar Kora visits his mother’s village on the edge of the Chadian desert where there has been a drought. The male village elders and religious figures believe that the source of this calamity is caused by all the unmarried women in the village. The men convene […]
From multi-awarding-winning director Orire Nwani Moji comes the story of Moji, a mother who has lost her son Yemi in a tragic accident years ago. The story opens showing a mother still grieving the loss of her son but trying her best to continue with daily life. One night, her estranged sister Mosunmola, appears at […]
Media Critics: “Africa United reveals the other side of a continent”, The Guardian UK It’s not about you. It’s not about me. It is about us. We are a team. Africa United tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their ultimate dream – to take part in the opening […]
Awards/Screening: NYALI CINEMAX MOMBASA Oscars 2023, ANGA CINEMAS NAIROBI Oscars 2023 Corrupt leadership plunges a community into poverty. Against her grandmother’s advice, Mvera pursues her quest for a better life, echoing her mother’s journey to America. Mvera, yearning to escape and find her missing mother, seizes an opportunity offered by Thabiti’s company, only to discover […]
Awards/Screening: Premiered in Ghana May 2024 This is an important film that shows how many of the cultural heritages of Africa has been stolen and taken out of the Continent. It is an important story told using comedy. Touted as one of the most anticipated films to come out of a Ghana/Nigerian collaboration in terms […]
Awards/Screening: FESPACO 2023, Canada Vues d’Afrique Montréal 2024 This is a great educational documentary for bee lovers, children and almost everyone who is interested in protecting our environment and the biodiversity. Di Den means bee in Bambara. Di Den, a little bee–nature’s storyteller… In Mali, she’s a healer, messenger, warrior & more. While the Malian […]
A topical must watch, “Combing through Hairitage” is an insightful documentary that explores the profound relationship between African women and their hair. It engages with the complex interplay between the natural black hair movement and the prevalent trend of sourced hair. Tracing the historical trajectory of black hair, the documentary offers a glimpse into the […]
Awards/Screening: Indo French International Film Festival, Chicago International Indie Film Festival, Life Art Festival Los Angeles, Stockholm City Film Festival, Greece International Film Festival, Girona Sun Film Fest, Canada Vues d’Afrique Montréal, Built around the iconic Mauritian stamp, The Blue Penny is a thriller with complex characters. Dating from the 19th century, the ‘Blue Penny’ […]
Awards/Screening: Best Documentary, Zimbabwe International Film Festival 2022 Every year, over a hundred of the most talented law students from across the African continent gather in a different capital city to compete at the prestigious African Human Rights Moot Competition, the largest mock court competition in Africa. At the competition, these young aspiring lawyers act […]
Awards/Screening: Premiered at FESPACO2023 and NY African Film Festival Tooth for Tooth is a film about a civil servant (Augustine) who immigrates to Senegal from Burkina Faso to seek better opportunities in Senegal. Life turns upside down for Augustine after he loses his job as a civil servant because of budget cuts and severe austerity […]
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 […]
Premiered at NY Film Festival There aren’t enough words in such a short space to do justice to this extraordinary piece of work. Abderrhamane Sissako, who won an Academy award for his film “Timbuktu”, directs an opera for the first time in his career, and award-winning director Charles Castello makes a documentary about the rehearsals. […]
