After Ward’s Henna Party and I Promise You Paradise, the director closes his trilogy of inspecting Egyptian society through the eyes of Sudanese migrants.
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The award-winning Goodbye Julia, a restored version of the classic Mapantsula, and many more African gems will play at this year’s African Diaspora Film Festival in New York.
The director’s debut film was the first from Sudan to play at the Cannes Film Festival this past May, where it won the inaugural Freedom Prize.
The Cameroonian filmmaker uses her documentary skills to create her first fictional feature, Mambar Pierrette, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week.
The French Senegalese filmmaker is the only director at this year’s Cannes Film Festival to be competing for the fest’s main prize with her debut film. We take a closer look at the film and the story she’s telling.
He’s a force in the music world, and with the premiere of his narrative feature at the world’s most popular film festival, Baloji hopes he’ll be seen as a filmmaker to be reckoned with, too.
Back for its 76th edition, the grande dame of film festivals features a healthy crop of African films on offer, both in and out of competition.
In this op-ed, OkayAfrica contributor Aude Konan reflects on the progression of diversity in French cinema a year after the Noire N'est Pas Mon Métier demonstration at Cannes Film Festival.
Mati Diop is the first black woman in the festival's 72-year history to be selected in the Competition program.
In 'Moments With: Wanuri Kahiu,' we sit down with the Kenyan director where she touches on the inspiration behind 'Rafiki,' the continued challenge to life the ban of her film in her home country and more.
