The filmmaker masterfully weaves together colonial cruelty, Western callousness, the singular power of music, and women’s role in revolutions.
Halfway through the year, African filmmakers have given us plenty of memorable, and award-winning films.
The Cameroonian filmmaker uses her documentary skills to create her first fictional feature, Mambar Pierrette, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week.
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.
On Wednesday, streaming powerhouse Netflix announced that it is expanding the scope of its operations in Africa.
The festival, which is run by the American Film Institute, has a crop of outstanding, must-see African films on offer this year.
Hollywood star Jada Pinkett Smith and British-Nigerian actor Adesuwa Oni join forces to bring Netflix's 'African Queens: Njinga' to life.
The Cameroon-born director's film, 'Our Father, The Devil,' which is up for a Film Independent Spirit Award, makes its African debut at FESPACO later this month.
The Jada Pinkett Smith produced series starts with legendary Angolan Queen Njinga.
From established names to ones we've yet to become acquainted with, directors from the continent and the diaspora have much to offer in the coming year.
From personal family documentaries to science fiction tales, this year gave us a rich offering of titles made by filmmakers from the continent and the diaspora.
The renowned Film Africa 2022 will kick off its UK-based event with the premiere of the award-winning film Our Father, The Devil.
Young new filmmakers are emerging and more African films are being welcomed by the biggest film festivals around the world. Here are the standout African movies of 2022 so far.
From lesbian love stories to documentaries about South African queer love, here is a list of LGBTQ+ films to watch for Pride month.
We sat through all of the African originals commissioned, produced or distributed by Netflix and bring you a list of the very best titles.
While this isn’t an exhaustive list of the films screening, here’s a lineup of interesting African titles showing at this year’s New York African Film Festival.
If there's a Mahamat-Saleh Haroun film shooting in Chad, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane will find a way to be in it. But the actress hopes to see more directors making movies in her home country.