Movies: Africa

A true film account of a three-month safari in the big game hunting areas of the Dark Continent, undoctored with any faked plot or contrivance....

This 1944 black and white silent film provides brief glimpses of the lifestyle among Kenya's white/European settlers during the Second World War....

It is not easy to be an albino in Tanzania. White skin is distinguishable and it burns quickly under the African sun. However, the constant fear is by far the worst part. According to local superstition, albino body parts bring wealth and luck; hence...

The James Brown Story...

Joseph, a dreamer addicted to gambling, believes it's his path to riches. His obsession strains his marriage to Akunna and puts their daughter's education at risk. As Joseph spirals deeper, enabled by his friend Emeka and exploited by fake spiritual ...

Three women from Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Benin reunite seventeen years after surviving sex trafficking to dismantle the powerful men behind their pain. From the streets of Lagos to the shadows of Abidjan and Cotonou, they execute a cold, calculate...

The story of Nashulai Maasai Conservancy in Maasai Mara, Kenya and their quest to open the longest wildlife migration corridor in East Africa while protecting Maasai culture....

The story of a pioneer, Germaine Le Goff (1891-1986). After World War I, the Breton teacher left Douarnenez for adventure, with a journey that led her to Senegal. In 1938, she founded and directed a teacher training college in Rufisque, near Dakar, t...

A study of the behavior of monkeys in the African jungle....

Karen is a Muslim independent young woman who advocates for Sharia in the Island of Mozambique but is filled with doubts and contradictions about her identity and the multicultural community in which she lives in a place of historical confluence of c...

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The search to prove that surfing is an African sport by traveling to the remote island nation of Sao Tome....

Dazzled by the surrealist movement, Francis Falceto decided at the age of 17 to live an extraordinary life. In the 1980s, co-created l'Oreille est Hardie and Le Confort Moderne in Poitiers, leaving his mark on French underground culture. A record he ...

The film follows the rugby season of Uitenhage prop forward Zama Takayi - who plays for Progress Rugby club, the club that amalgamated the black clubs of the Uitenhage area in the early 90’s....

This video research is based on a trip to Morocco in July 2005, during which the director documented irregular migration transiting through Morocco, as well as their control. This geographical project focuses on the main migratory axes: Oujda, entry ...

A film about Mali's ancient culture, and this culture's position in the country today. Filmed with a Malian crew, cut to the beat of Malian music, the film offers an alluring mosaic of perspectives....

A poetic exploration of mental health issues among creatives in communities on the African continent and in the diaspora, exploring myths, stigma and solutions through the personal stories of the characters....

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Report on an expedition through South and Southeast Africa....