Documentary

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos
Documentary Spotlight: “Wizkid: Long Live Lagos”

In Wizkid: Long Live Lagos, a new HBO Original Documentary, Los Angeles-based director, Karam Gill,…

Milisuthando
“Milisuthando” Review: Bongela-Davis’ Film Places the Nation in the Mirror of a Single Life

Milisuthando is the poignant story of the lived experience of a black and African woman…

Memories of Love Returned
“Memories of Love Returned” Review: Ntare Mwine Explores Photography, Memory, and Mortality in Uganda

Memories of Love Returned is a fugue in which the town of Mbirizi, Uganda’s preserved…

Hidden Scars
Documentary Spotlight: “Hidden Scars”

Hidden Scars is a heartrending documentary on the culture of abuse and silence, and the…

Dodo Ikire
“Dodo Ikire” Review: Abdulafiz Opeyemi Shittu’s Ode to the Women Feeding a Nation

What Dodo Ikire ultimately captures, perhaps unintentionally at first, is how deeply entrenched women are…

The Annual Film Mischief
The Annual Film Mischief (TAFM) 2025: Documentary Reviews

Among the screened films were five documentaries—The Grief, Fofo Means Father, Beyond Olympic Glory, Critical…

Madu
Documentary Spotlight: “Madu”

Madu unfolds as an immensely emotional and inspiring story that can be considerably contemplative and…

Journey of the Beats
Documentary Spotlight: “Journey of the Beats”

What is Afrobeats? What is its history? How has it evolved? How is it currently…

The African Giant
Documentary Spotlight: “The African Giant”

The African Giant follows three players: Rasheedat Ajibade, Asisat Oshoala, and Michelle Alozie, documenting parts…

Matabeleland
“Matabeleland” Review: Nyasha Kadandara’s Documentary Contends With Zimbabwe’s Troubled Past

Through the history of southwestern Zimbabwe, and the lives it has fractured, Matabeleland becomes a…