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Out of Sight - Out of Mind
“Out of Sight – Out of Mind: Volume 1” Review: Ycee Expresses Stylistic Yin & Yang on New Album

Out of Sight – Out of Mind: Volume 1 is an impressively realised project that…

Academy
Nine African Film Talents Invited to Join the Academy’s Class of 2026

The African invitees come from Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria, representing a range of filmmaking…

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
In Conversation with Saïd Hamich Benlarbi on His Cannes-Selected Docu-Drama, “In Search of the Grey Bird with Green Stripes”

“We never film reality as it is with ourselves in the equation. We’re not a…

C.J. Obasi
C.J. Obasi to Direct Julius Achon Biopic “The Boy Who Runs”

With The Boy Who Runs, Obasi now turns his attention to one of East Africa’s…

Mohammed Taher
Tribeca Film Festival 2026: Mohamed Taher Talks Fatherhood, Vulnerability, and the Conversations We Avoid in “32B”

“There’s this kind of awkwardness behind the very sensitive topics that we can’t share with…

African films
10 African Films About Brotherhood and Male Friendship

These ten African films remind us that friendship is not merely a social luxury. It…

Is the African Literary Critic and the Institution of Criticism Under Attack?

Today, the critic and the institution of criticism have come under intense attack from a…

democracy
Can Democracy Work With a Hungry Voter?

The voters who sell their votes are selling them in a market the political class…

artiste
Why African Artistes Need to Think About Their Name, Image, and Likeness as Legal Assets

An artiste’s most valuable asset is not always the music itself. Sometimes, it is the…

Jail Time Records
Tribeca Film Festival 2026: “Jail Time Records” Turns a Cameroonian Prison Into the Most Unlikely Stage in the World

Jail Time Records is visually stunning, musically extraordinary, and emotionally honest in ways that feel…