Film and TV

community screenings
What Femi Adebayo’s Community Screenings Reveal About Nollywood’s Search for New Distribution Models

If there’s anything the post-Netflix/Prime Video “exit” has made clear, it is that Nollywood can…

Mister Johnson
​Condescending Benevolence: The Colonial Paradox of “Mister Johnson”

Mister Johnson stages colonial modernity as a cruel pedagogy—the policy of assimilation, one that teaches…

Afrocritik’s 10 Nollywood Projects on YouTube Worth Watching in 2025
Afrocritik’s 10 Nollywood Projects on YouTube Worth Watching in 2025

Afrocritik recognises 10 Nollywood projects on YouTube that were worth watching—and are still worth watching,…

Afrocritik’s 20 Remarkable African Short Films of 2025
Afrocritik’s 20 Remarkable African Short Films of 2025

African filmmakers have continued to take advantage of the short film form, and the most…

Muganga
“Muganga, Celui Qui Soigne” Review: Marie-Hélène Roux’s Film Explores the Radical Practice of Care

Muganga, Celui Qui Soigne advances a proposition that compassion practised daily, even without applause, remains…

Afrocritik’s 30 Remarkable African Feature Films of 2025
Afrocritik’s 30 Remarkable African Feature Films of 2025

This year, African filmmakers tested the boundaries of filmmaking, deepened the aesthetic and thematic language…

Mothers of Chibok
“Mothers of Chibok” Review: Joel ‘Kachi Benson Explores The Long Wait After Chibok

Mothers of Chibok is a revelation that filmmakers at their best might not fix history,…

TSWA Film Festival 2025
TSWA Film Festival 2025: “Girl-Boy”, “Say Something”, “Ziwa”, “Entre Nós e o Silêncio”, “Bureau De Change”, and “Fading Candle” Reviews

Across Nigeria, Uganda, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Morocco, these films traced lives lived at the margins…

The Ants
ADIFF 2025: Yassine Fennane’s “The Ants” Undertakes a Study in Dignity and Survival Across Class

In The Ants, Yassine Fennane interweaves the stories of three vulnerable people across social classes…

Casablanca - Dakar
TSWA Film Festival 2025: Freedom of Movement and the Cost of Survival in “Casablanca – Dakar” and “Seed Is Life”

Casablanca – Dakar asks what happens when borders close suddenly; Seed is Life reminds us…