Film and TV

Fractured
AFRIFF 2025: Atlanta Bridget Johnson Has More to Give Than Kayode Kasum’s “Fractured” Has to Offer

Most of Fractured is a tedious stretch of dreary events that are only mildly bearable…

Together Apart, Jumbi, I Can Smell a Rat
AIFF 2025: “Together Apart”, “Jimbi”, and “I Can Smell a Rat” Navigate the Edges of Humanity

Three films — from Nigeria, Uganda, and Egypt — stood out for their attempts to…

Radia
AIFF 2025: In “Radia”, Khaoula Assebab Benomar Crafts a Stark Portrait of Widowhood, Agency, and the Cost of Becoming

Radia is a film that dissects the ordinary to reveal the extraordinary pain and possibilities…

The Fisherman
AFRIFF 2025: Zoey Martinson’s “The Fisherman” Mines Humour in the Pursuit of Dreams and the Tensions That Accompany Change

Rarely do comedies vibrate with such social depth, emotional resonance, and originality. But with The…

Njem, The Boy Who Gave
AFRIFF 2025: “Njem” and “The Boy Who Gave” Find Drama in the Spectacle of Suffering

Take away the spectacle of suffering from Njem or The Boy Who Gave, and frankly,…

Double or Nothing
AIFF 2025: Rachida SaadiʼS “Double or Nothing” Is a Gamble on Love and Addiction That Plays It Too Safe

Double or Nothing feels tonally inconsistent, unsure whether to lean into satire, tragedy, or domestic…

Kalu Oji
AFRIFF 2025: In Conversation With Kalu Oji and Okey Bakassi, Writer-Director and Lead Actor of “Pasa Faho”

“When you or a group of people are dislocated from your homeland, there’s this inherent…

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin
AIFF 2025: “Adunni: Ogidan Binrin” Is a Story of Resistance Undone by Its Own Execution

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin is a reminder that even the most righteous revolutions can falter when…

To Adaego with Love
AFRIFF 2025: Nwamaka Chikezie’s “To Adaego with Love” Is a Post-War Romance of Half Measures

To Adaego with Love sets a love story against the pain and horror of the…

Lights Out
AIFF 2025: Enah Johnscott Illuminates the Fragility of Memory and the Fading Architecture of Care in “Lights Out”

Lights Out is not a perfect film; uneven, overly ambitious, and occasionally meandering, but it…