Film and TV

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“19” Review: Tola Odunsi’s Ambitious but Uneven Portrait of Cybercrime

19 is a film with something worthwhile to say, and enough good filmmaking to make…

The Man Died
“The Man Died” Review: A Welcome Cinematic Contextualisation of Wole Soyinka’s Prison Memoir

As an adaptation, The Man Died works because it appropriately combines references and contexts from…

Zjili
TIFF 2026: Christine Boateng and Hajara Musah Chambas Create An Unflinching Portrait of Exploitative Capitalism In Feature Debut, “Zjili”

Zjili explores sisterhood, exploitative capitalism, ambition, and girl‑child subjugation, moving fluidly between rural and urban…

A Mama Deola Wedding Story
“A Mama Deola Wedding Story” Review: Kava’s First Original Is a Feature-Length Skit That Doesn’t Know It’s a Skit

A Mama Deola Wedding Story pretends to be a film for two hours while remaining,…

Congo Boy
TIFF 2026: In “Congo Boy”, Rafiki Fariala Harnesses Music As A Conduit For Hope And Resistance

Congo Boy is grittier than it is polished, but its grit has lustre, and Dembeasset’s…

Kamel Laaridhi
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Kamel Laaridhi on “The H@llow Man” and the Dystopian Character of Our Times

“Right now, there is a big, big, big change in the world. I think it’s…

Ashgan El-Hamus
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Ashgan El-Hamus on Making the Case for Small, Collective Living in Debut Feature, “Al Baraneya”

“We’ve lost the capacity, I think, to just spend time together without doing anything, and…

Al Baraneya
Venice 2026: Ashgan El-Hamus’ “Al Baraneya” Captures the Tensions Between Simple Living and Urban Aspirations as a Young Woman Comes of Age

A film about the pleasures and pressures of simple, communal living, Al Baraneya is underlined…

Kaelo Iyizoba
TIFF 2026: In Conversation With Kaelo Iyizoba, Director Of “The Spectacular Death of Prisca”

“I hope that more film festivals start to see the fullness of the African experience.…

La Maison du Vent
Venice 2026: “La Maison du Vent (House of the Wind)” Studies the Tragic Cost of Migration and the Loneliness of Old Age

In La Maison du Vent, Cameroonian writer-director Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu captures both the tragic…