Film and TV

Colour Me True
“Colour Me True” Review: Toluwani Obayan Osibe’s Debut Reaches for Truth but Settles for Surface

What ultimately holds Colour Me True back is not a lack of ideas, but a…

Nome
ADIFF 2025: Sana Na N’Hada Examines the Cost of Freedom and the Weight of Memory in “Nome”

Nome is not just a historical film; it is a reckoning: one that insists African…

The Heart is a Muscle
“The Heart is a Muscle” Review: Imran Hamdulay’s Debut Feature Traces the Wounds We Inherit and the Ones We Try to Heal

The Heart is a Muscle is a film made with care—perhaps too much care in…

Cotton Queen
S16 Film Festival 2025: Suzannah Mirghani Insists on Female Joy and Agency in Powerful Sudanese-Set Feature Debut, “Cotton Queen”

Cotton Queen insists on female joy, centring the complexities of female relationships across generations, celebrating…

The Banjo Boys
ADIFF 2025: Johan Nayar’s “The Banjo Boys” is a Soul-Stirring Portrait of Music, Faith, and Survival

The Banjo Boys is unforgettable; a film that deserves not only acclaim but a place…

When Nigeria Happens
“When Nigeria Happens” Review: Young Nigerians Dance Through Dysfunction in Ema Edosio’s Theatrical Contemporary Dance Drama

When Nigeria Happens shines a spotlight on the sacrifices that young Nigerians have to make…

Jason Jacobs
ADIFF 2025: In Conversation with the Filmmakers of South African Coming-of-Age Drama, “Carissa”

“With Carissa’s foundation, we aim to continue to make films with themes of  freedom, indigenous…

Rise
ENIFF 2025: Jessica J. Rowlands Puts Zimbabwean Cinema on the Map with “Rise”

At a time when Zimbabwean cinema is hungry for global visibility, Rise does more than…

ENIFF short films
ENIFF 2025: “V’s Secret”, “The Noise Around Her Black”, “Falling Out”, “Ụmụnne”, and “She’s Got Courage to Love” Reviews

What united these films, across countries and sensibilities, was their insistence that the intimate is…