Film and TV

Nollywood
30 Nollywood Films That Explore African Spirituality and Tradition

Across generations, these films have returned to the same core questions: Who are we? What…

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
In Conversation With Omotola Jalade Ekeinde On Her Directorial Debut, “Mother’s Love”

“People often think that independent or contemporary women cannot fulfil traditional roles in the African…

Nomad Shadow
TIFF 2025: In Conversation With the Cast and Crew of “Nomad Shadow”

“My aim with the film was to transport people to Western Sahara, to its people……

This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
“This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection” Review: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Crafts a Poetic Resistance

What makes This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection remarkable is not merely what…

The Waiter
“The Waiter” Review: Here Is More Proof That Ayo Makun Needs to Lay Akpos To Rest

The Waiter is just AY’s usual shtick, except it is less funny than ever. Akpos…

Achille Ronaimou
In Conversation: Achille Ronaimou on “Diya”, Confronting Tradition, Justice, and Forgiveness in Chad

“I am the one who takes the little stories from friends in the neighborhood and…

Zamo Mkhwanazi
TIFF 2025: In Conversation With Zamo Mkhwanazi, Director Of “Laundry”

“The notion of resistance always having to be loud, glorious, and heroic comes from the…

The Serpent’s Gift
“The Serpent’s Gift” Review: Kayode Kasum’s Film Is Undone by Shallow Cultural Detail

If The Serpent’s Gift had one lesson for Nollywood, it would be that cultural truth…

Nomad Shadow
TIFF 2025: Eimi Imanishi’s “Nomad Shadow” Deftly Navigates the Intricacies of Exile

Nomad Shadow excavates the personal costs of political displacement with an intimacy that cuts through…

Diya
TIFF 2025: Achille Ronaimou’s “Diya” Confronts The Brutal Arithmetic Of Justice And Retribution

Diya is a morally complex drama that interrogates the collision between ancient customs and modern…