Film and TV

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…

Nana Adwoa Frimpong
ADIFF 2025: In Conversation With Nana Adwoa Frimpong, Producer of “The Eyes of Ghana”

“We see ourselves as participants in a rich and evolving history set on continuing to…

S16 Film Festival
S16 Film Festival 2025: “About Sarah”, “My Jebba Story”, “Obi Is a Boy”, “Back to the Theatre Vox”, “Òdè!” + Other Short Film Reviews

Traces of the Sun; About Sarah; Keys; My Jebba Story; Obi Is a Boy; Second…

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…