Film and TV

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…

Alahun: The Weaver
“Alahun: The Weaver” Review: Dare Olaitan’s Yoruba Epic Has the Right Philosophy and a Screenplay That Takes Too Long to Find It

There is a genuinely compelling film inside Alahun: The Weaver. It is about the violence…

Woman Land
HollyShorts Film Festival 2026: “Woman Land” and “The Unnamed” Reflect on Female Identity and Vulnerability

Woman Land and The Unnamed films focus on women as central figures in their own…

First Features Project
Twelve First Films Later: What Did the First Features Project Actually Produce?

The real measure of the First Features Project will not be twelve credits on twelve…