Film and TV

Films
Films and TV Shows to Watch Across Africa This Holiday

As we gear up for the holiday season, African screens are set to come alive…

Afrikki
ENIFF 2025: Gaëlle Le Roy Chronicles a Decade of Youth Resistance in “Afrikki”

Afrikki forces us to confront the uncomfortable truth that Africa’s protest movements often spring from…

Nnamdi Kanaga
In Conversation: Nnamdi Kanaga Explores Liaising With The Supernatural in “Water Girl”

“I know that Water Girl will find its audience and, at the right time, get…

Memory of Princess Mumbi
“Memory of Princess Mumbi” Review: Damien Hauser’s Bold Afrofuturistic Swing Into the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Memory of Princess Mumbi is a micro-budget sci-fi odyssey that dazzles with invention while simultaneously…

Water Girl
ENIFF 2025: Nnamdi Kanagaʼs “Water Girl” Reclaims Ogbanje Narratives With Intimacy and Precision

Water Girl succeeds because it understands the universal through the culturally specific. It is a…

Bad Influencer
“Bad Influencer” Review: Netflix’s South African Series Is a Stylish, Chaotic Tale of Clout and Consequences

Bad Influencer is about the fragile architecture of aspiration in a world where everyone is…

Dust to Dreams
“Dust to Dreams” Review: Idris Elba and Mo Abudu Collaborate on a Short Film That Squanders Its Fortunes

Dust to Dreams is nothing short of bewildering—full of promise that unfortunately gets lost in…

Milisuthando
“Milisuthando” Review: Bongela-Davis’ Film Places the Nation in the Mirror of a Single Life

Milisuthando is the poignant story of the lived experience of a black and African woman…

3 Cold Dishes
“3 Cold Dishes” Review: Asurf Oluseyi’s Cold Revenge Thriller Arrives Lukewarm

What ultimately undermines much of 3 Cold Dishes’ emotional promise is the patchwork of acting…

Fractured
AFRIFF 2025: Atlanta Bridget Johnson Has More to Give Than Kayode Kasum’s “Fractured” Has to Offer

Most of Fractured is a tedious stretch of dreary events that are only mildly bearable…