Film and TV

animation
Animating Africa: Inside the Rise and Realities of African Animation

Experiences vary across the continent, but the perspectives of these animators and filmmakers provide valuable…

Dark Skin Bruises Differently
BFI London Film Festival 2025: Susan Wokoma Interrogates British Educational System In Incisive Directorial Debut, “Dark Skin Bruises Differently”

Dark Skin Bruises Differently achieves a density of meaning that suggests the potential for expansion…

Nollywood
25 Nollywood Films That Explore Nationhood, Independence, and Self-Discovery

Nollywood, in telling these stories, reminds us that freedom is not an inheritance; it is…

My Father’s Shadow
“My Father’s Shadow” Review: Akinola Davies Jr.’s Intimate Tribute to Fatherhood, a Nation in Distress, and Its Biggest City

With My Father’s Shadow, the Davies brothers paint a moving, bittersweet picture of hope, longing,…

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…