Interviews

Obase-Sam Ikoi
In Conversation: Obase-Sam Ikoi Reflects on Writing “The Comedian’s Diary” and the Necessity of Hope

“Violence and abuse are usually not dramatic and easily recognisable as we would like it…

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
In Conversation with Saïd Hamich Benlarbi on His Cannes-Selected Docu-Drama, “In Search of the Grey Bird with Green Stripes”

“We never film reality as it is with ourselves in the equation. We’re not a…

Mohammed Taher
Tribeca Film Festival 2026: Mohamed Taher Talks Fatherhood, Vulnerability, and the Conversations We Avoid in “32B”

“There’s this kind of awkwardness behind the very sensitive topics that we can’t share with…

Tiwa Medubi
Livespot360 MD, Tiwa Medubi Talks “Real Housewives of Lagos”, “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija” and the Business of Reality TV

“If we create something that’s authentically African, then there’s a bigger chance that someone will…

Mubanga Kalimamukwento
In Conversation: Mubanga Kalimamukwento Talks “The Shipikisha Club” and Reclaiming the Place of Zambian Languages

“If, for generations, entire languages were flogged out of people so that English could be…

Kagiso Samuel Leburu
Kagiso Samuel Leburu on Telling a Story of Silence, Power, and Female Oppression in “Balaclava”

“There are many violent killings in black communities in South Africa, with a significant number…

Pede Hollist
“Certainty Is the Prerogative of Those With the Power to Exclude and Reject”: Pede Hollist on Displacement, Diaspora, and the Stories We Carry

“I wanted a shorthand for expressing the fluidity and interparticipation of home and abroad in…

DJ Jimmy Jatt
Inside the Mind and Legacy of DJ Jimmy Jatt

“As long as there is life, there is hope. You keep aspiring to do more…

Jordy Sank
Joburg Film Festival 2026: Jordy Sank Reflects on Xenophobia, Social Justice, and Stylistic Choices In “Amazeze (Fleas)”

“The frightening thing is that it becomes very easy to crush a flea or to…

Sandulela Asanda
BFI Flare 2026: In Conversation With Sandulela Asanda, Director of “Black Burns Fast”

“I really wanted a view on queerness, especially in Africa, that is joyful and colourful,…