Post Masonry – Style 2

The Beautiful Lie of “Making It”

The Beautiful Lie of “Making It”: Kenyan Youth, Hustle Culture, and the New Local Dream

For many, soft life is just another impossible aspiration that quietly reinforces the same capitalist…

Afrocritik’s Top 100 African Songs of 2025

Afrocritik’s Top 100 African Songs of 2025

The year bore witness to historic triumphs that reaffirmed Africa’s place at the apex of…

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…

Deola Art Alade

Deola Art Alade’s Women Driving Culture Luncheon Brings Together Nigeria’s Female Creative Powerhouses

Held at Mr Panther, Victoria Island, the luncheon was designed as a strategic convening, focused…

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…

Meja Mwangi

The Life and Works of Meja Mwangi, Kenya’s Great Chronicler

The late Meja Mwangi’s work insisted that literature espouses life. It cannot hold every detail,…

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…

Red Sea Souk

African Projects Dominate at 2025 Red Sea Souk Awards + Full List of Winners

As the Souk continues to expand its influence within the global film ecosystem, this year’s…

Ojirami

“Ojirami: The Weeping River” Review: Immigration, Myth, and Tragedy Swirl in a Play About the Potency of a Deity

The influence of holistic theatre on Christopher’s Ojirami: The Weeping River is a delight. Scenes…

Under the Rain

“Under the Rain” Review: Ayo Deforge Writes About Profound Loss, Duty, and Compromises

Under the Rain is a sharp exploration of the Nigerian middle-aged male psyche, dissecting the…