Jerry Chiemeke

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……

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…

Zamo Mkhwanazi
TIFF 2025: In Conversation With Zamo Mkhwanazi, Director Of “Laundry”

“The notion of resistance always having to be loud, glorious, and heroic comes from the…

Nomad Shadow
TIFF 2025: Eimi Imanishi’s “Nomad Shadow” Deftly Navigates the Intricacies of Exile

Nomad Shadow excavates the personal costs of political displacement with an intimacy that cuts through…

Diya
TIFF 2025: Achille Ronaimou’s “Diya” Confronts The Brutal Arithmetic Of Justice And Retribution

Diya is a morally complex drama that interrogates the collision between ancient customs and modern…

Maia Lekow
Maia Lekow And Christopher King Want To Make Films About Kenyan Women With A Strong Sense Of Agency

“These films and the ideas for them are deeply intertwined with our personal lives. When…

Amel Guellaty
“Making a Film Anywhere in Africa Is a Struggle”: In Conversation With Tunisian Filmmaker, Amel Guellaty, Director of “Where the Wind Comes From”

“Tunisia occupies both a central and marginal place in contemporary conversations about African politics and…

Onipanu
Looking For Cloudberries In Onipanu, Or When You Fall Out Of Love

What if I told you that on the night the police threw me into that…

Girls Will Be Girls - 2024 - Afrocritik
Sundance 2024: Shuchi Talati’s “Girls Will Be Girls” Is a Scintillating Coming-of-Age Debut

For Girls Will Be Girls, her first feature film, Shuchi Talati brilliantly explores the intricacies…