Jerry Chiemeke

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…

Kidnapping Inc - Afrocritik
Sundance 2024: Bruno Mourral’s Dark Comedy “Kidnapping Inc” Flatters to Deceive

In trying to do too much, Kidnapping Inc falls apart at the seams. The plot…