Africa Movies

Djibril Diop Mambéty followed and filmed the shooting of Yaaba, Idrissa Ouédraogo's second feature film. A documentary full of humorous...

Documentary on Mozambican music, and the role it played in the country's rediscovering its national identity after centuries of colonial rule.

In a world where women manifest the traits of their totems, Timba, an insecure, ungifted woman escapes from her husband, Chief Moto, after he...

Two men of different backgrounds lose their respective jobs, setting off a series of events that brings them together in tragic circumstances.

A powerful portrait of Africa's most widely acclaimed contemporary artist El Anatsui. It gives an insider's view of the artist's practice, the...

After a young boy dies of meningitis, Napoko Diarrha (Yaméogo) is accused of eating his soul because of a local sexist tradition. While this...

The boisterous and cheerful lives of the residents of Cameroon are barely dented by incursions of supernatural power in this humor-filled rendition...

This is the story about a rediscovered two-faced diamond mask. Stolen from Africa some 300 years ago, the mask surfaces in the hands of Texas...

Documentary looking at the new independent African states.

Children and teenagers throw sticks, berries, and leaves at each other from perches in a large baobab tree.

Documentary series in two parts: 1. A people without a voice (80'), 2. A land in mourning (78'). Part 1: A people without a voice: October 88, the...

A fantasy film, which mixes fact and fiction, based on director Michael Kohler's time living among the Samburu people of Kenya.

Lesego's Story is a short film about the struggles of a young girl in Gaborone, Botswana.

Directed by François Woukoache.

Mariama is the best student in her village and has a bright future. Her parents dream of sending her to America. But a predatory teacher and the...

Short documentary about the Sahara-dwelling Toubou, a tribe in which the women are treated as equals by the men.

A small island, a great history. Long before giving its name to the country, the Mozambique island had a fundamental role in the Indian Ocean during...