Suky — A Cinematographer Directs His First Film. The Eye Shows. So Does the Debut.
Ola Cardoso has been one of the most accomplished cinematographers in Nigerian film for years — his work on Breath of Life established him as among the best…
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What the 33rd NYAFF Lineup Tells You About Where African Cinema Stands Right Now
More than 100 films. Over 30 countries. Running May 1 through May 30 across Film at Lincoln Center,…
Five African Short Films. Three Territories. All Premieres. ABFF Turns 30 and the Continent Shows Up.
The American Black Film Festival turns thirty in May 2026. Its African Stories section — five short films…
Cannes Opens Thursday. For African Cinema, This Is the Week That Will Define the Rest of the Year.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival opens May 12. Three African films in Un Certain Regard. Clarissa in the…
Before the AMVCA Crowns Anyone on Saturday, Here Is the Conversation the Industry Needs to Have
The 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards takes place in Lagos on May 9. Gingerrr…
The Esiri Brothers Shot Clarissa on 35mm in Lagos. NEON Bought It Before Anyone Saw It..
Eyimofe went to Berlin in 2020 and is now in the Criterion Collection. Clarissa goes to the Cannes…
Kenya Has Had Films at Sundance for Two Consecutive Years. Nobody Is Building the Infrastructure to Keep It Happening.
Kikuyu Land — directed by Bea Wangondu and Emmy winner Andrew H. Brown — premiered in the World…
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl — Rungano Nyoni Is Making the Film Language African Women Needed
The film opens with a woman finding her uncle's corpse on a Zambian road at 2am. She is…
Katanga: The Dance of the Scorpions — Dani Kouyaté Gives Africa Its Own Macbeth
Shot in black and white. Spoken entirely in Mooré. Burkina Faso's first Étalon d'Or in twenty-eight years. Dani…
The Voice of Hind Rajab — Kaouther Ben Hania Makes the Unwatchable Necessary
The Venice jury took twenty-three minutes to say what a film score says in seconds: this is something…
Shaka iLembe Is Ending. Nobody Has Asked What Comes After It.
The third and final season of Shaka iLembe premieres in 2026. Africa's most awarded TV series, its most…
A 93-Year-Old Ghanaian Man Has Been Guarding Africa’s Most Important Film Archive. The Reels Are Deteriorating.
Rev. Dr. Chris Hesse is 93 years old. His eyesight is failing. For decades he has been the…