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fromThe Local France
11 hours ago

Paris gets taste of Nigeria's Nollywood

Nollywood Week festival in Paris showcases African films, highlighting Nollywood's cultural impact and the industry's growth despite challenges in reaching wider audiences.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

"Yam Daabo" Reintroduces a Late, Great Filmmaker

Set mainly in rural Burkina Faso, the director's homeland, the movie was made in the amateur format of 16-mm film, with a low budget, a small crew, and a largely nonprofessional cast, including several of the filmmaker's family members, as befits its family-centered drama: a young woman named Bintou and a young man named Issa want to marry, but another man, Tiga, aggressively pursues Bintou and threatens Issa's life.
Independent films
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Berlinale: African films bring hopes of peace and tolerance

Gomis told DW the film includes a tribute to his late father. Part of the production was filmed in the village where his father was born, in the Cacheu region of Guinea-Bissau. "The grave you see in the film, the one the two characters speak to and touch that is my father's grave. The photograph of that man in the film that is my father," he said.
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fromArchDaily
8 months ago

From Ruin to Cultural Hub: The Transformation of Zanzibar's Majestic Cinema

Restoring the Majestic cinema in Stone Town preserves architectural heritage and community value amid widespread mid-century cinema decline and continent-wide theatre losses.
Social justice
fromIndieWire
8 months ago

The Hardest Thing for Us to Bear: How Two African Films from the '70s Examine Postcolonial Discontent

Independence movements in Africa were compromised by the selfishness of leaders prioritizing their comfort over constituents.
fromDocumentjournal
11 months ago

Play is protest in 'Le Grand Calao'

Le Grand Calao, directed by Zoé Cauwet, elegantly presents how a women's association's much-deserved leisure becomes a bold act of resistance against societal oppression.
Film
fromThe Miami Times
11 months ago

'Black Tea' gets its NYC premiere at the 2025 New York African Film Festival

The film starts with a vibrant scene depicting Aya's inner conflict at her wedding, showcasing the complexities of love and personal freedom in a distracting narrative.
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