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African filmmaker Fanon faces her fears of being unheard in a whitewashed, male-dominated industry.
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Caméra d’Afrique
CAMERA D’AFRIQUE showcases the innovation and tenacity of African filmmakers who have fought to tell their stories on screen.
Supa Modo
Likarion Wainaina’s SUPA MODO serves up an inspiring tale, writes Murray Ferguson.
Ouaga Girls
A group of young women training to be car mechanics are at the centre of Theresa Traore Dahlberg’s OUAGA GIRLS, a documentary that uses unique narrative methods to create its coming-of-age tale. Dahlberg’s debut feature is set in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. We see the young women go to school in a country … Continue reading Ouaga Girls
Wulu
Coulibaly has brilliantly woven together a fast-paced, tense thriller with a heart…
Kati Kati
An extraordinary work of film art, using classic techniques to tell a beautiful and thought-provoking story, says Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.
Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)
Mike Boyd is at the Durban International Film Festival, the largest and longest-running film festival in Africa.
Nakom
NAKOM follows a Ghanaian medical student who is forced from his studies when he hears that his father has died.
Eimi Imanishi Interview
Day Moibi talks with filmmaker Eimi Imanishi about her directorial debut, BATTALION TO MY BEAT, which won the award for Best Short Film at the Cambridge African Film Festival 2016.
Interview with Sara Blecher
Toby Miller speaks to the director of AYANDA about the production of her hotly anticipated film, and the glass ceiling faced by female filmmakers in South Africa.