Focus: Africa

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A collection of films made in Africa. Some are exciting action films, the others deal with topics such as politics, conflicts and religions. Explore the collection and expand your knowledge on Africa!

Films in this category

Film Still "The African Cypher"

The African Cypher

Bryan Little 2012 99 Min
“When we dance we find purpose with our bodies.” (Tom …
Film Still "Welcome to Sodom"

Welcome to Sodom

Florian Weigensamer, Christian Krönes 2018 90 Min
Agbogloshi, Accra is the largest electronic waste dump in the …
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Rise of the Phoenix

Ngumi Wang'ombe 2023 106 Min
Ajabu Olailepo, a spirited city girl who gets separated from …
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Ayaanle

Ahmed Farah 2022 95 Min
Ayaanle is the story of a 21 year old Somali …
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Taliya

Arnold Mwanjila 2021 118 Min
In an idyllic fishing village off the coast of Kenya, …
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Stop Filming Us, But Listen

Bernadette Vivuya, Kagoma Twahirwa 2022 71 Min
In Goma (DRC), Congolese filmmaker and journalist Bernadette Vivuya seeks …
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The Pretty Ones Are The Loneliest

Imoh Umoren 2022 73 Min
Emem is a 37-year old woman in a rocky marriage …
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Hidden Dreams

Ngang Romanus 2021 96 Min
When they meet a talented girl with no schooling, a …
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Stop Filming Us

Joris Postema 2020 99 Min
Based on the struggle of young people in Goma (Northeastern …
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Man of Africa

Cyril Frankel 1953 71 Min
Records the migration of a Uganda tribe to a foreign …
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The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

Lisa F. Jackson 2007 76 Min
Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of …
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Kiruna-Kigali

Goran Kapetanovic 2012 15 Min
In the midst of frost and snow, a woman is …
Film Still "Le Ciel, la Terre et L'Homme"

Le Ciel, la Terre et L'Homme

Caroline Reucker 2018 70 Min
„LE CIEL, LA TERRE ET L’HOMME“ tries to get hold …
Film Still "The Sound of Masks"

The Sound of Masks

Sara CF De Gouveia 2018 70 Min
Atanásio Nyusi, a compelling storyteller and legendary Mapiko dancer, takes …
Film Still "The Coffin Salesman"

The Coffin Salesman

Imoh Umoren 2019 72 Min
The Coffin Salesman is a black comedy/satire that holds up …
Film Still "Saint Music"

Saint Music

Dagmawi Zemed 2018 40 Min
Saint Music is a documentary exploring Ethiopian music, its brief …
Film Still "The Wound"

The Wound

John Trengove 2016 88 Min
Xolani, a lonely factory worker, joins the men of his …
Film Still "Rafiki"

Rafiki

Wanuri Kahiu 2018 83 Min
“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and …
Film Still "Moffie"

Moffie

Oliver Hermanus 2019 103 Min
The year is 1981 and South Africa’s white minority government …
Film Still "Kinshasa Symphony"

Kinshasa Symphony

Claus Wischmann, Martin Baer 2010 95 Min
Two hundred orchestral musicians are playing Beethoven’s Ninth – “Freude …
Film Still "Canary"

Canary

Christiaan Olwagen 2018 123 Min
Set in South Africa in 1985 against a backdrop of …
Film Still "Liyana"

Liyana

Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp 2017 77 Min
A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue …
Film Still "Lobi Kuna"

Lobi Kuna

Matthias De Groof 2018 45 Min
Photographer Mekhar Kiyoso is in the Africa Museum for a …
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Fonko

Lamin Daniel Jadama, Lars Lovén, Göran Olsson 2014 86 Min
The great music revolutions of our times have come from …
Film Still "Contradict - Ideas for a New World"

Contradict - Ideas for a New World

Peter Guyer, Thomas Burkhalter 2019 89 Min
Two friends collect money for impoverished Americans in the streets …
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