African Movies

  • 1970
    Little by Little

    Little by Little

    Little by Little

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    An African travels to Paris to learn about the construction of tall buildings, but is soon taken up with the oddities of French life.

    Little by Little
  • 2017
    In My Country

    In My Country

    In My Country

    82017HD

    A teacher turns to a dubious man to raise money for her daughter's life saving surgery, a crisis that is unexpectedly catapulted to a national stage

    In My Country
  • 2007
    Return to Gorée

    Return to Gorée

    Return to Gorée

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    Because jazz is the miraculous product of the horror of slavery, Youssou N'Dour returned to the slave route and the music they created, in search of...

    Return to Gorée
  • 1973
    A Story-A Story

    A Story-A Story

    A Story-A Story

    01973HD

    Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

    A Story-A Story
  • 2000
    Cry Freetown

    Cry Freetown

    Cry Freetown

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    An account of the victims of the Sierra Leone Civil War and depicts the most brutal period with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels capturing...

    Cry Freetown
  • 2022
    Cracked

    Cracked

    Cracked

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    An introspective look at a young black man, Sammy, and how being pushed away from his passion leads to his breakdown. Cracked explores passion,...

    Cracked
  • 2001
    Journey to Ouaga

    Journey to Ouaga

    Journey to Ouaga

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    Lionel, a young Frenchman, who has just arrived in Cotonou, Benin, loses his car, airplane ticket and passport and his hopes in riots in the city.

    Journey to Ouaga
  • 1984
    Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização

    Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização

    Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização

    01984HD

    The film deals with the judgment of the so-called "compromised", who integrated the colonial apparatus. At Josina Machel school, in an amphitheater...

    Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização
  • 1977
    Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil

    Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil

    Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil

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    A documentary based on the book Umbanda no Brasil by the scholar Mata e Silva, who is interviewed by the director. The book studies the Brazilian...

    Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil
  • 2017
    The Scientist of Sound

    The Scientist of Sound

    The Scientist of Sound

    02017HD

    Thursday 27th of October 2016 – Teatro Espace, Turin. Mulatu Astatke is a musician, composer, arranger and Ethiopia’s cultural...

    The Scientist of Sound
  • 2018
    Losing My Religion

    Losing My Religion

    Losing My Religion

    02018HD

    Júnior is forced into religious devotion with devastating consequences.

    Losing My Religion
  • 2019
    Silence

    Silence

    Silence

    02019HD

    Ire loses his innocence in the most brutal way.

    Silence
  • 2014
    Culture Shock

    Culture Shock

    Culture Shock

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    A 45 your old African living in Australia from Burundi does not have an easy life. He does not speak English well, he has issues even doing his...

    Culture Shock
  • 2021
    Bomba Ancestral

    Bomba Ancestral

    Bomba Ancestral

    02021HD

    A short film about the first Bomba Ancestral returning to the ocean at sunset. Organized by Sheila Osorio and Samuel Lind in Loíza, Puerto...

    Bomba Ancestral
  • 2021
    GOLDS

    GOLDS

    GOLDS

    02021HD

    "Golds" follows Mercy, a young boy who lives in a poor neighborhood with his ill mom who can not afford the medical attention she needs. Mercy comes...

    GOLDS
  • 2010
    The Nine Muses

    The Nine Muses

    The Nine Muses

    5.62010HD

    Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the...

    The Nine Muses
  • 2023
    Villa Madjo

    Villa Madjo

    Villa Madjo

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    Villa Madjo
  • 1968
    Rivers of Fire and Ice

    Rivers of Fire and Ice

    Rivers of Fire and Ice

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    A Wildlife Safari through Africa.

    Rivers of Fire and Ice
  • 1973
    Medea

    Medea

    Medea

    01973HD

    Ben Caldwell’s Medea, a collage piece made on an animation stand and edited entirely in the camera, combines live action and rapidly edited...

    Medea
  • 2007
    52 Blocks: Show and Prove

    52 Blocks: Show and Prove

    52 Blocks: Show and Prove

    02007HD

    As beautiful and sleek as it is deadly, 52 Blocks merits special conservation efforts as the United States' only existing native martial culture, as...

    52 Blocks: Show and Prove