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African Cinema

Seventh Row Editors / May 8, 2025

Ep. 170 Why is it so hard to see African films?

On the podcast, Alex discusses why it’s so hard to see African films compared to films from other continents and what you can do if you’d like to seek out more African films.

Alex Heeney / January 31, 2025

Ep. 158 3 films to watch by Tunisian women directors

On the podcast, Alex recommends three Tunisian films by women directors from the last decade, including Where the Wind Comes From, which just had its world premiere at Sundance 2025.

Alex Heeney / February 19, 2024

Berlinale Review: Luck Razanajaona’s Disco Afrika

Luck Razanajaona’s transporting and touching feature debut, Disco Afrika, is part coming-of-age story, part political awakening, and a fantastic window into daily life in Madagascar.

Alex Heeney / May 24, 2022

Cannes: Erige Sehiri’s Under the Fig Trees is a thoughtful day Tunisian drama

Set over the course of one day, Erige Sehiri’s narrative feature debut Under the Fig Trees (Sous les figues) is a thoughtful ensemble film about the group of workers in a Tunisian fig orchard.

Seventh Row Editors / September 29, 2021

Ep. 111: TIFF 2021, part 2

On the second of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss Power of the Dog, Ali & Ava, and more from this year’s festival.

A still from The Gravedigger's Wife behind a headshot of director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed. The text on the image reads, 'TIFF interview'.

Orla Smith / September 18, 2021

‘We are a nation of stories and poems’: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed on The Gravedigger’s Wife

Writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed discusses making his feature debut, The Gravedigger’s Wife, a love story set in Djibouti City.

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