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South African auteur Oliver Hermanus on his 1981-set film, Moffie, about how the army indoctrinated conscripted boys with white supremacy and homophobia. Moffie …
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Jasmila Žbanic's Quo Vadis, Aida is one of the best films of the year. On this episode, we discuss it in context of Atiq Rahimi's Our Lady of the Nile, another …
[Read more...] about Ep. 82: Quo Vadis, Aida and Our Lady of the Nile: Genocide on film
On this episode we look at two of Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako's films, the newly restored Bamako, and one of our favourite films of the 2010s, …
[Read more...] about Ep. 76: Abderrahmane Sissako’s Bamako and Timbuktu
Ekwa Msangi discusses her debut feature, Farewell Amor, a triptych about an family of Angolan immigrants who reunite in New York City.In Ekwa Msangi’s debut …
[Read more...] about In Farewell Amor, Ekwa Msangi uses Angolan dance to explore family bonds
Atiq Rahimi discusses Our Lady of the Nile, a poetic retelling of the brewing prejudice in Rwanda that led to genocide. Read our review of the film here. Listen …
[Read more...] about Atiq Rahimi on uncovering the seeds of war in Our Lady of the Nile
An innocent utopia foreshadows horrific violence in Atiq Rahimi’s Our Lady of the Nile, one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Read our interview with …
