Mahamat-Saleh Haroun discusses his latest film A Season in France, which follows a refugee and his family as they hope to be granted the permission to stay in …
African Cinema
Rafiki interview: ‘Falling in love is when you giggle and blush the most’
Director Wanuri Kahiu discusses her controversial debut feature, Rafiki, a lesbian film which has faced bans in Kahiu's native Kenya. …
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Review: Supa Modo is the superhero we need
Premiering in the Generation section at the Berlinale, the Kenyan film Supa Modo from Likarion Wainaina was one of the very best at the festival, and deserves …
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Director Rungano Nyoni on her Zambia-set debut I Am Not a Witch
Zambia-born, Cardiff-raised director Rungano Nyoni discusses her first feature I Am Not a Witch — which tackles patriarchal constraints on women in Zambia …
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The Wound explores masculinity and colonialism
John Trengove’s debut feature explores how colonization subtly re-defined an ancient Xhosa rite of passage into manhood. …
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Remarkable Lamb marks Ethiopia’s Cannes debut
Yared Zeleke's first film, Lamb, about a young boy forced to leave his hometown with only his pet lamb for comfort, was the first Ethiopian film to screen in …
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