Cynthia Erivo stars in this carefully-observed film that centralizes a displaced and disaffected woman’s plight in a foreign land.
Author: Zélie Asava
OUR LADY OF THE CHINESE SHOP: National, Personal and Neocolonial Dreamscapes Collide in Poetic Angolan Tale
Open to interpretation, it is a film essay on power dynamics that demands intellectual attention while allowing its audience to dream.
CASABLANCA BEATS: Social Commentary and Magical Realism in Moroccan Hip Hop Musical
“Casablanca Beats” was Morocco’s submission to the 2022 Academy Awards for Best International Feature film. It opens now!
The Visceral Afterlives of Trauma in OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL
Our Father, the Devil premiered at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival – making Ellie Foumbi the second Black female director to be selected in its history – and was an Official Selection of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Stunning performances against neo-noir backdrops set the scene for shadowy characters, gripping twists, and a denouement […]