Tracking the continent’s entries for 95th Academy Awards consideration.
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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!
COUNTRY QUEEN: Netflix’s First Kenyan Original Series Is Primed to Open Doors
“Country Queen” is a very Kenyan story with universal themes that should make it globally accessible.
Ziwe’s “High Status,” Combative Style Aligns With the Bluntness of Nigerian Humor
Fully appreciating the Nigerian-American Showtime series means understanding Nigerian satirical traditions.
What is Netflix Doing in Africa? — An Analysis of the Streamer’s Output to Date
Two years into its “Africa expedition,” since its first African original series, it’s time for Netflix to reassess.
GOOD MADAM: Ghosts of Apartheid Haunt South African Horror That Probes Black Family in Domestic Servitude
A metaphor for the enduring effects of colonialism, it’s social commentary tucked into a haunted house movie.
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 […]
Is There a NOUS/WE in French Society?
Alice Diop’s NOUS/WE, winner of the 2021 Berlinale Documentary Award and Best Film within the Berlinale Encounters category, forces a conversation about what “French society” means while engaging Diop’s body of work, as a Black woman and documentarian in France. In times when the extreme right-wing scored as the third party during the 2022 French […]