The second film in the franchise is not just a story about grief. It is a story about our narrative identity.
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JUJU STORIES: Nollywood and the Forgotten Art of Motifs in Storytelling
Comparing the use of motifs in Nigerian cinema over time, using the 2022 anthology JUJU STORIES as the driver.
FESPACO 2023: Watch the Opening Ceremony for Africa’s Largest Film Festival
The 28th edition kicks off with the theme “African Cinema and Culture of Peace.”
KONGI’S HARVEST: How Ossie Davis Met Francis Oladele — the Father of Nigerian Cinema — and Translated the “Pure Africanity” of Wole Soyinka’s Play into American Cinematic Terms
Watch a 2002 interview with Davis, during which he talked about working with pioneer Francis Oladele on the film.
DRIFT (Sundance): Cynthia Erivo Mindful Melodrama Tackles Divisive Discourse Around Refugee Crisis
Cynthia Erivo stars in this carefully-observed film that centralizes a displaced and disaffected woman’s plight in a foreign land.
ANIMALIA (Sundance): Sofia Alaoui Breaks New Ground in Moroccan Sci-Fi
The fantasy/road-trip follows a woman forced to reconnect with her past and rebuild her future by an impending global catastrophe.
MAMI WATA (Sundance): C.J. Obasi Aims for Transcendence in Cinematic Ode to West African Folklore
Making its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, ObaMAMI WATA, presents an opportunity to explore the perennial African mythological figure from which the film’s title gets its name.
Djibril Diop Mambéty at 78 and TOUKI BOUKI at 50
Happy birthday Djibril Diop Mambéty whose feature debut, TOUKI BOUKI, celebrates its milestone 50th anniversary this year.
GIRL (Sundance): An Exploration of a Loving Mother-Daughter Relationship Disrupted by Trauma
Concerned with the intricacies of a deeply compromised bond, Adura Onashile’s film addresses thematics of considerable proportions.
SAINT OMER: Director Alice Diop and Actress Guslagie Malanda on Their Pursuit of Authenticity (Interview)
Akoroko sat down with the director and star in a conversation about creating a work that is true to the story that inspired it while shifting the perspective from which it’s generally understood.