Africa Movies

The film builds up a portrait of a great Sudanese film-maker, Gadalla Gubara. At eighty-seven, he is one of the pioneers of cinema in Africa. He has r...

The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king requires the sacrifice of a young woman...

A glimpse of life as seen through young people at a Zimbabwean children's home.

Ibogaine is a plant extract that stops drug addiction. In this documentary, a 34-year-old heroin addict undergoes ibogaine therapy with Dr Martin Pola...

Watch the chilling tale of African women whose fertility was tragically stripped away through an experimental tetanus vaccination program. Are women f...

Drama - Grace Surpasses is a story about perseverance in a country where peace is an ancient relic and hope is a dangerous luxury. With nowhere to hid...

Mariama is the best student in her village and has a bright future. Her parents dream of sending her to America. But a predatory teacher and the malev...

The destiny of women is irrevocably linked to blood. Between tradition and modernity, the female body has been marketed, honored, and mutilated.

A woman blessed with magical powers by the gods and living in a place where you are forbidden to use them, teams up with a princess to summon the gods...

Yaguiné and Fodé, schoolboys who try in vain to find work to help their poor families. Lured by the symbols of Western affluence and power that surrou...

Men and women of the !Kung people in Ojokhoe, Namibia perform healing dances by firelight. First we see men perform the giraffe dance, and then women...

Kandia "the gold voice of Manding", is the nickname given to Ibrahima Sory Kouyaté (1933 - 1977),which was the emblematic singer of independent Afric...

A musical oddessy through the heart of Africa in search of the roots of Rock & Roll.

Filmed in and created by people in the small west African nation of The Gambia. An exciting mystery that showcases many aspects of Gambian culture.

The expedition that shot this film was sponsored by the French Government and the Museum of Man, for the purpose of making a lasting record of the nat...