Promises and discontents
A new documentary focuses on using the soil’s carbon absorbent properties to solve the climate change problem.
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As the world grapples with irreversible effects of climate change, a new film—produced and centered on perspectives in Africa—arrives, adding an urgent and essential perspective to the contemporary debate on energy inequality.
Africa Is a Country is proud to present After Oil, a documentary that moves dynamically between three communities in South Africa, Kenya, and the refugee camps of the Sahrawi Republic in Algeria, as they contend with neoliberal policies, uneven infrastructure, and rising temperatures.
Screenings
June 26, 2025
Mathare, Nairobi at Vision Bearerz urban farm.
January 18, 2025
Amadiba, South Africa with Sunshine Cinema and the Amadiba Crisis Committee
Inquire
To schedule an interview, request an educational / community screening or get access to a screener, please contact boima [at] africasacountry [dot] com.
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