Cannes is a Country
Another May, another champagne drenched Cannes festival. Soaked in the Riviera sun, there were a few
Articles by
Basia Lewandowska Cummings
Basia Lewandowska Cummings is a writer and film critic based in London.
‘We’ve always been migrating’
A film about a Sudanese migrant to America explores a general fact of contemporary existence.
A French migration fairytale and other films
In his new film ‘Le Havre’, the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki has beautifully weaved a whimsical,
Classic African Films N°3: ‘Come Back, Africa’ by Lionel Rogosin
‘Come Back, Africa’ (1959) is an explosive film; a strongly political piece, its show the hardship,
Classic African Films N°2: ‘Touki Bouki’ by Djibril Diop Mambéty
This is, perhaps, one of my favorite films of all time. A shifting and fragmentary tale
A BBC Report: “Shell brought me here …”
In a video posted today on BBC News, the BBC’s International Development Correspondent Mark Doyle is
Soviet cinema and African filmmaking
In a scene from October (1991) – one of Abderrahmane Sissako’s first films – a young West African
Classic African Films N°1: ‘Xala’ by Ousmane Sembène
We hope to build an archive of reviews of classic films in African cinema to build
The talented Tajdin sisters
Filmmaker Amirah Tajdin and her producer sister Wafa Tajdin are currently working on their first feature,
The Price of Leadership
In an astoundingly ambitious new series of 12 feature-length documentaries titled The Price of Kings (available
Fabrice Muamba and English football
British football isn’t known for its compassion, and it’s already been an explosive season of racist
#Kony2012 and British media
To British eyes the polished, high-gloss viral campaign of Invisible Children’s 26 minute video–with its high-end