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Tsogo Kupa is a writer and filmmaker based in Johannesburg. He is also a contributing editor to Africa Is a Country.
A sweeping, jazz-scored exploration of Cold War intrigue and African liberation, Johan Gimonprez’s ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ lays bare the cultural and political battlegrounds where empires, artists, and freedom fighters clashed.
Inspired by a tapestry of Bantu folk stories, the video game ‘Tales of Kenzera: Zau’ is rich with mythology that many Africans know as our heritage.
As Africa’s first filmmakers made their unique steps in Africanizing cinema, few were as bold as Djibril Diop Mambéty who employed cinema to service his dreams.
At the 31st New York African Film Festival, young filmmakers set the stage with adventurous and varied experiments in African cinema.
If someone had to hold the title of father of African cinema, Ousmane Sembéne would be the most compelling candidate.
The legacy of soap operas and state of television in South Africa. Now it is being exported to streaming services like Netflix for everyone everywhere to see.
Queen Sono may be Netflix’s most popular series, but it may not be the right home for the new wave of African film and television.
For this group, politics is often framed as a series of never-ending discussions about social justice: The experience from South Africa.