An African film manifesto, forty years later
Med Hondo (1936-2019) was Morgan Freeman and Eddie Murphy in French. His first film premiered at Cannes in 1970. And in 1979 he wrote a manifesto: “What is the cinema for us?”
Mauritania
Double jeopardy
The future looks terrifying for many US-based exiles from Mauritania—facing deportation to Africa's modern "slave nation" under Trump's monstrous ICE.
Catching up with Noura Mint Seymali
In the dark, beautifully backlit confines of The Triple Door in Seattle, Noura Mint Seymali was
On Set: Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Timbuktu’
Cast members: "We want that film to enlighten our people’s situation, we, the real hostages of that crisis."
Abderrahmane Sissako’s Oscar nominated ‘Timbuktu’ transcends the present
Timbuktu, a new film from acclaimed Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako has won a string of international awards,
Music: Mauritanian singer Noura Mint Seymali goes global
Listening to Mauritanian singer Noura Mint Seymali’s newest album Tzenni is like enjoying a complex and
Meeting Sembène: An Interview with Abderrahmane Sissako
Abderrahmane Sissako is a Mauritanian-born, Mali-raised filmmaker who completed cinematic training at Moscow’s Federal State Film
I Sing the Desert Electric: Sights and Sounds from the Sahel
“I Sing the Desert Electric” is a collection of video material shot over the past three
Regional Acoustics
Ishilan n-Tenere is an outstanding compilation of acoustic guitar songs from three regions of Senegal and
Jim Goldberg's Photography
The work of photographer Jim Goldberg who documents the experiences of people who travel to Europe to