Opening Angola’s past to public debate
The stories of those who fought on the frontlines, were imprisoned, or wanted to establish real democracy after independence in Angola.
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The grapes of wrath
“For me personally, it seems as if modern day slavery is practiced on many farms, and
Colonial Sahara
The constant struggle of the Sahrawi to assert their identity in the face of a permanent occupation by Morocco.
No Victims and No Culprits
Congo needs fewer metanarratives from the West and more of Radio Tele Manika.
Capturing Nigerian histories before they disappear
The Nsibidi Institute Memory Project attempts to use digital forums to preserve popular, everyday memories of Nigeria.
Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs
Except for one-year, when Mohamed Morsi was President, modern Egypt has only been ruled by military regimes
The holy fire that burns in the home
An interview with Richard Pakleppa, director of 'Paths To Freedom', a film on Namibian liberation.
The Dream is Free
A documentary film follows basketball Serge Ibaka on his return to the country of his birth, The Republic of Congo.
Freedom, youth and remembrance
In the documentary "Remembered Futures" the filmmakers interrogate the ways South Africans understand their own history and how this affects their futures.
Africa, in a state of constant self-discovery
Afripedia is a visual guide to contemporary urban culture on the continent.
This brand of non-racialism is no better than denial
A review of a documentary film about the life of Albie Sachs, a noted antiapartheid activist and later Supreme Court Judge in postapartheid South Africa.
The key figures in Colombia’s Picó sound system culture
The sound system, or Picó culture of the Caribbean coast of Colombia is very close to my
Dakar booms with life
The youthful and creative art scene in Senegal's capital is the subject of director Sandra Krampelhuber’s documentary film, "100% Dakar."
Fela Kuti on Film
Who has the right to speak about the late Nigerian Afrobeat king, Fela Kuti, and how is that right earned? Also, what do you exclude? What do you include?
The donkey that carried the cloud on its back
A Kenyan film asks in order to evolve, what part of ourselves do we keep and what part do we leave behind.
When marketing men make films about football
I finally got around to watching “Thierry Henry 1:1” on iTunes. The promo material is written
Tsofa: A documentary film about Congolese immigrants in Romania
Congolese (Brazzaville) filmmaker Rufin Mbou Mikima has uploaded* his latest documentary “Tsofa” to YouTube. The film
Searching for Redemption
In "Searching for Sugar Man," Rodriguez the man feels more like an awkward prop in a story of white redemption rather than the star of his own movie.
The Trouble with Aid with “The Trouble with Aid”
How the humanitarian movement grew in close relation to the democratization of moving image technologies.
Ghana’s elections: Back to the future
Most of the same issues and personalities that featured in the 2008 elections dominate in the 2012 elections.