Africa Movies

A true film account of a three-month safari in the big game hunting areas of the Dark Continent, undoctored with any faked plot or contrivance.

Guangzhou, a.k.a. Canton, is southern China’s centuries-old trading port. Today the booming metropolis of 14 million is a mecca of mass...

Tradition and AIDS in Africa. What to do when the respect of tradition is at odds with the community's health?

David and Judith MacDougall are exploring the marriage rituals and roles of Turkana women in this ethnographic documentary. The film's biggest part...

We follow a team of scientists on a gruelling expedition into a remote rainforest in Mozambique. They're hoping to prove that Mount Mabu's animals...

Set in a small village in the Congo, where one of the villagers’ favorite pastimes is either to watch or to take part in a form of very...

In July 1860, the schooner Clotilda slipped quietly into the dark waters of Mobile, Ala., holding 110 Africans stolen from their homes and families,...

Through the story of a mason in Djenne, Komusa Tenapo, and his family, this documentary examines an African tradition of mud architecture in Mali....

Biniam Girmay’s recent successes have shown that African cycling is on the up, ready at last to follow athletics and football into the big...

Exploring the repatriation of African Art and how it stolen loot was reframed ar African art by art dealers

Men and women of the !Kung people in Ojokhoe, Namibia perform healing dances by firelight. First we see men perform the giraffe dance, and then...

Short documentary about folk customs in Nigeria.

A musical trip through southern Africa to the tunes of the post-apartheid generation. Kwaito music originated in the 1950's in the dusty streets of...

The film is taken from a comedy theatrical play and it shows the customs of the traditional society in Seychelles.

A documentary tracing the journey of a volunteer teacher in Frankadua, a remote African village in the eastern side of Ghana. It explores the...

A mystical performance about the sea and the earth based on a Yoruba folk tale.

The story takes place in Equatorial Guinea, where Mr. Cuchillas leads a mafia gang that takes care of dirty business. Even a shoe shine will come to...