The Girl in the Yellow Jumper

The Girl in the Yellow Jumper 2020

5.40

As word spreads that there is a serial killer at large who continues to commit murder, an off-duty police officer must return an elderly witness who lives in a remote part of Uganda back to town. Along the way, the policeman gives a ride to an injured man. On the way to the city, the passenger tells the policeman the events that led him to end up injured in the middle of the road. But as we travel with these mysterious characters in the car, director Loukman Ali shows us that the stories they tell are only fragmentary and partial versions of the events that took place, and that perhaps there are truths buried beneath each of their words.

2020

The Battle for Laikipia

The Battle for Laikipia 2024

1

The stakes escalate in a longstanding conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, as unresolved historical injustices and the impact of climate change come to the forefront.

2024

Rafiki

Rafiki 2018

7.00

Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.

2018

Married to Work

Married to Work 2023

3.80

To save their real estate agency, an ambitious businesswoman and her entitled boss must convince an investor they're married -- despite hating each other.

2023

Apostles of Cinema

Apostles of Cinema 2023

1

Apostles of Cinema follows Frank, DJ Black, and Rehema — three devoted film workers in Tanzania — as they reintroduce a classic piece of the country’s film history to their audiences of working class cinephiles. We join them, alongside Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001), on a journey through the labyrinth of informal libraries, studios, and cinemas that exist to keep film and film culture alive. A testament to the profound cultural value of film when made truly accessible.

2023

After the Long Rains

After the Long Rains 2023

1

Eleven-year-old Aisha wants to fish for a living, but her mother thinks that fishing should be left to men. Aisha’s life transforms when fisherman Hassan decides to teach her how to fish.

2023

The Envelope

The Envelope 2018

6.00

Bahasha is the story of Kitasa, an elected public official who betrays his family, friends and community when he takes an easy bribe. He learns the hard way and must now find the road to redemption.

2018

Shimoni

Shimoni 2022

6.00

In this gripping and carefully developed drama from editor–turned–writer-director Angela Wanjiku Wamai, a teacher newly released from prison renegotiates the confines of the physical world while forced to face his nightmare in the flesh.

2022

Dar 2 Lagos 4 re-union

Dar 2 Lagos 4 re-union 2006

5.00

A young man living in Dar es Salaam meets an old man who takes him in as his son and eventually sends him off to Nigeria to look for his three children. The only link to finding them is a set of negative films and an address. The story is about his adventures in a foreign land and how he finally meets them and reunites them with their father.

2006

Fight Like A Girl

Fight Like A Girl 2023

1

A young Congolese woman, forced to work in an illegal mineral mine, escapes her captors. She finds a new life for herself after joining a renowned all-women boxing club in the border city of Goma.

2023

Watu Wote: All of Us

Watu Wote: All of Us 2017

6.30

For a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, Muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.

2017

Supa Modo

Supa Modo 2018

7.50

Jo, a witty 9-year old terminally ill girl is taken back to her rural village to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn and the entire village of Maweni think they can fulfill.

2018

The Gift

The Gift 2017

8.00

Mashoto’s life in the city is a hustle. It’s a fast life in the fast city of Dar es Salaam. There’s no time to stop and Mashoto likes it this way. There’s no time to think about the people he left behind in the village. Until silence cuts through the city racket with three words: mother has died. With those words Mashoto’s life changes forever. He returns home, to the place he abandoned, to bury his only ally. Yet his mother has left behind a gift. Her voice, her unseen presence, a gentle whisper urging him to open his eyes and strain his ears- to learn the lessons of nature, of the earth and the roots that draw their nourishment from it. Cast out by his father after losing the little money his mother had left, Mashoto must learn to survive from the land. He must learn to face old enemies and forge new alliances, to fight and to love. Most of all, Mashoto must discover what it is he is fighting for.

2017

White Shadow

White Shadow 2013

5.70

Since 2008, albinos in Tanzania have become human targets. Witch doctors offer huge sums of cash for their body parts to be used in magic potions. From 2008 to 2010, more than 200 witch-doctor inspired murders occurred. As a local saying goes: “Albinos do not die, they just disappear.” This is the story of Alias, an albino boy on the run. After his father’s murder, his mother sends him to the city. His uncle Kosmos, a truck driver, takes care of him. Alias learns fast in the city, selling sunglasses, DVDs and cellphones, it will not take long before the boy experiences at first hand the difficulties of life and of being different.

2013

Mangi Meli Remains

Mangi Meli Remains 2020

1

In Old Moshi, Tanzania, a head is missing : the skull of Chief Meli, who fought the German colonial occupation of his territory and was executed in response to his resistance in 1900. This animated film, based on archival sources and oral accounts provided by Chief Meli's grandson, sheds light on the racist roots of physical anthropology and ethnological museums.

2020

Click Click Bang

Click Click Bang 2023

1

When Kev, a super talented footballer's dream come crushing down, he is left with no choice but to join the criminal world. In the process of trying to win the battle, he loses the war.

2023

Peponi: The Paradise of Crooks

Peponi: The Paradise of Crooks 2021

1

A story about a young African man living with his beautiful childhood love interest in a bedroom shack, struggling to find work. He then gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to earn money and have a lifestyle beyond his wildest dreams working for a corrupt organization. This dream lifestyle turns to a nightmare when authorities close in on him to turn in his father-figure boss, and his entire organization while losing all his wealth or risk some serious jail time.

2021

Malaika

Malaika 2022

1

In a land where the birth of twins is taboo, a king and queen come into conflict with the gods and each other when they have twins of their own.

2022

Our Land, Our Freedom

Our Land, Our Freedom 2023

1

Wanjugu Kimathi is the daughter of Dedan Kimathi, legendary leader of the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army, or Mau Mau. This resistance group fought the British colonial regime from 1952 to 1960 to stop it from confiscating land, a conflict known as the Mau Mau Rebellion. In 1957, the British authorities hanged Dedan for possession of firearms, and then dumped his body at an unknown location.

2023

The Voice in the Hollow

The Voice in the Hollow 2022

8.00

An African fable of sisterhood, envy and ancient evil. The story of Ala and Coa from the Leopards tribe. When her sister outshines her once again, Coa meets a mysterious entity, the morning star and the bestower of gifts, that can grant her wish...

2022

Beneath the Lies

Beneath the Lies 2014

10.00

Within the city of Kampala, lies a seedy underbelly of blackmail, drug trafficking, child prostitution and exploitation of women run by an unknown racket. When the lies beneath each relationship are exposed and loyalties are tested, only death and chaos can ensue.

2014

Guys

Guys 2022

7.00

Guys is a story of the stress and hustle both boys and girls undergo at that tentative age when they're left to figure out love and marriage with how to survive after school. Timo leaves his parent's house to start a life on his own with his girlfriend Diana. They are cohabiting. All is well until he runs out of money as a result of Diana's extravagance. He's failure to manage her lifestyle leads him into regrettable messes.

2022