Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda 2004

7.72

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

2004

The Mummy

The Mummy 1932

6.80

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

1932

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale 1995

2.00

A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to gain riches for himself instead of sharing with his friends.

1995

Girl From Nowhere

Girl From Nowhere 2017

4.60

A Cape Town couple, Katherine and Hugh, are headed to their private mountain getaway, when they pick up a hitchhiker, Liza, who carries a gun. Liza is invited for lunch, but soon the couple can't get rid of her.

2017

Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização

Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização 1984

1

The film deals with the judgment of the so-called "compromised", who integrated the colonial apparatus. At Josina Machel school, in an amphitheater with a full audience and balcony, there is a stage where Samora Machel and the members of the Frelimo political committee are located. He records Samora, an impeccable political actor, sometimes histrionic, in the role that he is attributed as the animator of the scene in the trial.

1984

New Boy

New Boy 2007

6.50

A young African boy with a haunting back story starts school in Ireland, and finds out quickly exactly what it means to be the new kid. Winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar.

2007

Hyenas

Hyenas 1992

7.00

A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.

1992

The New Country

The New Country 2000

6.70

A 15-year-old Somalian boy meets a 40-year-old Iranian man in a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them, they decide to take their faiths in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer.

2000

In My Country

In My Country 2017

8.00

A teacher turns to a dubious man to raise money for her daughter's life saving surgery, a crisis that is unexpectedly catapulted to a national stage

2017

Ganga Zumba

Ganga Zumba 1963

6.10

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

1963

Cracked

Cracked 2022

6.80

An introspective look at a young black man, Sammy, and how being pushed away from his passion leads to his breakdown. Cracked explores passion, addiction, toxic masculinity and their effects on Sammy and his loved ones.

2022

A Story-A Story

A Story-A Story 1973

1

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

1973

Culture Shock

Culture Shock 2014

1

A 45 your old African living in Australia from Burundi does not have an easy life. He does not speak English well, he has issues even doing his simple job as a cleaner as he does not understand what the boss Mathew wants from him at certain times. He rather puts all his hopes into the future of his two children, his teenage son Dieudonne and his little daughter Aline as he wants them to study hard to embrace Australian culture, but never forget their African roots and make a successful life. Dieudonne does not care about his father's desire, he's a known troublemaker at school. He misleads his father by telling him that he is doing remarkably well in his studies.

2014

Karmen Gei

Karmen Gei 2001

4.50

Bizet's Carmen gets a modern adaptation. Seducting, provocating, sensual. All the ingredients for a perfect drama. With her charm, Karmen gets out of many situations.

2001

Journey Mercies

Journey Mercies 2023

1

A short drama about a library cleaner who plans a final return to Nigeria, his birth country.

2023

A Cemetery of Doves

A Cemetery of Doves 2019

5.00

A teenager discovers his sexuality in a society where he is best to keep such findings secret.

2019

Disconnect

Disconnect 2018

2.20

A romantic comedy that brings out the intricacies and absurdities of the Nairobi dating scene.

2018

The Black Wogs, Your Neighbors

The Black Wogs, Your Neighbors 1974

6.00

A lucid, sincere and intricate political film, it demonstrates how French neocolonialism exploits migrant labor and exerts a cultural imperialism over their minds.

1974

African Time

African Time 2014

1

This story humorously uses different events to explore the habit of late coming among Africans. While addressing some of the challenges that several Africans face with being on time, the story also unveils how to combat the infamous African Time. Ironically, many Africans that are late to various social events are seldom late to work and other self-benefiting engagements.

2014

Zero

Zero 2021

7.30

A teenager who can make herself invisible is used by an idiot to take control of the neighborhood and then meets a mysterious art student.

2021

Young, Famous & African

Young, Famous & African 2022

7.60

This reality series follows a crew of famed, affluent stars as they work and play, flirt and feud in Johannesburg, South Africa. This all-African reality series includes actor Khanyi Mbau, musician Diamond Platnumz and rapper Nadia Nakai.

2022

Slavery and the Making of America

Slavery and the Making of America 2005

7.90

The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.

2005