Film Review: ‘Joy’ shines a light on the harsh realities for Nigerian prostitutes in Austria
‘Joy’ is an expose’ into the lives of young women smuggled out of Nigeria for prostitution. It depicts the challenges
Film Review: Reasons to watch Nigerian film Citation on Netflix
Imagine a young lady barely out of her teenage years , entangled in a sexual assault incident involving her lecturer.
Film Review: African ghosts follows South Sudanese asylum seekers to England in ‘His House’
I haven’t seen a haunted house story that scared me quite as much as this one did. I was constantly
Film Review: South Africans own their own historical account in Kalushi
Solomon Kalushi, like most eighteen-to-twenty year old young men, was just trying to figure out his own identity as a
Film Review: Africans retelling their own history in Netflix’s ‘Journey of an African Colony’
The Nigerian story is a mixture of great victory and hidden glory. Oftentimes, we listen to our forefathers speak of
Film Review: Oloture reveals the nature of sex trafficking between Europe and Nigeria
Oloture, a young journalist had to go undercover as “Ehi”, a prostitute just to get the gory details and unmask
Film Review: Lara and the Beat
I’m not always a big fan of films packed with star studded casts because I feel the storyline is often
Film Review: Redemption is the first film from Mozambique to show on Netflix
This film was shot and released in Portuguese as Resgate, but has since been dubbed in English and released as
Film Review: Cook Off; An award winning film out of Zimbabwe
If Africa had such a thing as a ‘girl next door’, Tendaiishe Chitima who plays Anesu, in Cook Off would
Film Review: Diamonds in the sky
I can’t help thinking that the film title is influenced by the 2012 hit song by Rihanna, Partly because I
Film Review: A dance to Forget
A dance to forget is a sad and political love story about a young girl, Lizzie (Nancy Isime), who is
Short Film: Not Supposed to be Here
A short film by Jojo Silla and Katung Aduwak, Not supposed to be here explorers the different stereotypes that exists
Film Review: Time Looped 2018
Time Looped is a romantic fantasy about a couple, Dayo (Erik Efiong) and Nengi (Meg Otanwa) whose marriage is in
Film Review: Seriously Single
A great Rom-Com set in Johannesburg South Africa, that appeals to all, Africans and Non-Africans alike. Seriously Single is well
Film Review: In search of Voodoo – Roots to Heaven
Djimon Hounsou will be forever remembered in the 1998 Steven Spielberg film, Amistad. Most especially for his performance as Cinque,
Film Review – Fishbone
“A witch does not kill her own grandchild, their rib will get stuck in her throat like a Fish bone.”
Film Review – Sylvia 2018
Wickedly devious and amusingly frightening, is the best way I can describe Sylvia, a 2018 film directed by Daniel Oriahi
Film Review – No good Turn
This critically acclaimed 2016 short film tells the story of the aftermath of a Boko Haram attack on a Police
Film Review: Malika – Warrior Queen
I wanted to teach my daughters about African history and thought I’d show them a video about Queen Amina of
Film Review – Skin
Skin is an emotional documentary that is meant to explore the beauty in the different shades of Black, but ends
Film Review – Kasanova
Kasanova is a romantic comedy about the relationship between a single father of a male child and a divorced single
Fim Review – I Am Not A Witch
I am not a witch is a film that is written and directed by Nyoni Rungano. It details the journey
Sacred Waters
Rwandan legend has it that female ejaculation originates with an ancient queen who experienced earth-shaking orgasm while her husband was
Seven and a Half Dates
Seven and a Half Dates is about an unmarried 30-something nigerian lady, Bisola, played by Mercy Johnson and the pressure
Nairobi Half Life
Nairobi Half Life is the story of a young, aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya. Mwas, has dreams of becoming a
In the Long Run
Created by none other than Idris Elba and set in 1980’s East London with all its racial intrigues, In the
Film Review – Dinner
Mike is invited to Dinner by his childhood friend, Adetunde George, and he decides to take his latest girlfriend, Diane,
A Taken Pleasure
A Taken Pleasure – seeks to sheds light on the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as well as the
Concerning Violence
Not so much an African film per say, but a film about Africa made from a western perspective. Concerning Violence
An African City
A great ‘Returnee’ or back-to-Africa story, An AfricanCity is a mini web series that runs over 2 seasons and is
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Film Review: In search of Voodoo – Roots to Heaven
Djimon Hounsou will be forever remembered in the 1998 Steven Spielberg film, Amistad. Most especially for his performance as Cinque,
Fim Review – I Am Not A Witch
I am not a witch is a film that is written and directed by Nyoni Rungano. It details the journey
Sacred Waters
Rwandan legend has it that female ejaculation originates with an ancient queen who experienced earth-shaking orgasm while her husband was
Nairobi Half Life
Nairobi Half Life is the story of a young, aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya. Mwas, has dreams of becoming a
