African Movies

A short film about the first Bomba Ancestral returning to the ocean at sunset. Organized by Sheila Osorio and Samuel Lind in Loíza, Puerto...

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...

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

A widowed single mother with a small fortune finds love again with a much younger man who she comes to learn is operating with a hidden agenda.

In 2011, as tens of thousands of migrants, Loss, and Madess Moussa arrived in Europe via Turkey. Required by EU law to remain in Greece, they only...

In this gripping story, a young girl falls deeply in love with a man named Raymond, believing in his sincerity and good intentions. However, as their...

A Wildlife Safari through Africa.

As beautiful and sleek as it is deadly, 52 Blocks merits special conservation efforts as the United States' only existing native martial culture, as...

An experimental short that explores a surfer’s belief in Animism.

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

A young woman imagines a digitally controlled transhuman life.

A team of volunteer doctors and nurses are on board a unique ship. Crammed with medical supplies and volunteer medics, this floating hospital sails...

An account of the victims of the Sierra Leone Civil War and depicts the most brutal period with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels capturing...

Lindani, a neurotic young trans man, struggles to tell his partner Tam he loves them after a random encounter with a stranger shakes his...

Africans have become the new must have accessory. Okay, not really, but everyone knows one, works with one or has a sister that’s dating one of...

The folkloric group "Nzale," founded in 1979 in Bangui, practices a traditional dance called "M'baka M'Bokou," which means "strength" and is a symbol...

Can you hear my screams of oppression?

A documentary based on the book Umbanda no Brasil by the scholar Mata e Silva, who is interviewed by the director. The book studies the Brazilian...