Film And Tv

Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent

BlackStar Film Festival 2026: In “Authors of the Estate,” Abdou Cissé Captures the Power of a Community Shaping its Own Narrative

What makes Authors of the Estate resonate beyond its immediate subject is that it isn’t simply a documentary about a book project. It is a case study in what becomes possible when marginalised communities made up of working-class, often non-white, historically written about rather than writing, are given the means to author their own narratives, on their own terms, without translation or permission.

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

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BlackStar Film Festival 2026: In “Authors of the Estate,” Abdou Cissé Captures the Power of a Community Shaping its Own Narrative

Five African Films Selected for TIFF 2026 Centrepiece Line-Up

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the 54 films selected for its 2026 Centrepiece programme, with five African productions and co-productions earning places in one of the festival’s flagship sections. The selection marks one of the continent’s strongest representations in recent editions of the festival and raises the possibility of an African film […]

Anjola Akinmade

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Five African Films Selected for TIFF 2026 Centrepiece Line-Up

BlackStar Film Festival 2026 : Naishe Nyamubaya’s “God Sleeps on Sundays” Centers Religious Conflict

Christianity, during the 1st AD, smuggled itself into the African continent. Initially, it took root in Egypt and Ethiopia through figures like Mark the Evangelist, who established the continent as a foundational hub for early theological thought, monasticism, and long-standing independent institutions like the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. However, during the late 15th to 20th […]

Seyi Lasisi

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BlackStar Film Festival 2026 : Naishe Nyamubaya’s “God Sleeps on Sundays” Centers Religious Conflict

Is Bimbo Ademoye Nollywood’s Queen of Comic Chaos?

Less than 24 hours after its release, Bimbo Ademoye’s Sibe had already crossed one million views on YouTube. Since then, the comedy surpassed six million views, becoming one of Nollywood’s biggest YouTube releases of the year. The film’s success is another reminder that Bimbo Ademoye, as a writer and actor in the film, has become […]

Anjola Akinmade

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Is Bimbo Ademoye Nollywood’s Queen of Comic Chaos?

“King of Thieves 2”: The Latest Victim of Nollywood’s Sequel Problem

The original King of Thieves succeeded because it knew exactly what kind of story it wanted to tell. Its tale of vengeance, kingship, betrayal, and Yoruba mythology felt complete, elevated by richly textured indigenous language, committed performances, and striking production design that rekindled interest in epic Yoruba cinema. Even with flaws in its visual effects […]

Anjola Akinmade

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“King of Thieves 2”: The Latest Victim of Nollywood’s Sequel Problem

“Before We Fall Asleep” Exposes the Unequal Labour of Parenthood

It would be easy to mistake Before We Fall Asleep, the new Zikoko Life short directed by Kaelo Iyizoba and written by Blessing Uzzi, as a story about unemployment and family. Its story is simple enough to summarize in a sentence: Tola (Tobi Bakre)  loses his job, his partner Nazo (Onyinye Odokoro)  becomes the household’s […]

Anjola Akinmade

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“Before We Fall Asleep” Exposes the Unequal Labour of Parenthood

How Mbuvi Muthama’s Kenyan Night is Building a New Home for Local Cinema

After working in film distribution, Kenyan filmmaker and distributor, Mbuvi Muthama realized that Kenyan stories don’t consistently fill the cinemas. With fewer than 50 commercial screens concentrated in affluent urban malls, high ticket prices, and transport costs that have made movie-going an elite luxury, there’s a paucity of Kenyan audiences watching Kenyan films. Preference is […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 month ago

How Mbuvi Muthama’s Kenyan Night is Building a New Home for Local Cinema
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