What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
1 month ago
While Nollywood’s artistic ambitions have supposedly heightened, they often don’t translate onscreen.
21 hours ago
My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.
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Intentional storytelling are the purposeful creative choices that involve a smooth blend of narrative, aesthetic style and themes in a manner that enhances meaning and overall appeal.
5 months ago
Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, takes a lengthy and laborious 90 minutes to drive home a single point: our lives, as humans and Nigerians, especially, are connected. Uzzi’s script assembles a varied cast to make this point: the co-founders of Easy Go Ride, Themba (Jesse Suntele), Tayo (Ogaranya), and Edi […]
12 months ago
In 2018, Nigerian actress and filmmaker Uzoamaka Power worked as a customer care agent at a call center. The lead actress and writer of Dammy Twitch’s directorial feature debut, Call of My Life, has shared this story multiple times. The first time, to my knowledge, was at the film’s post-AMVCA premiere, which attracted industry players, […]
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Just over a year after making its feature film debut with Red Circle, Rixel Studios is aiming even higher. The studio has announced Black Market, a new Nollywood feature directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay and slated for release on September 26, 2026, at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. And this time, Rixel is attempting something […]
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The AuthenticA Series Lab, a screenwriters programme from South Africa-based non-profit Realness Institute, is now open for applications for its 5th edition. The six-month programme delivered in partnership with The StoryBoard Collective, a Swiss non-profit organisation is designed and dedicated to storytellers from underrepresented communities. The programme, since inception, has supported 15 African writers with […]
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Ahead of the fifth edition of the Porto-Novo International Documentary Film Festival (FIFDOPO), the organizing committee has announced the selected eight projects for the 3rd edition of the Pan-African writing residency La Fabrique du Doc, scheduled for July 2026 in Porto-Novo, Benin. This residency is part of an effort to build the capacity of African […]
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The Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors Screenings program has selected five short films from across Africa to compete for the African Film Press (AFP) Critics Prize. The selected films represent filmmakers from Senegal, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Angola, and will compete during the festival’s 79th edition from August 5 to 10, 2026. This selection marks […]
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The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has appointed a new Board of Directors ahead of its 2026 market, marking a new chapter for the organisation as it reaffirms its commitment to championing African film narratives and supporting industry professionals across the continent. The DFMI’s Board plays a central role in guiding the institution’s strategic direction, fostering […]
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The South African National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has opened a call for South African filmmakers interested in applying for travelling grants to local and international film festivals and markets taking place from 01 August 2026 – 31 October 2026. The grant aims to provide financial support for South African filmmakers and industry practitioners […]
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, will host the inaugural African Animation Film Market (MAFA) in November 2026, marking it as the first dedicated marketplace for the business of animation on the African continent. The event is designed to bring together creators, producers, broadcasters, investors, digital platforms, television networks, and animation studios from across Africa and beyond, creating […]
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