Film And Tv

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

“The Other Gaze” Confronts the Monsters From The Past

Nigerian cinema has spent decades frequently dramatising sensational topics like infidelity, witchcraft and wedding-day catastrophe, and yet has been far slower to look at the thing that quietly hollows out a great many women’s lives: sexual abuse by a trusted family member. The Other Gaze, a psychological drama directed by Dominic Aikabeli and co-written with […]

Anjola Akinmade

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9 hours ago

“The Other Gaze” Confronts the Monsters From The Past

Elisee Junior St. Preux on Reimagining Black Men

After premiering at the 2026 Jali Film Weekender, Elisee Junior St. Preux’s emotive The Tropic Sun and His Eyes had its Nigerian premiere at the ongoing African International Film Festival (AFRIFF). Preux’s debut feature film had its world premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival where it won the festival’s Special Jury Mention for Best […]

Seyi Lasisi

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13 hours ago

Elisee Junior St. Preux on Reimagining Black Men

AFCM Day Four: Well, Nollywood Filmmakers are Critics

After attending the African Film and Content Market day four, it’s easy— not as an imposition but a statement of fact, that Nigerian filmmakers themselves are film critics. The only difference is that, unlike a professional film critic, who answers to an editor, daily and weekly engage in a writerly battle on the page, and […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 day ago

AFCM Day Four: Well, Nollywood Filmmakers are Critics

Damilola Orimogunje on why the Private and Personal is Political

Damilola Orimogunje’s Dear Ajayi had its UK premiere at the 2026 Jali Film Weekender as the festival’s opening film. Distributed by FilmOne, the film will begin its Nigerian cinemas run on November 13, 2026, following a limited theatrical run in September. After its UK premiere and expected cinema run, Culture Custodian had a conversation with […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 day ago

Damilola Orimogunje on why the Private and Personal is Political

Moroccan Superhero Film “Atoman” Secures North American Theatrical Release

Moroccan-Belgian superhero film Atoman is heading to North American cinemas after Pennsylvania-based distributor Disrupt Entertainment acquired its distribution rights across the United States and Canada ahead of the American Film Market (AFM). The North African-produced sci-fi adventure will reach at least 100 cinemas in the United States and Canada in early 2027, marking a significant […]

Anjola Akinmade

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5 days ago

Moroccan Superhero Film “Atoman” Secures North American Theatrical Release

AFCM Day Two: Is Nollywood Refusing Fluency in International Languages?

This writer’s coverage of AFCM day two started with a leisure walk through the market. Present area My LagosApp, Dalino Media, Abazee Film/Video Production, Blue Pictures, Nolli Streak, Kava, Punuka, Lebara Play, University for the Creative Arts, MultiChoice, Sony, and others selling their industry-changing services and products. There were tepid and enthusiastic conversations here and […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 days ago

AFCM Day Two: Is Nollywood Refusing Fluency in International Languages?
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