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S.I Abrams, the Director and Cinematographer of “Àkókò” is Getting Bolder and Refined

S.I Abrams, the director of Àkókò, one of the AFRIFF 2025 selected short films, is in a constant search for himself. His creative journey continues to expand, each step more deliberate and fearless, almost like shedding off old skin to open his mind to endless possibilities. Fatherhood has recently grounded him and refined his mind, […]

Seyi Lasisi

4 weeks ago

Nollywood Films Competing for Your Attention this December

Another December rushes toward us with the predictable rhythms of Nigerian life: preparations for Detty December, security concerns that never quite resolve, fresh graduates strategizing to delay NYSC postings, Hollywood celebrities attempting pidgin with varying degrees of success. And in the film industry, one tradition holds steady: Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham each release a […]

Shalom Tewobola

4 weeks ago

Reframing Africa: A Conversation with Toni Tei and Neil Sandoz on Stories of Hope from Kibera

Many rich stories about Africa are either untold or underreported. Part of the problem is that these stories often do not get enough attention or support to reach where they should. The stories might become diluted long before they reach the main stage. Even so, there is almost always a one-sided focus on poverty and […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 month ago

Godisamang Khunou’s “Black Women and Sex” Frames How African Women Navigate Sex and Sexuality

The world is enthusiastic about defining and dictating women’s, African women especially, relationship with their sex life and sexuality. In Godisamang Khunou’s directorial documentary debut, Black Women and Sex, we get invited to witness the individual story of three African women and how they navigate their relationship with sex and sexuality. The film’s plot travels […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

NBO Film Festival: Repurposing Trauma as A Tool of Resistance in Mathews Joseph Mkoga and Vinod Mishra’s “Nana”

Nana is about a woman’s struggles with love, intimacy and trauma, which leads to fatal consequences. The feature film, produced by Vinod Mishra and directed by Mathew Joseph Mkonga, mirrors a society where violence against women is often underreported and treated with levity, and shows what it is like when a woman fights back against […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 month ago

NBO Film Festival: Neil Sandoz’s “Open Your Eyes” Documentary Underscores The Reparative Effect of Grassroots Sports

With a population of over 250,000 people, Kibera, informally called Kibra, is undoubtedly the largest slum in the city of Nairobi, Kenya, and arguably the largest urban slum in Africa. The settlement emerged in 1918 as an abode for Nubian soldiers in a forest on the outskirts of Nairobi. The forest was originally given to […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 month ago

AFRIFF 2025: Kalu Oji Discusses the Identity and Cultural Fragmentation in “Paso Faho”

Nigerian-Australian filmmaker, Kalu Oji is a filmmaker whose work explores the themes of identity, family and community. Pasa Faho, his feature directorial work screened at African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) to warm reception. The film, featuring Okey Bakassi and Tyson Palmer as father and son, follows the relationship between Azubuike, an Igbo Nigerian father and […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

AFRIFF 2025: Few Great Films and Manifold Chaos

The 14th edition of the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and 1st edition of the African Film and Content Market (AFCM) commenced on November 2nd and ended on the 8th November, 2025. Themed Rhythms of The Continent: The Afrobeats Film Movement, the festival opened with festivity and the screening of Oluseyi Asurf’s 3 Cold Dishes, […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

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S.I Abrams, the Director and Cinematographer of “Àkókò” is Getting Bolder and Refined

Nollywood Films Competing for Your Attention this December

Reframing Africa: A Conversation with Toni Tei and Neil Sandoz on Stories of Hope from Kibera

Godisamang Khunou’s “Black Women and Sex” Frames How African Women Navigate Sex and Sexuality

NBO Film Festival: Repurposing Trauma as A Tool of Resistance in Mathews Joseph Mkoga and Vinod Mishra’s “Nana”

NBO Film Festival: Neil Sandoz’s “Open Your Eyes” Documentary Underscores The Reparative Effect of Grassroots Sports

AFRIFF 2025: Kalu Oji Discusses the Identity and Cultural Fragmentation in “Paso Faho”

AFRIFF 2025: Few Great Films and Manifold Chaos

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