Seriously Single
Set in Johannesburg, this South African comedy follows two single besties: one a free spirit who loves the single life, and the other a romantic social media expert desperate to…
Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Trevor Noah and Uzo Aduba Score Nominations For 72nd Emmys
The 2020 Emmy nominations are in and Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Trevor Noah and Uzo Aduba are repping Africa hard. The exciting 72nd Emmy Awards nominations have been released and Insecure has scored once…
The Road to Sunrise
This is a women-centered drama set in Malawi about two young women who struggle to survive and attempt to maintain their humanity in the rough, unforgiving townships of Blantyre, Malawi….
Ife Idowu Takes Us Inside Netflix’s Nollywood Deals
The Licensing Manager of FilmOne Entertainment, tells us about the process of getting Nollywood’s biggest films on Netflix and increasing the value of Nigerian productions. In 2015, Netflix contacted Kunle Afolayan to…
I Am Not A Witch
In a remote Zambian village, a nine-year-old girl is accused of being a witch and given a stark choice: to accept her supernatural branding and live a tethered life as…
You Will Die at Twenty
When searching for a blessing on the day of her firstborn child’s naming ceremony, Sakina is instead given a curse. A travelling sheik prophecies that her son, Muzamil would die…
Sugar Rush
After the Sugar Sisters, discover a whopping $800,000, the financial crimes commission and the supposed owners of the money come for them but the money is lost. Now to save…
‘I Am Samuel’ Is the Story of a Gay Kenyan Man Reconciling Family Duty & Identity
The documentary is an intimate portrait of an everyday Kenyan man whose love puts him at odds with society and family expectations—all set against the backdrop of a country that…
‘Money Marriage’, a gripping documentary about gender based violence in Cross River state
The Emeka Chukwuleta directed documentary follows the stories of victims of an abhorring culture practiced in some parts of Nigeria. In a heart wrenching new documentary, fast rising filmmaker, Emeka…
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi is a real-life drama covering the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the assassin of heroic civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The movie begins with the…
Netflix unveils ‘Black Lives Matter’ curated titles
Netflix on Wednesday, unveiled a new collection for viewers looking to find titles related to systematic racism, racial injustice and discrimination. In a statement shared via Twitter, the ‘Black Lives…
African-American films and series that talk racism and slavery
The world as it is now, is dealing with the death of 46-year-old African-American George Floyd, who was murdered by a white police officer last Monday in Minneapolis, City of…
Documentaries that highlight the subject of racism and discrimination
A great number of documentaries have exploited the global issue of racism against people of color in terms of constitutional rights, work, education privileges and the unfair brutal killings that…
If Beale Street Could Talk
Follows a young woman who with the support of her family, seeks to clear the name of her wrongly charged lover and prove his innocence before the birth of her…
Featured: Lagos Startup saves lives using technology & fast bikes
You can’t imagine the agony women go through during child delivery. You may have heard about it or maybe seen it in a movie. But this documentary shows you the…
Spike Lee Releases Short Film as Part of George Floyd Protests
Spike Lee has released a short film as protests against the death of George Floyd continue, which equates Floyd’s treatment at the hands of police with Eric Garner’s and Radio Raheem, the character…
King of boys
King of Boys follows the story of Alhaja Eniola Salami, a businesswoman and philanthropist with a checkered past and a promising political future. She is a pillar of society —…