Films from Africa made by Africans offer restorative images and a new film language. The beautiful and sometimes challenging films in this collection not only showcase the works of master filmmakers but also innovative new talents who are embracing video technology. To see Africa through African eyes will break stereotypes and enlighten viewers about life in Africa.
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VHS and DVD, 104 minutes, 4 titles, 26 minutes each on 1 cassette, South Africa / Mozambique / Namibia / Senegal / Tunisia, 1997, in Arabic, French, Nama, Portuguese and Wolof with English subtitles
An anthology of four dramatic shorts that explore the theme of love in Africa. MORE...
VHS and DVD, 88 minutes, Cameroon, 1992, in French with English subtitles
Cameroon, the only African country colonized by three European powers, is the focus of a carefully researched overview documenting cultural genocide in Africa. MORE...
VHS and DVD, 52 minutes, Congo / France, 2003, in English, French, Jula and Yoruba with English subtitles
Afro@Digital looks at the impact of various digital technologies across a broad swath of present-day African life and asks how the technology is affecting African culture and how it can best serve the interests of Africa and the global South. MORE...
DVD, 56 minutes, Senegal, 2001, in French and Wolof with English subtitles
An experimental narrative about a Senegalese poet confronting the crosscultural and psychological pressures of being at home neither in Europe nor in Africa. MORE...
VHS and DVD, 62 minutes, France / Guinea, 1991, in French with English subtitles
Old home movies, newsreels and a prison diary are interwoven to link personal and public history in this assessment of human rights abuses in Guinea-Conakry. MORE...
VHS and DVD, 75 minutes, Niger/France, 2004, In French, Bariba, Hausa and Tamashek with English subtitles
Arlit: Deuxieme Paris is a case study in environmental racism set in a uranium mining town in the Sahara desert of Niger. Here European corporations extract nuclear power and profits leaving behind disease, contamination and unemployment. MORE...
DVD, 90 minutes, Senegal, 1993, in French with English subtitles
A coming of age story set in a Senegalese fishing village about rival teenaged cliques living out their dreams against a backdrop of disillusioned adults. MORE...
DVD, 98 minutes, 2 titles on 1 cassette, Cameroon, 1999 and 1994, in French with English subtitles
These two documentaries ponder democratic development in Africa. Chef! locates the roots of Africa's authoritatrian regimes in the patriarchal family, reinforced by traditional kingship and the colonial experience. La tête dans les nuages examines the informal economy. MORE...
VHS, DVD and 35mm, 95 minutes, Cameroon, 1996, in French with English subtitles
The first feature film by director Jean-Marie Teno wrestles with the dilemma of Africans who seek their fortunes abroad versus fighting the autocratic regimes at home. MORE...
