Is this the start of the golden age of African films?
Gail Collins takes a journey through the history of African films and considers the future awaiting this flourishing industry.
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10 best African films streaming on Netflix
From Queen Sono (2020) to Cairo Station (1958), Michael Renouf reviews 10 of the excellent African films currently streaming on Netflix.
Charles Okpaleke: Living the dream
Charles Okpaleke’s journey, from struggling student to top film producer, and the operator of Nigeria’s first drive-in cinema, reads like the script of a Nollywood epic. Profile by Gail Collins
AfroLandTV: promoting pan-African film and TV content across the globe
Adaora Oramah looks at how a new pan-African streaming platform aims to disrupt the political economy of the film industry in Africa and beyond
An authentic and inspiring African story
A film review of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, staring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. By Michael Renouf
The power of imagination
Fiction is a powerful tool that frees up the imagination and leads to the some of the greatest achievements of mankind.