Africa Movies

A Luta Continua explains the military struggle of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) against the Portuguese. Produced and narrated by...

For ten years three guerilla girls in Mozambique risked their lives in the struggle for freedom in a civil war. It was back then filmed by a BBC...

Mariama is the best student in her village and has a bright future. Her parents dream of sending her to America. But a predatory teacher and the...

A unique look at three of the greatest builders of the African Savannah: weaver birds, aardvarks and termites. In their spectacular buildings they do...

Short documentary about the Sahara-dwelling Toubou, a tribe in which the women are treated as equals by the men.

This 1944 black and white silent film provides brief glimpses of the lifestyle among Kenya's white/European settlers during the Second World War.

Think cheetah - think speed! Natures supercharger is the fastest thing on four legs. A cat of supreme grace and beauty, the cheetahs lives kid in the...

A look at the rampant HIV epidemic rate in Swaziland.

A powerful portrait of Africa's most widely acclaimed contemporary artist El Anatsui. It gives an insider's view of the artist's practice, the...

Without a Fight is a feature length documentary film that explores how soccer can facilitate social change in Kibera, one of Africa's largest slums....

Thanks to conservation efforts in East Africa in recent years, the mountain gorilla population has increased. But overcrowding due to habitat...

First ever Gambian feature film tells the story of a couple who met out of an anonymous call made by Lina to Micheal. Micheal fell in love with her...

Set in a small village in the Congo, where one of the villagers’ favorite pastimes is either to watch or to take part in a form of very...

The film is an evocative story of the tenuous relationship between a charcoal burner and forests. The film follows Lloyd on his journey from burning...

"All Equal!" is an evocative animated film that unfolds around a village fire where a grandfather narrates the poignant tale of his ancestors and...

Directed by François Woukoache.

A study of the behavior of monkeys in the African jungle.

Travelogue released on November 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A glimpse of life as seen through young people at a Zimbabwean children's home.