Africa Movies

A campaign is launched to prevent peasants from leaving the countryside for the city. The village tries to adapt the advice of the technicians for...

The story of Pastor Lucy and her husband Duncan Ndegwa, who began feeding and sheltering children from the streets of Nairobi, Kenya in 1996.

Machanic Manyeruke is the founder of gospel music in Zimbabwe—though, his influence reaches far beyond the borders of his African country....

Travelogue released on November 27th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Through the story of a mason in Djenne, Komusa Tenapo, and his family, this documentary examines an African tradition of mud architecture in Mali....

Intimate story of a Baka family living a traditional life in the rainforests of Cameroun.

A film about Mali's ancient culture, and this culture's position in the country today. Filmed with a Malian crew, cut to the beat of Malian music,...

It is not easy to be an albino in Tanzania. White skin is distinguishable and it burns quickly under the African sun. However, the constant fear is...

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

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

In July 1860, the schooner Clotilda slipped quietly into the dark waters of Mobile, Ala., holding 110 Africans stolen from their homes and families,...

The story of Kenyan athlete David Rudisha, the greatest 800m runner the world has ever seen, and his unusual coach, the Irish Catholic missionary...

After brilliant studies in France and a 15-year absence from his homeland, Adama, a young graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, rushes back to...

African animals, including a lookout monkey, await with trepidation the arrival of big-game hunter Theodore Roosevelt.

Short documentary about folk customs in Nigeria.

A mystical performance about the sea and the earth based on a Yoruba folk tale.

This early travelogue film, made in a Kenyan train station, captures an impromptu musical performance. Some passengers eagerly join in while others...