Kwaw Ansah’s seminal film, Heritage Africa, is three decades old this year. eight years before the making of Heritage Africa, … More
Tag: cinema
Film Review: Instant Cult Classic “Lucky” Provides Polarized Lens to Examine Youth Culture in Accra
The film, released in September 2018, follows two young men as they attempt to survive the relentless tirade of trauma that can be Accra, Ghana’s capital and in the process, provide a polarized lens to examine millennial lifestyle and culture through honest and direct depiction of varied lived experiences.
Film Review: The Portraits of Cape Verde’s Trans Queen and Carnival Culture in “Tchindas”
Glitter, feathers and bright-coloured wigs. On a small Cape Verdean island, Tchinda helps her community prepare for Carnival. Directed by … More
Interview: Victoria Adukwei Bulley Creates A New Space For African Poetry With “Mother Tongues”
Filmmaking is one the most efficient story-telling tools, offering a visual representation to a narrative, and it is no coincidence … More
Funding For African Filmmakers : July – August 2017
Funding is where many dreams go to die. Well, not necessarily. However, the success of your artistic project does hinge … More
Super 16 [Take IV] – African Short Films To See
It’s been a while but Super 16 is back. For those of you unfamiliar, Super 16 is a monthly list … More
Album Review: Wanlov The Kubolor Shows Mastery of Satire on New Album, Orange Card
On the album, Wanlov an avid social commentator, flexes his mastery of satire like never before, as he characterises the social condition of Ghana and Africa as a whole
Film Review: “Ouaga Girls” Shows The Young Women of Burkina Faso Like Never Before
Against the constant humming of motorbike engines in the pastel grey skies of the Sahel-Sahara, a group of young women … More
Film Review: UPRIZE! A Critical Look At The Infectious Spirit of Student Resistance in South Africa In 1976
Sifiso Khanyile’s documentary released in 2017 is a brilliant exposé on how the student uprising of 1976 became a landmark pit-stop on the road to liberation of the black South African
Fantasy Posters; Ghanaian Artists Who Reinvented Hollywood On These Movie Posters
“Was it the real matrix they were showing?”, the exact words a friend said to me before bursting into laughter … More
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