Iara Lee’s 2017 documentary, Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso did a great job at providing much … More
Tag: Documentary
Film Review: Examining Music Making as an act of Resistance in “Mali Blues”
What Mali Blues achieves as a film is a vivid exposition of the musical landscape of Mali. By following each of the four subjects, the film, brings you the past and the present sounds in all its rich diversity.
Film Review: Remembering the love for African Music Ancestors on “Wahenga”
On Amil Shivji’s documentary film, Wahenga, we are privy to a series of conversations between old musician, their memories of the past and their quest to revive a fading musical tradition by becoming the ancestors.
Film Review: Using Composition to Paint a Portrait of Tanzania in Transit
‘Tanzania Transit’ may be one of my favorite films of 2018. Aside from the bonus of this documentary gifting me … More
Film Review: Foreshadowing the fall of Jacob Zuma in “The Giant Is Falling”
The giant fell. Today’s viewers of the 2016 South African documentary The Giant is Falling will be aware of this. Jacob Zuma resigned as South Africa’s President in February 2018 after unrelenting pressure from various citizen and political movements. However, with the benefit of hindsight/foresight, ‘The Giant is Falling’ plays like a cautionary tale warning that the giant only fell. It wasn’t slain.
Film Review: Chivas DeVinck Eavesdrops On One Of The Greats Friendships In African Literature on “The Poets”
With The Poets, you do not necessarily have to be a fan of African literature or intimately know the lines of the poets to hitch a ride on the freewheeling sequence of bliss and wisdom that is this film. By teaching us to appreciate the friendship that the pair have cultivated, the film helps us to understand and respect their sacred roles as poets. We are then able to listen to their wisdom and keep questioning life.
Film Review: What Happens When An African Learns to Fly in China
Captivated by the kung-fu masters in the movies, a young Gabonese sets off for China to learn the sacred art. Years later, in 1985, he becomes the Shaolin Temple’s very first Black master.
Film Review: “This Land” Documentary Redefines The Value of Land For South Africans
The 2017 documentary, This Land, directed by Miki Redelinghuys narrows in on the people of Makhasaneni in KwaZulu-Natal and their struggle … More
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
Film review: Footprints of Pan Africanism by Shirikiana Aina
The film released early in 2017, uses the Sankofa motif, to stitch a ripple in time and transports you to the 1960’s, when the movement was at its peak in post-colonial Ghana.
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