Cinemafrique: Kenyan Political Thriller 'Veve,' The Golden Age Of Egyptian Cinema, A Namibian Retelling Of 'Icarus' + More

Okayafrica's Cinemafrique series looks at African film and TV news on Uzo Aduba's Emmy win, Kenyan political thriller 'Veve' and more.

Cinemafrique: Kenyan Political Thriller 'Veve,' The Golden Age Of Egyptian Cinema, A Namibian Retelling Of 'Icarus' + More

The 2014 Chale Wote Street Arts Festival's Film Lineup (August 23-24)

The fourth installment of Accra's largest independent creative arts festival, the Chale Wote Streets Arts Festival, kicks off this weekend with a diverse lineup of cultural sights and sounds. In addition to the live music, theater performances, art installations, and block parties that will take over the historic coastal district of Jamestown during the two day festival, organizers have again put together a stellar lineup of screenings for the mini film festival segment of the event, including Blitz the Ambassador's short film Native Sun and the FOKN Bois pidgin musical Coz Ov Moni. View the Chale Wote film program here as well as the full festival-wide schedule.

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