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25 December 2024
Reuben Odanga Returns With Netflix’s New Kenyan Series ‘Mo-Faya’
With ‘Mo-Faya,’ Odanga explores family, ambition, and crime while staying true to Kenya’s vibrant cultural identity.
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Film + TV
16 October 2019
Cimarrón Is the Women-Led Film Production Company Empowering Afro-Colombians to Tell Their Own Stories
The "first Afro-Colombian film production company," is teaching filmmaking in Colombia's black communities in order to combat the lack of representation.
Film + TV
11 September 2019
These 'Hidden Gems' From Africa & the Diaspora are Now Showing at TIFF
Here are 12 films from across the diaspora to check out before the Toronto International Film Festival ends.
Film + TV
20 August 2019
Nigerian Filmmaker Dafe Oboro Tells the Lagos Hustle Story in His Vivid Fashion Film for Vlisco&co
"A Beautiful Struggle" is Vlisco&co's latest collaboration where Dafe Oboro shows us the beauty of the grind in his home city.
Film + TV
27 June 2019
Nigerian Filmmaker Faraday Okoro Tackles Police Brutality In his Second Feature, 'Prelude to a Crime'
Okoro takes on another controversial, yet relatable storyline after his debut Tribeca favorite, "Nigerian Prince."
Film + TV
28 May 2019
Cannes 2019: Mati Diop Snags Grand Prix Award and a Netflix Acquisition for 'Atlantique'
The Senegalese-French filmmaker has surely made her mark as the 72nd Cannes Festival comes to a close.
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