Lionel Rogosin • South Africa-U.S. • 1959 • Among the bravest and best of all political films

Having served as a soldier in WWII, Lionel Rogosin became committed to countering the effects of fascism wherever they sprouted. To that end he spent a year in Sophiatown, a South African ghetto where ...

Stéphane Tchalgadjieff & Jean Jacques Flori • France • 1982 • An essential look at African music

Fela Kuti is to African music what Bob Marley is to reggae: a prophet. All contemporary forms of black music, from funk to electronic, owe something to the irresistible groove of the Afrobeat sound ...

Djibril Diop Mambéty • Senegal • 1992 • A 2K restoration of Mambéty's landmark in Senegalese cinema

Once poor, Linguère is now fabulously wealthy. She returns to her impoverished hometown to propose a deal to the local populace—her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier ...

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Samba Gadjigo & Jason Silverman •2015• Senegal • Chronicles the life of the father of African cinema.

Compiled from rare archival footage and hours of exclusive footage, Sembene! chronicles the life and work of the legendary Senegalese film director, considered by many to be the f...