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Requiem for a Revolution

(published by Africa is a Country)

A sweeping, jazz-scored exploration of Cold War intrigue and African liberation, Johan Gimonprez’s 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat' lays bare the cultural and political battlegrounds where empires, artists, and freedom fighters clashed.

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Zau is a Mirror

(published by Africa is a Country)

Inspired by a tapestry of Bantu folk stories, the video game 'Tales of Kenzera: Zau' is rich with mythology that many Africans know as our heritage.

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The Dreamer

(published by Africa is a Country)

As Africa’s first filmmakers made their unique steps in Africanizing cinema, few were as bold as Djibril Diop Mambéty who employed cinema to service his dreams.

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Heeding the Call

(published by Africa is a Country)

At the 31st New York African Film Festival, young filmmakers set the stage with adventurous and varied experiments in African cinema.

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One Hundred Years of Ousmane Sembène

(published by Jacobin Magazine)

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène. His films — dazzling portraits of Senegalese and French society — represent some of the most brilliant attempts to think about the limits and possibilities of political art.