This week, we bring you an exciting selection of films, old and new, from the nations of Kenya, Uganda, Namibia and South Africa. The Boda Boda Thieves (dir. Donald Mugisha and James Tayler, Uganda) Even though he is […]
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“South Africa had their Blaxploitation Era and it started with a 1971 film called Joe Bullet” DAARAC Today sees the long overdue international release of Joe Bullet, one of the first South African films to feature […]
By David Pountain Deconstructing gender roles against a backdrop of pervasive prejudice and legal persecution, Hassene Belaïd’s short drama N’sibi is a welcome anomaly of Algerian cinema that sees a revelatory meeting between the young […]
By Sharon Calingasan Director: Catherine Stewart Watch on FilmDoo.com Catherine Stewart’s While You Weren’t Looking is an interesting take on LGBT issues and the concerns surrounding these communities in a South African context, particularly in […]
Watch Safe Bet on FilmDoo.com From South Africa comes Safe Bet, a compelling and hilarious action-comedy that shows how the desire for money leads to adverse consequences with some comedic relief on the side for friends Frank […]
By Sharon Calingasan Director: Bazi Gete Watch on FilmDoo.com Red Leaves by Ethiopian-Israeli director Bazi Gete is an interesting study of an Ethiopian-Israeli paternal figure, Meseganio Tadela, who, in the aftermath of his wife’s death, […]