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- DirectorBlitz BazawuleStarsJoseph OtsimanMamley DjangmahKobina Amissah-SamA man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.
- DirectorMati DiopStarsMame Bineta SaneAmadou MbowTraoreIn a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
- DirectorMichel OcelotRaymond BurletStarsDoudou Gueye ThiawMaimouna N'DiayeAwa Sene SarrKirikou, an unusual little boy, must search the wisdom of the forbidden mountain in order to save his village from a spell cast by the evil sorceress Karaba
- DirectorSara NacerStarsHasna El Becharia-"The Desert Rocker" is an intimate, witty and profound portrait of the extraordinary Hasna El Becharia, a pioneer Gnawa artist. The first musician to break through the social barrier of this culture, she empowers and inspires women of all ages by reclaiming a musical tradition reserved for men for centuries . A singularly talented artist, she leads women to redefine their roles and challenge cultural norms , one musical performance at a time.
- DirectorRamata-Toulaye SyStarsKhady ManeMamadou DialloBinta Racine SyA young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.
- DirectorChiwetel EjioforStarsChiwetel EjioforMaxwell SimbaFelix LemburoAgainst all the odds, a thirteen-year-old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
- DirectorArie EsiriChuko EsiriStarsJude AkuwudikeKemi Lala AkindojuKelechi UdegbeIn Lagos, Nigeria, tragedy and fate intervene as two people try to better the lives of their families.
- StarsCynthia EbijieJemima OsundeEronini OsinachimALL of US, follows the lives of 10 high school students whose worlds are turned upside down by a single lie.
- DirectorSimon MoutaïrouStarsIbrahima M'BayeCamille CottinAnna Diakhere ThiandoumMassamba and his daughter Mati, slaves on Eugène Larcenet's plantation, hatch a daring plan to escape slavery, braving numerous obstacles in their pursuit of freedom.
- DirectorAlain KassandaThe words and emotions of students at the University of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, presenting spirited debates over power imbalances and heated discussions around ethnicity, feminism, and gender.
- DirectorRick ElgoodDon LettsStarsAudrey ReidCarl DavisPaul CampbellA single street vendor disguises herself for a dance contest, and pits her enemies against each other.
- DirectorOusmane SembeneStarsMbissine Thérèse DiopAnne-Marie JelinekMomar Nar SeneA black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.
- DirectorHenri PardoStarsRayan DieudonnéPenande EstimeMartin DubreuilIn the early 70s, after leaving their troubled hometown in Haiti, a young boy and his mother settle in a small rural village in Quebec where the boy counts on his invisible friend to understand the new world around him.
- DirectorRungano NyoniStarsSusan ChardyRoy ChishaBlessings BhamjeeOn an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
- DirectorMike LeighStarsMarianne Jean-BaptisteSamantha SpiroJo MartinOngoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.
- CreatorTemidayo MakanjuolaStarsKehinde BankoleIni Dima OkojieNancy IsimeBlood Sisters tells the story of two friends Sarah (Ini Dima-Okojie) and Kemi (Nancy Isime). Sarah is engaged to her dream man, Kola (Deyemi Okanlawon.) However, their seemingly idyllic union has a dark side.
- StarsPearl WatsDaniel Etim EffiongSharon OojaWorking undercover as a sex worker in Nigeria, a young journalist out to expose corruption fights for her life as she forges a path to Europe.
- DirectorAmjad Abu AlalaStarsMustafa ShehataIslam MubarakMahmoud Maysara ElsarajShortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.