Twenty years of African cinema in St. Louis This year marks a major milestone for Washington University’s African Film Festival. Founded by Wilmetta Toliver‑Diallo, with 2026 comes two decades of bringing the depth and diversity of African cinema to St. Louis audiences. What began in 2006 as a modest effort to share films from across the continent has grown into a beloved cultural […]

'Twenty years of African cinema in St. Louis'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
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📽️ Discover icons of African Cinema at the #AfricanLibrary!

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🎥 A filmmaker returns home to confront the struggle of telling African stories on African terms. Bye Bye Africa (1999, Chad) is a reflective, personal film about cinema, exile, and reclaiming narrative.

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A week from today on 3/10 @nu_africana will host a screening of On Becoming A Guinea Fowl in honor of International Women’s Day. This event was organized by our Postdoctoral Fellow in Black Feminist Studies who is teaching a class on #africanfilm this semester. Join us!

#TheAfricanDreamDotNet is inviting you to checkout “LA MANOR”, a powerful movie featuring GaDangme stars and language, that is set to world premiere on Akwaaba Magic on January 5th, 2026
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By the way, Danny Glover co-produced and had a cameo in the 2006 Malian film "Bamako".

The film uses a symbolic trial against international financial institutions as its core narrative. Danny Glover has cameo appearance in the Western movie-within-a-movie sequence.

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Ousmena Sembene's "Xala" is online

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📢 Distribution is the bridge between great African films and global audiences.
At @OkadaMedia, we’re here to build that bridge.
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#NowWatching Ernest Cole: Lost & Found.

A powerful resurrection of a visionary South African photographer who risked everything to document apartheid’s brutal truths.

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As usual this time of year, back at #PanAfricanFilmFestival @paffnow , at its new location... anyone else around the next few days? #PAFF33 #PAFF2025 #film #cinema #movies #movie #films #filmfestival #festival #PanAfrican #AfricanFilm #BlackFilm #BlackFilmmakers #DreamBeyond

Re: Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène's novel and film Xala (1975).

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Highly recommend Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène's film Xala (1975).

There are English subtitles, but folks learning French will find the language crystal clear and precise. And of course there is Wolof, too.

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If you'd like to support an absolutely awesome Nigerian speculative fiction film, please head over here to check out the kickstarter for On Our Skin: www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

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