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by Omelihu Nwanguma / Nigeria and UK / 2008 / 25mins Two friends are faced with a life-or-death situation as they search for an escape from their vengeful former boss's henchmen.
by Musa Syeed & Yoni Brook / Ghana and USA / 2008 / 39mins Bronx Princess follows headstrong 17-year-old Rocky as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana.
by Judy Kibinge / Kenya / 2007 / 12mins Coming Of Age takes us through the development of Kenyan democracy through the eyes of a young Kenyan girl.
by Joan Frosch & Alla Kovgan / USA / 2007 / 65mins In an astonishing exposition of choreographic formation, nine African choreographers tell stories of an emergent art form and their diverse and contemporary expressions of self.
by Alla Kovgan & David Hinton / USA, UK and Mozambique / 2008 / 35mins Based on a true story, Nora takes us to the Zimbabwe of dancer Nora Chipaumire’s childhood as she journeys through the vivid memories of her youth.
by Wanuri Kahiu / Kenya / 2008 / 90mins Following the August 1998 terrorist bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, this film tells the story of an artist and an intelligence officer, and how they find unique ways to move on from the tragedy that shattered their lives.
by Lupita Nyong'o / Kenya / 2009 / 78mins What is it like to be white in a black society? Agnes, a woman with albinism, overcomes the difficulties of being born with no pigment in a society that discriminates against the condition.
by Mahamat Saleh Haroun / Chad and France / 2008 / 81mins An extra-marital affair leads to Hortense’s separation from her very traditional African husband, who is in for a ride as he learns about her love affair, his eldest son’s secret love life, and the responsibilities of single parenthood.
by Cheikh Ndiaye / Senegal / 2005 / 105mins When 17-year-old Nalla joins a champion wrestling team, he learns that wrestling is about more than muscles, money and ladies.
