Chasing the Sound

In the African nation of Burkina Faso, drums such as the djembe are more than a simple instrument; they have long been used for communication and...

Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by...

Documentary on Mozambican music, and the role it played in the country's rediscovering its national identity after centuries of colonial rule.

Mueda was a massacre. The name is that of the village in Northern Mozambique where in 1960 it took place. The Portuguese colonial regime did the...

Shout Gladi Gladi is a documentary about hope. It tells the story of one woman's quest to cure fistula and save mother's lives in Africa. Shot in...

The film shows Catherine Destivelle's trip to Dogon Country, in Mali, where she will make spectacular free solo rock climbing ascents in the...

This video research is based on a trip to Morocco in July 2005, during which the director documented irregular migration transiting through Morocco,...

A film about Mali's ancient culture, and this culture's position in the country today. Filmed with a Malian crew, cut to the beat of Malian music,...

The film follows the rugby season of Uitenhage prop forward Zama Takayi - who plays for Progress Rugby club, the club that amalgamated the black...

In Dear Home of Scars, we see celebrated visual artist Ibrahim Mahama return to his hometown of Tamale in Northern Ghana to visit Red Clay Studio, a...

The film is primarily a portrait of Kam Kelly, who teaches West African drumming to students at various New York schools, including Intermediate...