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BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions (BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL)
BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions (2025) is a feature length continuation of the exhibition/art installation of the same name, which was self described as “a conceptual news program that blurs the lines between art, reporting, entrepreneurship, and cultural critique.”.…
Minimals in a Titanic World (BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL)
Minimals in a Titanic World (2025) follows Anita, a young grief stricken woman. She’s trying to get through her day to day. All while doing her best to make sure her emotions are in check so she doesn’t end up back in prison…
Khartoum (BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL)
A refreshing documentary, Khartoum (2025) uses its 80-minute running time to highlight hope over horror and centre the experiences of five individuals…
Captain America: Brave New World
“I’m a wartime president,” snarls newly elected President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) in Julius Onah’s Captain America: Brave New World (2025), the 35th entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)…
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (2024) is a gripping, intense, and deeply thought-provoking documentary that delves into the 1961 Congolese coup d’état.
Magazine Dreams
In Elijah Bynum’s debut, Hot Summer Nights (2017), the story is narrated by a kid who doesn’t appear in the movie until the very end and townspeople share their takes directly to the camera.
The Color Purple
Set in early 20th century Georgia, the story follows Celie as she traverses, seemingly powerlessly, through a series of harrowing events.
American Fiction
American Fiction, Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut and Oscar nominated film, adapted from Percival Everett’s novel Erasure (2001), charts the story of English Professor Thelonius ‘Monk’ Ellison (Jeffrey Wright)…
A Story Of Bones
“Despite the tomb being empty, it is a popular spot with visitors, who like to experience the peace of this quiet place and spend a little time contemplating the life of Napoleon.”
Io Capitano
A pursuit of happiness occurring across two continents, the audience is treated to this heart wrenching, familial triumph against adversity. Seydou [Seydou Sarr] and Moussa [Moustapha Fall], 16-year-old cousins and best friends, dream of leaving Senegal and becoming stars in Italy…
Kalista Sy Interview
Kalista Sy's pioneering series Maitresse d'Un Homme Marié (Mistress of a Married Man) (2019) shattered the mould of Senegalese media, striking at the intersection of tradition, feminism and modernity…
Kelechi Ehenulo Profile
As Jefferson Davis once said in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, aka my favourite film from 2023, - “Look, life is a journey!” As comedic as that line delivery was (thanks to the artistic delivery by Brian Tyree Henry), the essence was certainly true when I became a Freelance Film Critic…
Jeymes Samuel Interview
After exploding onto the scene with his 2021 directorial debut The Harder They Fall, filmmaker Jeymes Samuel pans his lens from the Old West to the New Testament with his sprawling new epic The Book of Clarence…
Adura Onashile Interview
Adura Onashile is the writer and director of Girl (2023). After an expansive career in theatre, Onashile transitioned into the film world with her 2020 short film, Expensive Shit…