A Tale of Family, Greed and Witchcraft19 January 2021The Letter, a documentary by filmmakers Maia Lekow & Christopher King, is a proudly Kenyan production which tells the heartbreaking tale of a modern Kenyan family torn apart by accusations of witchcraftByMaia Lekow & Christopher King
Musings on African Film … Part Three15 April 2015[Caption for main image: Mama Africa, Miriam Makeba, singing in Come Back, Africa (1959)] One of the oldest of the continent’s cinemas is that of South Africa. Some of the earliest films were exhibited there in the early 1900s, and the first studios built in Johannesburg in 1915. One of the main attractions is the...ByMichael Boyd
Musings on African Film … Part Two8 April 2015[Caption for main image: Ishaya Bako, award winning Nigerian filmmaker of Braids on a Bald Head] Of all the film industries currently operating in Africa, there are three countries that stand out in particular. Firstly, who hasn’t heard of Nollywood and seen Nollywood films for sale at markets all over the continent? You have, even...ByMichael Boyd
Musings on African Film … Part One1 April 2015Mike Boyd is a film fundi and assisted the Angama Mara team in curating our DVD library of over 100 African films, in this three part series he shares some of his favourite films created on African soilByMichael Boyd
