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The Making of the Mahatma · 1996

Beat the Drum · 2003

Mandela's Gun · 2016

Felix · 2013

The Burial of Kojo · 2018

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Lisabi: The Uprising · 2024

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Jail Caesar · 2012

South AfricaEnglish

Umjolo: Day Ones · 2024

2 Weeks in Lagos · 2019

Women's Cot · 2005

Canary · 2018

Mummy Dearest · 2014

Poppie Nongena · 2020

South AfricaEnglish

Voice of State · 2026

KenyaEnglish

A Simple Lie · 2022

NigeriaEnglish

Umjolo: My Beginning, My End! · 2025

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Silver · FESPACO 2009

Nothing But The Truth · 2009

South AfricaEnglish

Out of Luck · 2015

NigeriaEnglish

Lusala · 2019

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