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Fatuma · 2018

Running Against the Wind · 2023

EthiopiaAmharic

The Boy from Geita · 2015

Tanzania

Mvera · 2023

KenyaSwahili

Golden Dhow · ZIFF 2018

Supa Modo · 2018

Daydreamers · 2023

Sankofa · 1993

November Tear

The Dreams of Elibidi · 2010

KenyaSwahili

Gold · FESPACO 2009

Teza · 2008

EthiopiaGerman

Best Feature Film · AFRIFF 2010

Soul Boy · 2010

Veve · 2014

The Pardon · 2013

Kiomi Kiumeni

Our Lady of the Nile · 2020

RwandaFrench

Golden Dhow · ZIFF 2021

Tug of War · 2024

White Shadow · 2013

For Today · 2009

The Mercy of the Jungle · 2019

RwandaFrench

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