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Voice of State · 2026

KenyaEnglish

Lusala · 2019

KenyaEnglish

Rain · 2016

Uganda

Things of the Aimless Wanderer

2015

RwandaEnglish

Ashes and Embers · 1982

Ethiopia

Golden Dhow · ZIFF 1998

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Father's Day · 2022

Pumzi · 2009

Price of Love · 2015

Harvest: 3,000 Years · 1975

EthiopiaEnglish

Best Film · AMAA 2009

From a Whisper · 2008

Bush Mama · 1979

Imani · 2011

Inside Story · 2011

Imfura · 2017

The Somali Dervish · 1985

SomaliaSomali

In the Light of Truth · 2025

UgandaEnglish

The Battle of the Sacred Tree · 1995

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