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CountryAll Egypt Nigeria South Africa Morocco Kenya Ghana Tunisia Senegal

LanguageAll Arabic English French Yoruba Afrikaans Swahili

GenreAll Drama Comedy Romance Documentary Thriller Action Crime Music

FestivalAll FESPACO AMAA AFRIFF ZIFF CIFF FIFM

DiasporaAll Afro-Caribbean African-American Afro-European Afro-French Afro-Brazilian

The Tokoloshe · 2018

Al Sajeen · 2023

Le Feteh · 2024

The Blue Elephant · 2014

Never Let Go · 2015

Dust Devil · 1992

South AfricaEnglish

Detour · 2017

South AfricaEnglish

Wide Sargasso Sea · 1993

Alehu · 2025

Lost · 2021

A Few Hours in One Day · 2024

Spring Break Shark Attack · 2005

Beauty · 2011

South AfricaAfrikaans

Sleeper's Wake · 2012

The Blue Panther · 1965

The Antique · 2014

Kafou · 2017

Nigerian Prince · 2018

Fiker Siferd · 2005

Clash · 2016

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