List of African films
The following is a list of African films. It is arranged alphabetically by country of origin.
Algeria
Main article: List of Algerian films
Angola
Main article: List of Angolan films
Benin
Main article: List of Beninese films
Botswana
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | Jamie Uys | comedy | the first of the The Gods Must Be Crazy film series |
| 1989 | The Gods Must Be Crazy II | Jamie Uys | comedy | part of the The Gods Must Be Crazy film series |
Burkina Faso
Main article: List of Burkinabé films
Burundi
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni nde? | ||||
| 1980 | Ni-Ni | |||
| 1992 | Gito l'ingrat | Ngabo Leonce | ||
| 2010 | Mugisha |
Cameroon
Main article: List of Cameroonian films
Cape Verde
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Os Flagelados do Vento Leste (film) | António Faria | ||
| 1994 | Longshots | |||
| 1996 | Ilhéu da Contenda | |||
| 1997 | O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno | |||
| 1998 | Fintar o Destino | |||
| 2000 | Amílcar Cabral | documentary | ||
| 2005 | Siza, l'architecte et la vieille ville | |||
| 2006 | A Ilha dos Escravos |
Central African Republic
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Un homme est un homme | |||
| 1985 | Lengue | Léonie Yangba Zowe | documentary short | |
| 1985 | Nzale | |||
| 1985 | Yangba bolo | |||
| 2003 | Le Silence de la forêt |
Chad
Main article: List of Chadian films
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Main article: Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo, Republic
Main article: List of Republic of Congo films
Eritrea
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagmay Hiwet | ||||
| Fetihe do KimrAweki | ||||
| Hidrido hadar | ||||
| Maebel | ||||
| meAnta | ||||
| Wetoto | ||||
| Siqta semayat | ||||
| 2001 | White Hotel | Dianne Griffin, Tobi Solvang | documentary |
Egypt
Main article: List of Egyptian films
Ethiopia
Main article: List of Ethiopian films
Gabon
Main article: List of Gabonese films
Ghana
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Boy Kumasenu | Sean Graham | ||
| 1980 | Love Brewed in the African Pot | Kwan Ansah | ||
| 1987 | Zinabu | William Akuffo and Richard Quartey | ||
| 1993 | Sankofa | Haile Gerima | drama | This film is Burkinabé, but shot in Ghana. |
| 2005 | Emmanuel's Gift | documentary | ||
| 2006 | Run Baby Run | Emmanuel Apea | action | |
| 2006 | A Goat's Tail | Julius Amedume | ||
| 2007 | Princess Tyra | Frank Rajah Arase | drama | |
| 2009 | A Sting in a Tale | Shirley Frimpong-Manso | thriller | |
| 2010 | Coz Ov Moni | King Luu | musical | |
| 2010 | Sinking Sands | Leila Djansi | drama | |
| 2011 | An African Election | Jarreth and Kevin Merz | documentary | |
| 2011 | Ties That Bind | Leila Djansi | drama | |
| 2012 | Contract | Shirley Frimpong-Manso | ||
| 2013 | Coz Ov Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge) | King Luu | musical |
Guinea
Main article: List of Guinean films
Guinea-Bissau
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Fanado | |||
| 1986 | N'tturudu | |||
| 1988 | Mortu Nega | Flora Gomes | historical drama | |
| 1992 | Udju Azul di Yonta | |||
| 1994 | Xime | |||
| 1995 | A Mascara | |||
| 1996 | Po di Sangui |
Ivory Coast
Main article: List of Ivorian films
Kenya
Main article: List of Kenyan films
Liberia
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Word Universe: A Journey to West Africa |
Libya
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Lorsque le destin s'acharne | |||
| 1975 | Al Tariq | |||
| 1976 | Al-Risâlah | |||
| 1976 | Mohammad, Messenger of God (also known at The Message) | Moustapha Akkad | biographical adventure drama | |
| 1976 | Pustinjska ladja | |||
| 1977 | Les Ambassadeurs | Naceur Ktar | drama | |
| 1981 | Lion of the Desert | Moustapha Akkad | biographical war drama | |
| 2007 | The Last Jews of Libya | Vivienne Roumani-Denn | documentary |
Madagascar
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Very Remby | |||
| 1980 | Fitampoha | |||
| 1983 | Dahalo, Dahalo | |||
| 1987 | Ilo Tsy Very | |||
| 1987 | Le Prix de la paix | |||
| 1988 | Tabataba | |||
| 1989 | Angano... Angano... | |||
| 1996 | Quand les étoiles rencontrent la mer | |||
| 2004 | Souli | Alexander Abela | drama | |
| 2005 | Mahaleo |
Malawi
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lifecycles: A Story of AIDS in Malawi | Sierra Bellows, Doug Karr | documentary |
Mali
Main article: List of Malian films
Mauritania
Main article: List of Mauritanian films
Mauritius
Main article: List of Mauritian films
Morocco
Main article: List of Moroccan films
- Tes Cheveux Noirs Ihsan (2006)
Mozambique
Main article: List of Mozambican films
Namibia
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | An Argument About a Marriage | |||
| 1971 | Baobab Play | |||
| 1971 | Bitter Melons | |||
| 1989 | Red Scorpion | Joseph Zito | action adventure | |
| 2000 | Leni Riefenstahl im Sudan | |||
| 2001 | Diamonds and Rust | Adi Barash, Ruthie Shatz | documentary | |
| 2001 | Imiti ikula | |||
| 2001 | Uno's World | |||
| 2004 | Bonnie's Momentum | |||
| 2007 | Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation | Charles Burnett | drama |
Niger
Main article: List of Nigerien films
Nigeria
Main article: List of Nigerian films
Rwanda
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Manirafashwa | |||
| 1987 | Rwanda, les collines de l'effort | |||
| 2001 | 100 Days | Nick Hughes | drama | |
| 2003 | Histoire de tresses | |||
| 2004 | Gardiens de la mémoire | |||
| 2005 | Sometimes in April | Raoul Peck | historical drama war | television film |
| 2007 | Ikigeragezo cy' ubuzima | |||
| 2007 | Munyurangabo | |||
| 2008 | Ikigeragezo cy' ubuzima 2 | |||
| 2008 | Kanyombya | |||
| 2010 | Ay'urukundo | |||
| 2010 | The Impact | Peter Karanganwa | Drama | |
| 2010 | Kanyombya 2 | |||
| 2010 | Mayibobo | |||
| 2011 | Amapingu y'urukundo | |||
| 2011 | Gibraltar | documentary | ||
| 2011 | Zirara zishya | Habyarimana charles | Drama/comedy | |
| 2012 | Ibara | Tom Nkusi/Emmy Ruzindana | Action | |
| 2013 | Rwasa | Theo Bizimana | ||
| 2013 | Ibara 2 | Tom Nkusi | Action | |
| 2013 | Serwakira | Theo Bizimana |
Sierra Leone
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Cry Freetown | Sorious Samura | documentary |
2005 Blood Diamond Edward Zwick documentary
Somalia
Main article: List of Somalian films
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Love Does Not Know Obstacles | Hussein Mabrouk | ||
| 1984 | The Somali Darwish | Said Salah | ||
| 1987 | Geedka nolosha | Abdulkadir Ahmed Said | ||
| 1992 | La Conchiglia | Abdulkadir Ahmed Said | ||
| 2003 | Rajo | Abdisalam Aato | ||
| 2006 | Xaaskayga Araweelo | Abdisalam Aato |
South Africa
Main article: List of South African films
Sudan
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | God Grew Tired of Us | Christopher Dillon Quinn, Tommy Walker | documentary |
Tanzania
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Maangamizi: The Ancient One | Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill | Drama | |
| 2003 | Bongoland | Josiah Kibira | ||
| 2004 | Joto la roho (by Jennifer Mgendi) | Chrissant Mhengga | Drama | Joto la roho is a Christian themed drama centered on Datty, a young woman who insisted on marrying Micah against the wish of her parents, only to realize later Micah was not even Christian as he pretended and she ended up contacting HIV. |
| 2005 | Maisha Mapya | |||
| 2006 | Johari |
Togo
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Kouami | short | ||
| 1979 | Au rendez-vous du rêve abêti | short documentary | ||
| 1986 | The Blooms of Banjeli | short documentary | ||
| 1988 | Bawina | short | ||
| 1991 | Ashakara | Gérard Louvin | ||
| 1994 | Femmes aux yeux ouverts | Anne-Laure Folly | documentary | |
| 1996 | Les Oubliées | Anne-Laure Folly | documentary | |
| 1999 | Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie | Anne-Laure Folly | documentary | |
Tunisia
Main article: List of Tunisian films
Uganda
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Outed - The Painful Reality | Hassan Kamoga | Drama | |
| 2001 | ABC Africa | Abbas Kiarostami | documentary | |
| 2006 | Invisible Children | short documentary | ||
| 2007 | Divizionz | |||
| 2010 | Who Killed Captain Alex? | action film | ||
| 2011 | Hello (2011 film) | short | ||
| 2014 | Bala Bala Sese | |||
| 2015 | Tiktok | short | ||
| 2013 | In Just Hours | short |
Western Sahara
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide? | Collective direction | documentary | link |
| 1992 | Goulili dis-moi ma Soeur | Collective direction | documentary | |
| 1999 | Lalia | Silvia Munt | short film | |
| 2003 | Cuentos de la Guerra Saharaui | Pedro Pérez Rosado | drama | |
| 2011 | Wilaya | Pedro Pérez Rosado | drama | |
| 2012 | La Badil (No Other Choice) | Dominic Brown | short documentary | |
| 2012 | Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony | Alvaro Longoria | documentary |
Zaire
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | La Vie est belle | |||
| 1990 | Burndown | |||
| 1992 | Le Crapaud chez ses beaux-parents | |||
| 1994 | Perle noire | |||
| 1996 | Le Damier | |||
| 1996 | Macadam tribu |
Zambia
Main article: List of Zambian films
Zimbabwe
Main article: List of Zimbabwean films
- Forbidden Fruit (2000)
See also
References
External links
- African film at the Internet Movie Database
- African Media Program Database, Michigan State University Comprehensive database of more than 14,000 African films and videos
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