Oct 14, 20142 min read
BFI screening: Dear White People
On Friday night as part of the BFI London Film Festival, I had the pleasure of watching one of the three screenings of Dear White People...
Apr 9, 20143 min read
Showing: Half of the Yellow Sun
On Monday I was fortunate enough to go to the (mini) premiere of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s book turned film, Half of the Yellow Sun...
Mar 22, 20141 min read
Movie Premiere: Half Of A Yellow Sun
Based on the acclaimed novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that chronicles an extended family’s perseverance during Nigeria’s brutal civil...
Apr 10, 20133 min read
Recap: African Film Festival Australia 2013
Last year we moaned and groaned just a little at the opening of the African Film Festival Australia. We left puzzled at the complexity of...
Oct 9, 20121 min read
An Oversimplification of her Beauty – Terence Nance
I have a thing for beautiful titles and ‘An Oversimplification of her Beauty‘ is so poignantly wonderful that immediately when I heard...
Oct 8, 20121 min read
Who you calling an African Booty Scratcher?
One of my favourite films to watch on a Sunday afternoon – African Booty Scratcher. A short film by Sierra Leonian – American Nikyatu...
Sep 24, 20124 min read
That dirty word ‘BLEACHING’
I reblogged this short film ‘Yellow Fever‘ by Ng’endo Mukii on the Afroklectic tumblr some time ago from Dynamic Africa. It came up again...
May 12, 20123 min read
Sydney Film Festival 2012
So the program for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival (SFF) is officially out! The Festival in its 59th year will have over 150 screenings...
Apr 20, 20122 min read
African Film Festival Australia
So it has been a roller coaster of a ride with the first African Film Festival Australia launch in Sydney and Melbourne. From shattering...
Apr 14, 20121 min read
Afro-Creative: Hawanatu Bangura
On Saturday at the African Film Festival Australia, as part of the short film series, Money Tree by Hawanatu Bangura was screened. Money...
Apr 10, 20122 min read
African Film Festival Australia: Sydney
I wasn’t able to make it to the festival on Good Friday. However I did make it to Saturday’s screening. The screening was a series of...
Apr 7, 20125 min read
African Film Festival Australia: Restless City
Last night, I was fortunate enough to attend the opening night of the Africa Film Festival Australia. What should have been 15min drive...
Mar 3, 20121 min read
African film festival launches in Australia
I am very excited to be introducing our new contributor Samira Ibrahim who is a film guru, event organizer and photographer. This...