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The following is a list of African films, arranged alphabetically by country of origin.
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Algeria [edit]
Main article: List of Algerian films
Angola [edit]
Main article: List of Angolan films
Benin [edit]
Main article: List of Beninese films
Botswana [edit]
| 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 [edit]
Main article: List of Burkinabé films
Burundi [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| Ni nde? | ||||
| 1980 | Ni-Ni | |||
| 1992 | Gito, l'ingrat | |||
| 2010 | Mugisha |
Cameroon [edit]
Main article: List of Cameroonian films
Cape Verde [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 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 | |||
| 2005 | Siza, l'architecte et la vieille ville | |||
| 2006 | A Ilha dos Escravos |
Central African Republic [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 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 [edit]
Main article: List of Chadian films
Congo, Democratic Republic of [edit]
Main article: Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo, Republic [edit]
Main article: List of Republic of Congo films
Djibouti [edit]
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Egypt [edit]
Main article: List of Egyptian films
Eritrea [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| Dagmay Hiwet | ||||
| Fetihe do KimrAweki | ||||
| Hidrido hadar | ||||
| Maebel | ||||
| meAnta | ||||
| Wetoto | ||||
| Siqta semayat | ||||
| 2001 | White Hotel | Dianne Griffin, Tobi Solvang | documentary |
Ethiopia [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| Selanchi | romantic comedy | |||
| 1972 | Child of Resistance | |||
| 1972 | Hour Glass Hour Glass | |||
| 1975 | Gouma | |||
| 1975 | Mirt Sost Shi Amit | |||
| 1976 | Mirt Sost Shi Amit (also known as Harvest: 3,000 Years) | |||
| 1978 | Wilmington 10—U.S.A. 10,000 | |||
| 1979 | Bush Mama | Haile Gerima | drama | |
| 1982 | Ashes and Embers | Haile Gerima | drama | |
| 1985 | After Winter: Sterling Brown | |||
| 1993 | Sankofa | Haile Gerima | drama | |
| 1994 | Imperfect Journey | Haile Gerima | documentary | |
| 1995 | Ye Wonz Maibel | |||
| 1997 | Blood Is Not Fresh Water | Theo Eshetu | documentary | |
| 1997 | Gir-gir | |||
| 1999 | Adwa | Haile Gerima | documentary | |
| 2003 | Mogzitwa | |||
| 2006 | Menged | |||
| 2007 | Thirteen Months of Sunshine | |||
| 2008 | Aldewolem | |||
| 2008 | Teza | Haile Gerima | drama |
Gabon [edit]
Main article: List of Gabonese films
Ghana [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sankofa | Haile Gerima | drama |
Guinea [edit]
Main article: List of Guinean films
Guinea-Bissau [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 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 [edit]
Main article: List of Ivorian films
Kenya [edit]
Main article: List of Kenyan films
Liberia [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Word Universe: A Journey to West Africa |
Libya [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 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 [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 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 [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lifecycles: A Story of AIDS in Malawi | Sierra Bellows, Doug Karr | documentary |
Mali [edit]
Main article: List of Malian films
Mauritania [edit]
Main article: List of Mauritanian films
Mauritius [edit]
Main article: List of Mauritian films
Morocco [edit]
Main article: List of Moroccan films
- Tes Cheveux Noirs Ihsan (2006)
Mozambique [edit]
Main article: List of Mozambican films
Namibia [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 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 [edit]
Main article: List of Nigerien films
Nigeria [edit]
Main article: List of Nigerian films
Rwanda [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 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 |
São Tomé and Príncipe [edit]
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Sierra Leone [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 2000 | Cry Freetown | Sorious Samura | documentary |
Somalia [edit]
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 [edit]
Main article: List of South African films
Sudan [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | God Grew Tired of Us | Christopher Dillon Quinn, Tommy Walker | documentary |
Tanzania [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Maangamizi: The Ancient One | Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill | drama | |
| 2003 | Bongoland | Josiah Kibira | ||
| 2005 | Maisha Mapya | |||
| 2006 | Johari |
Togo [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 1972 | Kouami | |||
| 1979 | Au rendez-vous du rêve abêti | |||
| 1986 | The Blooms of Banjeli | |||
| 1988 | Bawina | |||
| 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 | |
| 2002 | Le Dilemme d'Eya | Sanni Assouma Adjike |
Tunisia [edit]
Main article: List of Tunisian films
Uganda [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ABC Africa | Abbas Kiarostami | documentary | |
| 2004 | Full of Energy | |||
| 2006 | Invisible Children | short documentary | ||
| 2006 | Pretty Dresses | |||
| 2007 | Divizionz |
Western Sahara [edit]
| 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 [edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
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| 1987 | La Vie est belle | |||
| 1990 | Burndown | |||
| 1992 | Le Crapaud chez ses beaux-parents | |||
| 1994 | Perle noire | |||
| 1996 | Le Damier | |||
| 1996 | Macadam tribu |
Zambia [edit]
Main article: List of Zambian films
Zimbabwe [edit]
Main article: List of Zimbabwean films
- Forbidden Fruit (2000)
See also [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- 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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