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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Gito l'ingrat | Ngabo Leonce |
Cameroon
Main article: List of Cameroonian films
Cape Verde
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Amílcar Cabral | documentary |
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
Egypt
Main article: List of Egyptian films
Eritrea
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | White Hotel | Dianne Griffin, Tobi Solvang | documentary |
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 | |
| 2015 | Heaven | Abu Idi - Haus of Euphorium | thriller |
Guinea
Main article: List of Guinean films
Guinea-Bissau
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mortu Nega | Flora Gomes | historical drama |
Ivory Coast
Main article: List of Ivorian films
Kenya
Main article: List of Kenyan films
Libya
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Mohammad, Messenger of God (also known at The Message) | Moustapha Akkad | biographical adventure drama | |
| 1977 | Les Ambassadeurs | Naceur Ktar | drama | |
| 1981 | Lion of the Desert | Moustapha Akkad | biographical war drama |
Madagascar
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tabataba | |||
| 2004 | Souli | Alexander Abela | drama |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Red Scorpion | Joseph Zito | action adventure | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100 Days | Nick Hughes | drama | |
| 2005 | Sometimes in April | Raoul Peck | historical drama war | television film |
| 2007 | Munyurangabo | |||
| 2012 | Ibara | Tom Nkusi/Emmy Ruzindana | action |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Geedka nolosha | Abdulkadir Ahmed Said | ||
| 1992 | La Conchiglia | Abdulkadir Ahmed Said |
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ABC Africa | Abbas Kiarostami | documentary | |
| 2006 | Invisible Children | short documentary | ||
| 2010 | Who Killed Captain Alex? | action film | ||
| 2011 | Hello | short | ||
| 2013 | In Just Hours | short | ||
| 2014 | Bala Bala Sese | |||
| 2015 | Tiktok | short | ||
Western Sahara
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide? | Collective direction | documentary | [1] |
| 2011 | Wilaya | Pedro Pérez Rosado | drama | |
| 2012 | La Badil (No Other Choice) | Dominic Brown | short documentary |
Zaire
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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