Ouagadougou isn’t the first place that comes to mind when one considers the glitzy world of movies, yet Burkina Faso’s capital has hosted the pan-African film festival Fespaco for more than 40 years and showcases some of the best talent on the continent. Every two years, the streets of Ouaga, as the city is known, liven up to the beat of djembe drums as thousands of film fans fill the city’s maquis (open air barbecues) and exchange silver-screen banter with the Ouagadoulais.
Part 2 of 2: Hollywood star SEBATI MAFATE
November 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Tweet Hello friends! Donald Molosi here. I linked up with Hollywood actor-writer SEBATI MAFATE again to do the second half of our conversation about his latest sensational book, “MEMORIES OF LOTSANE.” I have read the book myself and recommend it to lovers of literature as well as to people who just simply enjoy good writing. [...]
An African Election – pulling back from the brink [Video]
October 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tweet From Dynamic Africa The 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, West Africa, serve as a backdrop for this feature documentary that looks behind-the-scenes at the complex, political machinery of a third world democracy struggling to legitimize itself to its first world contemporaries. At stake in this race are the fates of two political parties that [...]
Last Flight to Abuja
October 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tweet Nigerian blockbuster takes film-goers on a white-knuckle flight. Last Flight to Abuja, the Nollywood hit about a near miss, delivers a fairytale ending in country with a dire air safety record by Monica Mark It is perhaps an unlikely theme for a blockbuster film in a country with a dire air safety record: [...]
Native Son [Short Film]
August 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tweet After his mother dies, a young boy travels from his village in northern Ghana in search his father in Accra. An impossible task. The boy initially oblivious to the dangers of the big city soon learns the hard way when his backpack is stolen and then is woken from his street sleep by horse [...]
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