September 12: NIGHT OF THE KINGS (Philippe Lacôte; 2020)
To retain his power, an aging and sick Blackbeard returns to a ritual that involves forcing a prisoner to tell stories all night long…
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July 20: 10PP Matinee Series (Event Cinema/Virtual Theatre)
Don’t miss this event cinema experience! The 10PP virtual theatre covers a wide range of topics and theatre professionals from diverse international cultural backgrounds.
July 11: MOTHER, I AM SUFFOCATING. THIS IS MY LAST FILM ABOUT YOU (Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese; 2019)
5pm | Sunday, July 11, 2021. | Alliance Française Lagos, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi | Free Entry. RSVP Myriad metaphors are wrought in stark relief in this essay film from Berlin-based Mosotho filmmaker, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, as he explores the…
2021 World Music Day…at the movies
Just as we did last year, we shared a selection of films with #music as a central theme for the 2021 World Music Day at the #movies countdown. Enjoy!
June 13: AFRICA MIA by Richard Minier & Edouard Salier | #WorldMusicDay
5pm | Sunday, June 13, 2021. | Alliance Française Lagos, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi | Free Entry. RSVP Ahead of World Music Day, we journey from Havana to Bamako on the trail of Afro-Cuban music accompanied by the marvellous sounds…
May 16: TAINTED CANVAS (dir. Segilola Ogidan; 2020)
The journey to self is one stunningly ugly masterpiece. TAINTED CANVAS is a harrowing tale about the effects of child sexual abuse.
April 11: OUR LADY OF THE NILE (dir. Atiq Rahimi; 2020)
Our Lady of the Nile is a prestigious Catholic boarding school perched high on a hill, where teenage girls are groomed to be the Rwandan elite. Graduation on the horizon, they share the same dormitory, the same dreams and concerns. But throughout the country as well as within the school, deep-seated antagonisms rumble. Changing these young girls’ lives – and the entire nation – forever.
2020 World Music Day…at the movies.
Ahead of the 2020 World Music Day, we shared a selection of films and TV series with music as a central theme. #WorldMusic Day #AtTheMovies
March 21: AFROFUTURISTIK (Quartiers Lointains 6) | Nigerian Premiere
The 6th season of Quartiers Lointains seeks to question this perception that Africa has of itself in a compendium of diverse, vibrant short films made by filmmakers to look out for. Indeed, ‘‘African cinema’’ has long become ‘‘African cinemas’’, rich in their plurality, even if still too marginalized.
March 14: BAAMUM NAFI (dir. Mamadou Dia; 2019) | Film Premiere
A fight between an Imam and his powerful brother over their children’s marriage. At stake: how a small community slowly drifts towards extremism.