La storia vera di Paul Rusesabagina, direttore di un hotel a quattro stelle in Rwanda, che ha aiutato milioni di rifugiati Tutsi a nascondersi dalle milizie Hutu che negli anni '90 scatenarono il terrore nello stato africano. Allo scoppio del conflitto, non si limita a mettere in salvo i suoi familiari, ma, facendo leva sui suoi privilegi lavorativi, apre le porte dell'hotel a quanti rischiavano di essere uccisi nel terribile eccidio.
1921, la lettura ad alta voce di un papiro riporta in vita la mummia del sacerdote Im-Ho-Tep che fugge nel deserto portando con sè il papiro magico. Dieci anni dopo, la mummia del faraone sotto le spoglie di Ardath Bey, guida una spedizione di archeologi intenzionata a trovare il sarcofago della principessa Anck-es-en-Amon. Alla bella ed affascinante Helen Grosvernor, Ardath Bey racconta la "sua" storia, quella di Im-Ho-Tep innamorato della bella principessa Anck-es-en-Amon, ma murato vivo perchè era stato scoperto con il suo papiro, uno scritto magico in grado di resuscitare i morti...
A teenager who can make herself invisible is used by an idiot to take control of the neighborhood and then meets a mysterious art student.
The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.
This reality series follows a crew of famed, affluent stars as they work and play, flirt and feud in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In the year 2070, most of Africa’s 54 African countries resolve to form a single, united nation. Now, in 2100, the dream is taking shape - Azania is rising! After 30 years of peace, the threat of conflict once again looms over Azania. Nomala Kamwendo (21), a headstrong, naive Murwi soldier, sees this as her chance to prove she is Azania’s next hero. However, when she discovers there’s a darker, more sinister force from within her own family that threatens Azania’s existence, she learns the true cost of peace and what truly makes a hero.
Inspired by African mythology, the series follows Tonko, a city kid who is sent to stay with his aunt for the summer -- but when he discovers an ancient family mask that allows him to transform into his ancestors and harness their mystical superpowers, Tonko soon discovers that with great powers comes… great family baggage!
The Matumbilas is an animated comedy series about a Tanzanian family living in the middle class United States. The series deals with culture clashes between the immigrated parents, Hashim and Zainat Matumbila and their first-generation American children, Amina, Rajab and Zulfiqar Matumbila. The series deals with immigration, African culture and American culture in a satirical point of view.
