A Woman in Makueni

A Woman in Makueni 2023

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She is in prison, waiting. But he has a long way to travel and arrives too late. He wanders through the strange city, lost, until he meets a woman who is willing to help him with some gentle magic.

2023

The Fighter

The Fighter 2022

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In a struggle to get himself and his family out of debt and poverty, Baraka quits school and decides to enter a professional boxing competition to get the money he desperately need. Will he succeed?

2022

A Country in a Corner

A Country in a Corner 2022

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Homesickness drives Neema Ngelime to the district of Matonge in Brussels, which is home to a large African community. The busy shopping streets evoke memories of her life in Tanzania. She wants to record the similarities with her native land for her grandmother, but that is easier said than done. As in Tanzania, most people on the street prefer not to be filmed. Yet, Ngelime gradually gets closer to the shopkeepers and customers of Chaussée de Wavre, and shares her observations with the viewer.

2022

Mhuni

Mhuni 2016

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After being released from jail, Jitu decides to change his bad behavior and become a good person.

2016

White Potion

White Potion 2016

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People who seek wealth and success through local beliefs - A documentary on the hunting of people with albinism in Tanzania, where the hunter and the prey speak.

2016

Dar 2 Lagos 4 re-union

Dar 2 Lagos 4 re-union 2006

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A young man living in Dar es Salaam meets an old man who takes him in as his son and eventually sends him off to Nigeria to look for his three children. The only link to finding them is a set of negative films and an address. The story is about his adventures in a foreign land and how he finally meets them and reunites them with their father.

2006

Fishers of Dar

Fishers of Dar 2001

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Samaki wa Dar es Salaam/Fishers of Dar is an ethnographic film about the fishermen and women of downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It explores the continuity and integrity of traditional fishing practices in new, contemporary settings

2001

The Ancestors

The Ancestors 2018

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This film follows John Kitime, a Tanzanian musician now in his 60s, as he sets out on a mission to put together an all-star band from the old days to revive the classic sound of Zilipendwa music. Along the way, he meets the people who played key roles in the music scene of Tanzania during the struggle for independence and the nation's formative years under the first president, Julius K. Nyerere. As Kitime plays with the band, spends time with musicians and digitizes reel-to-reel tapes from the 1960s and '70s, he reveals a fascinating and little-known story about the power of music to bring together a people and a nation.

2018

Kiomi Kiumeni

Kiomi Kiumeni 1970

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An affluent guy goes to visit his girlfriend home in the ghetto where all kinds of drama ensues. Kiumeni is a Swahili comedy/love story that brings two distinct worlds together; when an affluent guy goes to visit his less privileged girlfriend at her home in the ghetto. Their young love is suddenly overcome with challenges, near-death experiences and hilarious comebacks that put their union to the test

1970

Las que sobrevivimos

Las que sobrevivimos 2024

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Six Congolese women refugees in Kenya and Uganda struggle to overcome the physical and emotional scars caused by the violence they have suffered in their home country.

2024

Clean Slate

Clean Slate 2025

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A young woman forced to clean up a murder discovers a deadly secret that puts her in a fight for survival.

2025

Mukami

Mukami 2022

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Set in Tharaka-Nithi county, Kenya, the Film is based on a young African girl's journey through life, as a Student in a Community that looks down upon girls attaining an Education. At the height of her frustration and conflict, she is about to give up on her dreams when she meets a retired Doctor playing Chess. He trains her in the game, which builds her mental fortitude to rise up against her social challenges, to attain a quality Education and break through the glass ceiling, by using Chess as a tool to self-actualisation.

2022

Nairobby

Nairobby 2021

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After successfully pulling off a heist, six university students live a life on the run as jealously and greed put their friendships to the test.

2021

Between the Rains

Between the Rains 2023

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Between the Rains is a coming-of-age story of Kolei, a shepherd boy whose name translates to “living amongst the goats.” Unfolding over the course of a prolonged drought, viewers are pressed deeper into Kolei’s inner conflict as he questions not only his own identity as a warrior — a path that was chosen for him —but also the erosion of the culture that has shaped every aspect of his life. For Kolei, becoming a warrior not only shapes masculinity and personal identity, but it is also the very foundation on which this community and society root their lives. It is a sacred, guiding pillar.

2023

Samira's Dream

Samira's Dream 2020

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Following the everyday life of 21-year-old Samira from Zanzibar for 7 years, NDOTO YA SAMIRA depicts the quiet victories of a determined young woman.

2020

Kenya: Until Hope is Found

Kenya: Until Hope is Found 1970

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Mureithi started this project after the 2007/8 post-election violence in Kenya left more than 1,200 people dead and 500,000 displaced in his home country. His goal: To understand how to confront unresolved trauma and heal — before the March 2013 elections. He has released an early version of the 60-minute documentary in advance of the upcoming elections in an effort to stave off another round of violence. Film critic Roger Ebert called the work "an urgent documentary by a filmmaker I admire."

1970

The Marriage of Mariamu

The Marriage of Mariamu 1985

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Suffering from a serious illness, Mariamu and those around her find themselves in conflict with their traditional values.

1985

Faith

Faith 2010

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A young woman who is handicapped after an accident becomes attached to an AIDS orphan.

2010

Black Head Cow

Black Head Cow 2017

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In a rural Maasai village in Tanzania, a primary school girl is suddenly confronted by an arranged marriage.

2017

Chameleon Corridors

Chameleon Corridors 1970

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Chameleon Corridors is a short film told through the all-seeing eyes of a chameleon. It tells the story of how one community in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania is striving to regenerate one of the world’s most biodiverse forests.

1970