Movies

Film Africa, is one of the biggest celebration of African and African diaspora cinema. Come tomorrow, the Film Africa showcase presented by the Royal African Society, returns for its 9th edition. Every year, Film Africa...

Softie is a love story that audiences across the world will connect with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbBF4C1Ibgw&ab_channel=PBS Softie is a powerful film that follows the life of Kenyan photographer and political activist Boniface Mwangi, his wife Njeri and their children....

The feature Wanuri is set to direct is based on Angie Thomas' second novel On the Come up Wanuri Kahiu has signed on to direct Paramount’s feature adaptation of the novel On the Come Up...

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman will be available for streaming on Netflix on December 18th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ord7gP151vk&ab_channel=Netflix Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom adapted from...

Sometimes all you need is a Shujaa, fictional or otherwise We’ve compiled a list of movies that will inspire to do better despite your circumstances and be your own personal Shujaa.  Contagion (2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sYSyuuLk5g&ab_channel=MovieclipsTrailers This film was released...

Kenyans will have the opportunity to watch Softie, the documentary about Boniface, in various cinemas across the country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfKFuvjFn_4&t=2s&ab_channel=SoftieTheFilm Softie, a film by Sam Soko, that details the life of Boniface Mwangi as a human rights...

I am Samuel is an LGBTQ movie set in Kenya The BFI London Film Festival is an annual event established in 1957 that takes place every year to celebrate up and coming students, makers of...

The Nick Mutuma melodrama, Sincerely Daisy, premieres for an international audience on Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1YODWhPySY Sincerely Daisy, premieres today, October 9th, on the  international streaming service Netflix. The movie had previously been scheduled to premiere at a later...

My Rode Reel (MRR) is the world’s largest short film competition and you can vote now for a Kenyan short film https://youtu.be/fAaynBkV3Pg My Rode Reel popularly written as MRR is an international short film competition conceptualised...

The 355 casts Lupita Nyong’o as a British spy for the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xugboHXcG94&ab_channel=UniversalPictures The 355, the movie from Universal Pictures is set to premiere in January 2021. Writer, producer, Simon Kinberg directs this spy thriller and...