Subscription

Film Africa

Discover the best contemporary cinema stemming from Africa and its global diaspora,
from 28 October - 6 November 2022.

Film Africa returns for its 10th edition, with BFI Player Subscription exclusively presenting online seven features from an exceptional 2022 programme.

Highlighting filmmakers and stories from all corners of the African experience, these films go to the heart of significant continental issues, connecting historical events with contemporary concerns.

And these are films with the willingness to challenge forms, stretch technique and push beyond existing tropes; rethinking narratives of migration, grappling with the aftereffects of trauma and interrogating the very idea of family. 

Discover a richly rewarding selection of films to surprise, delight and upend perceptions.

Film Africa is supported by a BFI Audience Award, using funds from the National Lottery.

Read more Close
Currently unavailable

Bantú MamaBantú Mama

Drama202177 minsDirector: Ivan Herrera

Emma (Clarisse Albrecht) an Afro-European woman escapes arrest in the Dominican Republic and finds shelter with a group of parentless children living in a dangerous district of the country's capital.

Currently unavailable

The MilkmaidThe Milkmaid

Drama2020137 minsDirector: Desmond Ovbiagele

When insurgents attack a wedding party and abduct a group of villagers in north-eastern Nigeria, a young milkmaid tries to rescue her sister, and is shocked by what she finds.

Currently unavailable

The Last ShelterThe Last Shelter

Documentary202186 minsDirector: Ousmane Samassékou

When Esther and Kady, two teenage girls from Burkina Faso, arrive at a refuge for migrants on the edge of the Sahara desert, they meet fellow travellers dreaming of a future abroad, as well as those returning with tales of failure and trauma.

Currently unavailable

In the Billowing NightIn the Billowing Night

Documentary202151 minsDirector: Erika Etangsalé

Jean-René is a retired workman who has lived in France since emigrating from Réunion Island as a teenager. Breaking decades of silence, he recounts his story to his daughter, filmmaker Erika Etangsalé.

Currently unavailable

No Simple Way HomeNo Simple Way Home

Documentary202285 minsDirector: Akuol de Mabior

As peace in South Sudan hangs in the balance of a tenuous agreement, a mother returns from exile with her two daughters, seeking high office.

Currently unavailable

Cesária ÉvoraCesária Évora

Documentary202295 minsDirector: Ana Sofia Fonseca

An empowering portrait of the legendary singer and icon Cesária Évora, the ‘Barefoot Diva’, a woman born in colonial Cape Verde whose voice took her from poverty to stardom.

Currently unavailable

When Women SpeakWhen Women Speak

Documentary2022101 minsDirector: Aseye Tamakloe

A documentary that traces a cohort of 16 Ghanaian women who came of age in the 1960s and 70s as Ghana passed through tumultuous political upheavals. The film is interwoven with interviews, animation and archival footage.