Filmography

Here are all of the films that have been shown at CFAF each year. The films with asterisks (*) are available at the PCC Library. The African Film Collection is a complete listing of films available in the PCC library catalog. If you are not a PCC student, inquire about a guest library card.

FILM DIRECTOR COUNTRY

1991 Camp at Thiaroye* Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Yeelen* Souleymane Cissé Mali
La Vie Est Belle* Mweze Ngangura Congo/Zaire
Faces of Women Désiré Ecaré Ivory Coast

1992 Finzan* Cheick Oumar Sissoko Mali
Xala Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Yaaba* Idrissa Ouédraogo Burkina Faso
Angano Angano* César Paes Madagascar
My Dinner With the Devil Snake* Jim Blashfield USA

1993 Tilai/The Law* Idrissa Ouédraogo Burkina Faso
Harvest 3000 Years Haile Gerima Ethiopia
Sango Malo* Bassek ba Kobhio Cameroon
Zan Boko* Gaston Kaboré Burkina Faso
Wend Kuuni* Gaston Kaboré Burkina Faso

1994 Neria* Godwin Mawuru Zimbabwe
Touki Bouki* Djibril Diop Mambety Senegal
Kasarmu Ce* Saddik Balewa Nigeria
Guelwaar* Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Nightmare in Paradise Hilton Fyle Sierra Leone

1995 Sankofa* Haile Gerima Ghana/Jamaica/USA
More Time Isaac Mabhikwa Zimbabwe
Samba Traoré Idrissa Ouédraogo Burkina Faso
Mandabi Ousmane Sembène Senegal
These Hands* Flora M’mbugu-Schelling Tanzania
Women with Open Eyes* Anne-Laure Folly Togo

1996 Keita* Dani Kouyaté Burkina Faso
The Blue Eyes of Yonta* Flora Gomes Guinea-Bissau
Gito the Ungrateful* Leonce Ngabo Burundi
Hyenas* Djibril Diop Mambety Senegal
From Sun-Up* Flora M’mbugu-Schelling Tanzania
Monday’s Girls* Ngozi Onwurah Nigeria

1997 Sarraounia Med Hondo Mauritania
Guimba the Tyrant* Cheick Oumar Sissoko Mali
Ça Twiste à Poponguine* Moussa Sene Absa Senegal
You Africa!* Ndiouga Moctar Bâ Senegal
Ceddo Ousmane Sembène Senegal
The Silences of the Palace Moufida Tlatli Tunisia

1998 Through the Door of No Return* Shirikiana Aina USA/Ghana
When the Stars Meet the Sea* Raymond Rajaonarivelo Madagascar
Sankofa* Haile Gerima Ghana/Jamaica/USA
Le Grand Blanc de Lambaréné* Bassek ba Kobhio Cameroon/Gabon
Grt Grt Grt Grandparents’ Music* Taale Laafi Rosellini Burkina Faso
Clando* Jean-Marie Teno Cameroon
Deluge* Salem Mekuria Ethiopia/USA
Flame* Ingrid Sinclair Zimbabwe
Adama, the Fulani Musician* Taale Laafi Rosellini Burkina Faso

1999 Kini and Adams Idrissa Ouédraogo Burkina Faso/Zimbabwe
Taafe Fanga* Adama Drabo Mali
Tableau Ferraille* Moussa Sene Absa Senegal
Aristotle’s Plot* Jean-Pierre Bekolo Cameroon/Zimbabwe
Faraw! Mother of the Dunes* Abbdoulaye Ascofaré Mali
The Land/Al-Ard* Youssef Chahine Egypt
Mortu Nega* Flora Gomes Guinea-Bissau
Oggun: An Eternal Presence* Gloria Rolando Cuba
Everyone’s Child* Tsitsi Dangarembga Zimbabwe
Picc Mi/Little Bird* Mansour Sora Wade Senegal
Fary, L’Anesse* Mansour Sora Wade Senegal
My Dinner With the Devil Snake* Jim Blashfield USA

2000 Heritage Africa* Kwaw P. Ansah Ghana
Crossroads of People* Kwaw P. Ansah Ghana
Love Brewed in the African Pot* Kwaw P. Ansah Ghana
Life on Earth* Abderrahmane Sissako Mali
The Last Angel of History* John Akomfrah Ghana/UK
Tumult/Gir-Gir Yemane I. Demissie Ethiopia
Fools Ramadan Suleman South Africa
Maangamizi* Mulvihill, Mhando Tanzania
Bab El-Oued City* Merzak Allouache Algeria
Kirikou & the Sorceress* Michel Ocelot France
Pièces d’Identités/ID* Mweze Ngangura Congo/DRC
Destiny* Youssef Chahine Egypt
Saikati the Enkabaani* Anne G. Mungai Kenya
Honey and Ashes* Nadia Fares Tunisia

2001 Mossane Safi Faye Senegal
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun* Djibril Diop Mambety Senegal
Le Franc* Djibril Diop Mambety Senegal
Touki Bouki* Djibril Diop Mambety Senegal
Hyenas* Djibril Diop Mambety Senegal
Genesis* Cheick Oumar Sissoko Mali
Bye Bye Africa* Mahamat Saleh Haroun Chad
Chef/Chief* Jean-Marie Teno Cameroon
Head in the Clouds* Jean-Marie Teno Cameroon
Jim Comes to Jo’burg* Donald Swanson South Africa
Dolly and The Inkspots* Jurgen Schadeberg South Africa
Fintar O Destino* Fernando Vendrell Cape Verde
Kafi’s Story* Arthur Howes Sudan/UK
Nuba Conversations* Arthur Howes Sudan/UK
Yellow Card* John Riber Zimbabwe
Halfaouine* Ferid Boughedir Tunisia
Family Across the Sea* Tim Carrier Sierra Leone/USA
The Language You Cry In* A. Toepke,  Serrano Sierra Leone/Spain
Kirikou and the Sorceress* Michel Ocelot France
Sambizanga Sarah Maldoror Angola
The Battle of the Sacred Tree* Wanjiru Kinyanjui Kenya
Long Night’s Journey into Day* F. Reid, D. Hoffmann South Africa/USA

2002 T.G.V. Moussa Touré Senegal
Bopha! Morgan Freeman South Africa/USA
Boesman and Lena* John Berry South Africa/USA
Lumumba* Raoul Peck Congo/Haiti
Thunderbolt* Tunde Kelani Nigeria
Steve Biko: Beacon of Hope* Nkosinathi Biko South Africa
Adanggaman Roger Gnoan M’Bala Ivory Coast
Faat Kine* Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Our Friends at the Bank* Peter Chappell Uganda/France
Dakan/Destiny* Mohamed Camara Guinea
Endurance Leslie Woodhead Ethiopia/USA
Out in Africa* Johnny Symons South Africa/Zim/USA
Woubi Cheri* P. Brooks, L. Bocahut Ivory Coast/France
Sirga: The Lion Child Patrick Grandperret Ivory Coast/Mali/France
A Door to the Sky* Farida Ben Lyzaid Morocco
The Season of Men Moufida Tlatli Tunisia
Naked Spaces: Living Is Round* Trinh T. Minh-ha West Africa/USA
Diamonds, Guns, Rice* Jan Haaken Sierra Leone/USA

2003 Karmen Geï* Joseph Gaï Ramaka Senegal
Camp at Thiaroye* Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Daresalam* Issa Serge Coelo Chad
Adwa: An African Victory* Haile Gerima Ethiopia
Sankofa* Haile Gerima Ghana/Jamaica/USA
Sia, The Myth of the Python* Dani Kouyaté Burkina Faso
Scenarios from the Sahel* West African directors Mali/Senegal/B. Faso
It’s My Life* Brian Tilley South Africa
Middle Passage* Guy Deslauriers Martinique
Nelio’s Story* Solveig Nordlund Mozambique/Sweden
The Closed Doors* Atef Hetata Egypt
Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt* Michal Goldman Egypt
Naguib Mahfouz* Francka Mouloudi Egypt
The Cora Player Cilia Sawadogo Burkina Faso/Canada
Christopher Changes His Name Cilia Sawadogo Burkina Faso/Canada
Kirikou & the Sorceress* Michel Ocelot France
Mama Africa, Pt. I* Pickering et al. Namibia/Nigeria/S. Africa
Satin Rouge Raja Amari Tunisia
Bilalian Aminah AbdulJabbaar USA/Senegal/Gambia

2004 Amandla! Revolution in Four-Part Harmony* Lee Hirsch South Africa
Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Stree Nabil Ayouch Morocco
Waiting for Happiness* Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritania
Abouna/Our Father* Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad
Benjamin & His Brother* Arthur Howes Sudan/UK/USA
The Price of Forgiveness* Mansour Sora Wade Senegal
Imperfect Journey* Haile Gerima Ethiopia
Little Senegal* Rachid Bouchareb Algeria/Senegal/USA
Nightjohn* Charles Burnett USA
The Man by the Shore* Raoul Peck Haiti
A Summer in La Goulette* Férid Boughedir Tunisia
Bitter Cane* Jacques Arcelin Haiti
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy* Jonathan Demme Haiti/UK
Mama Africa, Part II* Fanta Nacro et al. B.F./Zimbabwe/Tunisia
Inch’Allah Dimanche* Yamina Benguigui Algeria
The Song of Umm Dalaila* Danielle Smith Western Sahara/Algeria
The Beat of Distant Hearts* Danielle Smith Western Sahara/Algeria

2005 Waati/Time Souleymane Cissé Mali
Yeelen/Brightness* Souleymane Cissé Mali
Baara/The Porter* Souleymane Cissé Mali
Finye/The Wind* Souleymane Cissé Mali
The Forest* B. Kobhio, Ouénangaré CAR/Cameroon/Gabon
Cosmic Africa* Craig & Damon Foster South Africa
Afro@Digital* Bakupa-Kanyinda Congo/France
Moolaadé Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Dôlè/Money* Imunga Ivanga Gabon
Shanda* John & Louise Riber Zimbabwe
On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom* L. Demoz, E. Simonson South Africa
Soldiers of the Rock* Norman Maake South Africa
Madame Brouette Moussa Sene Absa Senegal
The Father * Ermias Woldeamlak Ethiopia
Surrender* Celine Gilbert Tanzania
The Marriage of Mariamu* R. Mulvihill, N. Ng’oge Tanzania/USA
The Life & Times of Sara Baartman* Zola Maseko South Africa
The Return of Sara Baartman* Zola Maseko South Africa
Rachida* Yamina Bachir-Chouikh Algeria
Daughters of the Dust* Julie Dash USA
Sisters of the Screen* Beti Ellerson West Africa/USA

2006 The Hero / O Heroi* Zézé Gamboa Angola
Darwin’s Nightmare Hubert Sauper Tanzania/Austria/France
Heritage* Ladi Ladebo Nigeria
Tasuma, The Fighter* Daniel Kollo Sanou Burkina Faso
Maluala* Sergio Giral Cuba
The Forgotten Root* Raphael Rebollar Mexico
From Florida to Coahuila* Raphael Rebollar Mexico
Sometimes in April* Raoul Peck Rwanda
Sophia’s Homecoming* Richard Pakleppa Namibia
Hot Chili* Moabi Mogorosi Botswana
Keepers of Memory* Eric Kabera Rwanda
In Rwanda We Say…* Anne Aghion Rwanda
Welcome to Mali Penda Diakité USA/Mali
Ko-Falen/The Gift Exchange Baba Wagué Diakité USA/Mali
Coming to England Keith Taylor Trinidad/UK
The Other World* Merzak Allouache Algeria
All About Darfur* Taghreed Elsanhouri Sudan/UK
Yesterday Darrell Roodt South Africa
The Ball* Orlando Mesquita Mozambique
The Sky in Her Eyes* O. Smit, M. Ncayiyana South Africa
State of Denial* Elaine Epstein South Africa
Living with Slim: Kids Talk about AIDS* Sam Kauffmann Uganda
Tahara* Sara Rashad USA/Egypt
Kare Kare Zvako* Tsitsi Dangarembga Zimbabwe
Hollow City* Maria João Ganga Mozambique
Kuxa Kanema/The Birth of Cinema* Margarida Cardoso Mozambique
Africa: Open for Business Carol Pineau Various African countries

2007 Tsotsi* Gavin Hood South Africa
Crossroads of People* Kwaw P. Ansah Ghana
The Golden Stool* Kwaw P. Ansah Ghana
Love Brewed in the African Pot* Kwaw P. Ansah Ghana
Delwende* S. Pierre Yameogo Burkina Faso
Nha Fala/My Voice* Flora Gomes Guinea Bissau
Black Gold* M. Francis, N. Francis UK/Ethiopia
A Child’s Love Story* Ben Diogaye Beye Senegal
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela* Thomas Allen Harris USA/South Africa
That’s My Face/É Minha Cara* Thomas Allen Harris USA/Brazil
Scent of Oak/Roble de Olor Rigoberto López Pego Cuba
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts M. Ocelot, B. Galup France
Drum* Zola Maseko South Africa
Borders/Frontières* Mostefa Djadjam Algeria
Ochre and Water* C. Matthew, J Chesselet Namibia
The Night of Truth* Fanta Régina Nacro Burkina Faso
Bedwin Hacker* Nadia El Fani Tunisia
Sisters In Law* K. Longinotto, F.  Ayisi Cameroon
Al’lèèssi…An African Actress* Rahmatou Keita Niger
Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema* Margarida Cardoso Mozambique

2008 Days of Glory/Indigènes Rachid Bouchareb Algeria
Borom Sarret* Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Black Girl/La Noire de…* Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Guelwaar* Ousmane Sembène Senegal
Bamako* Abderrahmane Sissako Mali
Daratt/Dry Season* Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad
Colonial Misunderstanding* Jean-Marie Teno Cameroon
Alex’s Wedding Jean-Marie Teno Cameroon
The Wooden Camera Ntshavheni wa Luruli South Africa
Masaï : The Rain Warriors* Pascal Plisson Kenya
The Lion Mountains* Louis Buckley Sierra Leone/UK
Moving to the Beat Heymann, Fofanah Sierra Leone/USA
Ezra* Newton Aduaka Nigeria
The Legend of the Sky Kingdom* Roger Hawkins Zimbabwe
The Red Glasses Yinka Djin Ghana
The Narrow Path* Tunde Kelani Nigeria
Kinshasa Palace Zeka Laplaine D.R. Congo/France
The Devil Came on Horseback Sundberg,Stern Sudan/USA
In the Shadow of Hollywood* Brad Osborne USA
This Is Nollywood* Franco Sacchi Nigeria
Under the Moonlight* Apolline Traoré Burkina Faso
34 South* Maganthrie Pillay South Africa
Sweet Crude Sandy Cioffi Nigeria/USA
Zanzibar Soccer Queens* Florence Ayisi Zanzibar

2009 Zaïna: Rider of the Atlas Bourlem Guerdjou Morocco
FESPACO* Kevin Arcadie Burkina Faso/USA
No Time To Die King Ampaw Ghana
Clouds Over Conakry Cheick F. Camara Guinea
Abeni* Tunde Kelani Nigeria
Death of Two Sons* Micah Schaffer USA/Guinea
Nightjohn* Charles Burnett USA
Bab’Aziz* Nacer Khemir Tunisia
Cuba: An African Odyssey Jihan El-Tahri France/Egypt
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Charles Burnett Namibia
Azur & Asmar* Michel Ocelot France
Africa Paradis Sylvestre Amoussou Benin/France
The Fallen Beats* Dhaba Wayessa Ethiopia/USA
Meteni The Lost One* Wondwossen Deress Ethiopia
Menged* Daniel Taye Workou Ethiopia
Meokgo & the Stick Fighter* Teboho Mahlatsi South Africa/Lesotho
Taarab: An Ocean of Melodies* Abdulkadir Ahmed Said Tanzania/South Africa
As Old As My Tongue – Bi Kidude* Andy Jones Tanzania/UK
Enough!/Barakat!* Djamila Sahraoui Algeria
The World Unseen Shamim Sarif South Africa
A Love During the War Osvalde Lewat-Hallade Congo/Cameroon
Awaiting for Men* Katy Léna N’Diaye Mauritania/Belgium
Iron Ladies of Liberia* S. S. Johnson, D. Junge Liberia/USA

2010 Teza Haile Gerima Ethiopia/Germany
Democracy in Dakar* Herson et al. Senegal/USA
Water First* Amy Hart Malawi/USA
Sankofa* Haile Gerima Ghana/Jamaica/USA
Nothing But the Truth* John Kani South Africa
Wrestling Grounds* Cheikh A. Ndiaye Senegal
Behind the Rainbow Jihan El-Tahri S. Africa/Egypt/France
Adios Momo* Leonardo Ricagni Uruguay
Divizionz* Yes! That’s Us Uganda
My Neighbor, My Killer* Anne Aghion Rwanda/France
The Yacoubian Building Marwan Hamed Egypt
Princess of the Sun Philippe Leclerc France
Obara & the Merchants Manauvaskar Kublall USA
Sex, Okra & Salted Butter Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad/France
Adieu Mères/Goodbye Mothers* Mohamed Ismail Morocco
The Fighting Spirit* George Amponsah Ghana/UK
Paris or Nothing Joséphine Ndagnou Cameroon/France
From a Whisper* Wanuri Kahiu Kenya
Senegalese Women & Islam* Angèle Diabang Brener Senegal
Yandé Codou* Angèle Diabang Brener Senegal
Coming of Age* Judy Kibinge Kenya
Nora A. Kovgan, D. Hinton Mozambique/USA
Movement (R)Evolution Africa Joan Frosch African countries/USA

2011 A Screaming Man* Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad
Sotigui Kouyaté: A Modern Griot* Mahamat-Saleh Haroun France/Mali
Abouna/Our Father* Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad
Arugba* Tunde Kelani Nigeria
Les Saignantes/The Bloodettes* Jean-Pierre Békolo Cameroon
Stolen* V. Ayala, D. Fallshaw Algeria/Australia
The Athlete R. Lakew, D. Frankel Ethiopia
Pumzi Wanuri Kahui Kenya
Ousmane/Deweneti* Dyana Gaye Senegal
Saint Louis Blues* Dyana Gaye Senegal
Burning in the Sun* C. Matlow, M.Robinson Mali/USA
White Lion Michael Swan South Africa
Masquerades* Lyès Salem Algeria
Fantan Fanga/Power of the Poor A. Drabo, L. Diakité Mali
Streetball* Demetrius Wren South Africa/USA
Imani Caroline Kamya Uganda
White Wedding* Jann Turner South Africa
In My Genes* Lupita Nyong’o Kenya
Me Broni Ba/My White Baby* Akosua Adoma Owusu Ghana
Waliden/Children of Others* Awa Traoré Mali