Written, directed and filmed by famous South African director Jamie Uys, this hilarious documentary about the anthropomorphized creatures living in the Namib Desert will most likely be enjoyed by children, young folks and adults alike.  Animals are Beautiful People is dedicated to the creatures that were able to adapt to the extremely harsh conditions of [...]

Jean-Pierre Bekolo is an African film director of great potential. Like many other African directors he does not have the luxury of a hefty budget to be allocated to his productions but that has not stopped him from creating some of the most astute, entertaining  and delightful movies to emerge out of Africa. After having [...]

Here’s what the main trouble with movies about Africa is in my case: it is almost never fully fiction. From time to time, I feel the need to just watch a movie and enjoy it for what it is. With the exception of District 9 that is still on my “to do list” there are [...]

”Angolan children got guns for Christmas; European kids got grapes,” I had troubles with watching this movie and reviewing it. I have postponed this job for months.  Now, I finally think I have a clear mind to look at it objectively, but I’m still not sure of that. Some of you might now that Tanzania [...]

I want to confess that I have been waiting for this movie for over two years since I first blogged about the possibility that Morgan Freeman, one of my favorite actors of all time, will play the role of Nelson Mandela in one of the moments that shaped the history of reconciliation in South Africa: [...]

Antena3.ro, one of the main news sites in Romania comes up with a second political promo which is worth mentioning both for its political message and its quality. The message is simple: Romania has been abandoned by its leaders who are only fighting for power instead of dealing with the read problems Romania is facing [...]

Rwanda joined the British Commonwealth validating my friend‘s opinion that anything French-related is slowly disappearing from the country. I say good riddance, others might disprove. COSATU tells Mbeki: Apologize for your AIDS bullshit policy. Will he? Facing life with HIV. A very good account here. Obama’s African aunt feels neglected. South Africa begins new battle [...]