109 years ago today, the great Chief Hubert Ogunde was born. Although he his mostly associated with theatre, Chief Ogunde played an important role in developing Nigerian cinema. Recognising the potential of cinema to reach a wider audience, he began producing films which have

27 years ago today, we lost the great Djibril Diop Mambéty. His two features, Touki Bouki (1973) and Hyènes (1992), contain some of the most beautiful shots to ever grace our screens, and we've compiled some of our favourites (as well as the director's cameo in Hyènes). Enjoy!

Showing on our Lagos screens on the 27th of July are the films: The Weight of Small Things, Sands of Time and This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection. RSVP by getting a ticket at the link in our bio! See you soon! Curated by amanda Rete gnocchi & redamancy

Today makes it four years since we lost Zalika Souley, the first "It girl" of African Cinema. May she continue to rest easy.

Dôlè [2000] directed by. Imunga Ivanga

In February 2025, we screened Taiwo Shango at the Goethe Institute, made possible by Professor Onookome Okome, a leading film academic. A wonderful night, 60 years on. Legendary figure. I'm loving this series. Hopefully we get to show it again soon enough.

Happy 80th birthday to the pioneering Nigerian director, Ola Balogun. Very few directors can boast of his versatility, with his rich filmography featuring films made in English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, French, and Portuguese.  Here he is in a 1970s interview (in french) discussing

Dr. Ola Balogun, by the way, made the first feature films in Igbo and Yoruba--Amadi (1975), and Ajani Ogun (1976)--respectively. The latter--starring Duro Ladipo & Ade Afolayan--saw commercial success, birthing commercial filmmaking in Nigeria.

I've been coordinating this project for 10 months. I'm so proud to say come join us next weekend for a free 2-day event. Big thanks to my team; Philip, our programs coordinator and Ebimo, our communications coordinator and to Dr Nadine, the director for the endless support.

Faces behind the frames that shaped our cinema. An archival glimpse into the architects of African cinema — the generation that defined a visual language for the continent.

Roger Gnoan M'Bala's 1988 classic, Bouka, follows a young boy in a little Ivorian village as he comes of age following the death of his father. As one of the lesser known films in M'Bala's filmography, Bouka hardly receives the attention and appreciation that it deserves as a

45 years ago today, The Gods Must Be Crazy was first shown to the public. It became an international commercial success despite calls by civil rights groups warning of its subtle harmful messages in light of the films connection to the South African apartheid regime.  It remains

Read our thoughts on the film here: africancinemaclassics.com/2025/09/10/the…

We're having our first physical screening!  Join us on the 2nd of October at MayDay Rooms for a screening of Moustapha Alassane's 1972 classic, F.V.V.A. The screening is free, but you'd still need to get tickets from the link in our pinned post.  We hope to see you!

Here's the link for tickets: eventbrite.com/e/screening-of…

See you soon!

Thank you everyone! The tickets for the screening are fully booked, but we'd surely update you if any more become available.