Lists of African films

The following is a list of African films. It is arranged alphabetically by country of origin.

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana Year Title Director Genre Notes 1980 Jamie Uys comedy the first of The Gods Must Be Crazy film series 1989 Jamie Uys comedy part of The Gods Must Be Crazy film series

Burkina Faso

Burundi Year Title Director Genre Notes 1992 Gito l'ingrat Léonce Ngabo

Cameroon

Cape Verde Year Title Director Genre Notes 2000 Amílcar Cabral Ana Ramos Lisoba documentary 2024 Hanami Denise Fernandes Drama

Central African Republic

Chad

Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo, Democratic Republic of

Republic of the Congo|Congo, Republic

Djibouti Year Title Director Genre Notes 2011 Laan = girls, friends = Les copines Lula Ali Ismail drama

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea Year Title Director Genre Notes 2015 Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong drama 2016 Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong drama

Eritrea Year Title Director Genre Notes 2001 White Hotel Dianne Griffin, Tobi Solvang documentary

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia Welcome to the Smiling Coast: Living in the Gambian Ghetto Jaha's Promise

Ghana Year Title Director Genre Notes 1952 The Boy Kumasenu Sean Graham 1980 Love Brewed in the African Pot Kwaw Ansah 1987 Zinabu William Akuffo and Richard Quartey 1993 Sankofa Haile Gerima drama This film is Burkinabé, but shot in Ghana. 2005 Emmanuel's Gift Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern documentary 2006 Run Baby Run Emmanuel Apea action 2006 A Goat's Tail Julius Amedume 2007 Princess Tyra Frank Rajah Arase drama 2009 A Sting in a Tale Shirley Frimpong-Manso thriller 2010 Coz Ov Moni King Luu musical 2010 Sinking Sands Leila Djansi drama 2011 An African Election Jarreth and Kevin Merz documentary 2011 Ties That Bind Leila Djansi drama 2012 Contract Shirley Frimpong-Manso 2013 Coz Ov Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge) King Luu musical 2015 Heaven Abu Idi - Haus of Euphorium thriller 2021 drama German-Ghanaian co-production

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Year Title Director Genre Notes 1988 Mortu Nega Flora Gomes historical drama

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991

Libya Year Title Director Genre Notes 1972 When Fate Hardens(also known as Destiny is Very Hard) Abdella Zarok feature film Hans-Christian Mahnke and Ramadan Salim, On Film and cinema in Libya – Interview with Libyan film critic and festival director Ramadan Salim, African Film Festival, Inc., 2014. 1974 The Road Mohamed Shaaban feature film 1976 Mohammad, Messenger of God(also known as The Message) Moustapha Akkad biographical adventure drama 1977 Les Ambassadeurs Naceur Ktar drama 1977 The Green Light (al-Daw' al-Akhdar) Abedalla Mushbahi 1981 Lion of the Desert Moustapha Akkad biographical war drama 1983 Battle of Tagrift (Ma'rakat Taqraft) Mushafa Kashem and Mohamed Ayad Driza war drama 1985 The Bomb Shell (al-Shaziya)(also known as The Splinter) Mohamed Ferjani 1986 Love in Narrow Alleys (Hub fi al-aziqa al-dayiqa) Muhamad Abd al-Jalil Qanidi Film in Libya, in Annette Kuhn & Guy Westwell, A Dictionary of Film Studies, Oxford University Press, online version, 2012. 1993/4 Symphony of Rain (Ma'azufatu al-matar) Abdella Zarok

Madagascar Year Title Director Genre Notes 1988 Tabataba Raymond Rajaonarivelo 2004 Souli Alexander Abela drama

Malawi Year Title Director Genre Notes 2003 Lifecycles: A Story of AIDS in Malawi Sierra Bellows, Doug Karr documentary

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Tes Cheveux Noirs Ihsan (2006)

Mozambique

Namibia Year Title Director Genre Notes 1989 Red Scorpion Joseph Zito action adventure 2007 Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Charles Burnett drama 2009 Rider without a Horse Tim Huebschle short film 2011 Looking for Iilonga Tim Huebschle short film 2015 Katutura Florian Schott drama 2019 Hairareb Oshoveli Shipoh drama 2019 #LANDoftheBRAVEfilm Tim Huebschle thriller 2020 Walking Forward Tim Huebschle, Ndinomholo Ndilula web series

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda Year Title Director Genre Notes 2001 100 Days Nick Hughes drama 2004 Hotel Rwanda Terry George historical drama war 2005 Sometimes in April Raoul Peck historical drama war television film 2007 Munyurangabo Lee Isaac Chung 2012 Ibara Tom Nkusi/Emmy Ruzindana action

Sierra Leone Year Title Director Genre Notes 2000 Cry Freetown Sorious Samura documentary 2012 SALAY Ali Kamanda short-film

Somalia

Year Title Director Genre Notes 1987 Geedka nolosha Abdulkadir Ahmed Said 1992 La Conchiglia Abdulkadir Ahmed Said

South Africa

South Sudan Jebel Nyoka The Nuer

Sudan Year Title Director Genre Notes 2005 God Grew Tired of Us Christopher Dillon Quinn, Tommy Walker documentary

Tanzania Year Title Director Genre Notes 2001 Maangamizi: The Ancient One Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill drama 2003 Bongoland Josiah Kibira

Togo Year Title Director Genre Notes 1972 Kouami Metonou Do Kokou short 1979 Au rendez-vous du rêve abêti Kodjo Goncalves short documentary 1986 The Blooms of Banjeli Carlyn Saltman short documentary 1988 Bawina Minza Bataba short 1991 Ashakara Gérard Louvin 1994 Femmes aux yeux ouverts Anne-Laure Folly documentary 1996 Les Oubliées Anne-Laure Folly documentary 1999 Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie Anne-Laure Folly documentary 2002 Le Dilemme d'Eya Adjiké Assouma short drama

Tunisia

Uganda

Year Title Director Genre Notes 1998 Guns for Sale Richard Alwyn documentary 2001 ABC Africa Abbas Kiarostami documentary 2006 Invisible Children short documentary 2010 Who Killed Captain Alex? Nabwana IGG action film2010 Yogera Donald Mugisha drama film 2011 Hello Usama Mukwaya short2011 State Research Bureau 2012 The Life Nana Kagga drama film2013 In Just Hours Usama Mukwaya short 2013 The Route 2014 Bala Bala Sese 2015 Tiktok Usama Mukwayashort2015 Sipi 2016 Queen of Katwe Mira Nair sports drama 2016 Bad Black Nabwana IGG action film2017 Kony: Order from Above Steve T. Ayeny war film 2018 Veronica's Wish Rehema Nanfuka feature film Drama film 2018 BreadWinner Ochwo emmax short film Drama film2021 Black Glove Angella Emurwon Mystery-thrillerProduced at Sebamala Arts in conjunction with SOLOFX in Uganda.

Western Sahara Year Title Director Genre Notes 1976 Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide? Collective direction documentary 2011 Wilaya Pedro Pérez Rosado drama 2012 La Badil (No Other Choice) Dominic Brown short documentary

Zaire Year Title Director Genre Notes 1996 Macadam tribu José Zeka Laplaine

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Forbidden Fruit (2000)

Lists of African films

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