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Let's talk about African cinema. The who's who and what's what of African Cinema, all delivered by those that have worked with them, studied them and lived through them.
Nerva Studios hosts The African Cinema Podcast, a tv show with 24 episodes published.
Before Mozambique’s filmmakers could tell their own stories, cinema arrived as a language of empire. In the early 1900s, projectors flickered in Lourenço Marques — today’s Maputo — showing European newsreels and colonial
Namibia’s film journey runs from colonial screens to today’s vibrant, independent voice. This week we trace more than a century of change, showing how cinema moved from outside perspectives to Indigenous storytelling and
Tanzanian cinema, often called Swahiliwood or Bongowood, has a story as dramatic as the films themselves. From colonial mobile trucks showing British propaganda, to Ujamaa’s government-funded productions, to the explosiv
This Week, We Took an Incredible Journey… …through over 100 years of Ugandan history — from colonial silence to grassroots creativity, from the terror of Idi Amin’s regime to Wakaliwood’s viral rise, and from the birth o
In this episode, we trace the powerful evolution of South African cinema from the dawn of democracy in 1994 to today’s digital streaming era. From Oscar wins to streaming wars, we explore how South Africa’s film industry
In this episode of The African Cinema Podcast, we explore how South African cinema evolved under the shadow of apartheid — from state-sponsored propaganda to underground resistance films. From the rise of strict censorsh
This week's episode takes us back to the turn of the 20th century just before the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa as the bioscope was introduced to the world South Africa was not far behind. Did you know the first film wa
In this episode of The African Cinema Podcast, we journey through over a century of Moroccan cinema — from colonial-era propaganda to a globally recognized filmmaking industry that’s breaking taboos and pushing boundarie
In this episode of The African Cinema Podcast, we journey through the remarkable evolution of Ghanaian cinema — from colonial screenings meant for British elites, to a post-independence cultural tool under Kwame Nkrumah,
From propaganda films projected in remote villages to queer love stories banned at home but celebrated abroad, Kenyan cinema has had a long, complex journey. In this special episode of The African Cinema Podcast, we trac
In the 1980s, Senegalese cinema was brought to its knees. Austerity measures gutted funding, theatres closed, and filmmakers were left with little support. And yet—the stories didn’t stop. In Part 2 of our Senegal series
From colonial bans to a cinematic renaissance, Part 1 of our two-part Senegal series (1934–1980) traces how filmmakers defied repression to forge Africa’s first film language. What happens when your art is forbidden—and
The final installment of our Egyptian cinema series dives into a 25-year stretch of transformation, turbulence, and tenacity. From digital disruption and revolution to censorship, economic collapse, and global streaming
Egypt’s golden studio era is often remembered for its glamour, control, and orchestral soundtracks. But what happened after the lights dimmed? What became of an industry once hailed as the beating heart of Arab cinema? T
In this second episode of our Projector Dreams series, we step into the golden age of Egyptian cinema—a transformative period that turned Cairo into the cinematic capital of the Arab world. From the founding of Studio Mi
In this first installment of our Egyptian cinema series on The African Cinema Podcast, we trace the roots of filmmaking in Egypt—starting with the arrival of the Lumière Brothers’ projector in Alexandria in 1896. This ep
In this episode of The African Cinema Podcast, I speak with Nigerian culture writer and researcher Ikenna Churchill about the current state and future of Nigerian cinema. From the issues plaguing distribution and cinema
In Episode 4, we dive deep into the revitalized and more cinematic era of Nigerian film—what we now call the New Nigerian Cinema Era. Our journey begins during the height of the Video Film Era in the mid-2000s with the l
In this episode, we explore the pivotal transition of Nigerian cinema during the late 1980s and early 1990s, focusing on how the advent of affordable video technology revolutionized filmmaking in Nigeria. This period mar
🎬 How did Nigeria’s film industry flourish between the 1950s and 1980s, and what led to its transformation? In this episode of The African Cinema Podcast, we dive into the Golden Age of Nigerian Cinema—a period marked b
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