2024 Festival Schedule

About the Festival

Welcome to the African Movie Festival in Manitoba, the premier event celebrating the best of African cinema! Get ready to immerse yourself in a thrilling cinematic experience like no other, as we showcase the finest films from across the African continent, as well as from Africans in Canada, the USA, Europe, and beyond.

Our fall event promises to be a captivating and unforgettable celebration of black culture and artistry. In addition to screening outstanding films, the festival also hosts a symposium featuring keynote speakers and panelists who share their insights on black cinema, its impact on society, and its role in shaping culture.

At the African Movie Festival in Manitoba, you will be transported on a journey of discovery, as you witness the diversity, richness, and creativity of African cinema. From powerful dramas to heartwarming comedies, from thought-provoking documentaries to experimental films, our festival offers a range of genres and styles that will leave you inspired, enlightened, and entertained.

Join us for an unforgettable celebration of African cinema and culture at the African Movie Festival in Manitoba. We can’t wait to share this exciting experience with you!

Now Showing at the Festival

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Director: Joe Nadeau, Romy Boutin St-Pierre (Canada)

8 mins | Canada | French with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 20 | 7pm
Rating: PG

Disco Afrika

Director: Luck Razanajaona (Madagascar)

80 mins | Madagascar | Malagasy with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 20 | 7pm
Rating: G

Misinterpretation

Director: Boma Cookey-Gam (Canada)

8 mins | Canada | English
Showing: Sept 20 | 9pm
Rating: G

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Muna

Director: Warda Mohamed (United Kingdom)

19 mins | UK | English 
Showing: Sept 20 | 9pm
Rating: G

Essex Girls

Director: Yero Timi-Biu (United Kingdom)

15 mins | UK | English
Showing: Sept 20 | 9pm
Rating: PG (alcohol consumption)

I Promise You Paradise

Director: Morad Mostafa

25 mins | Egypt | French with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 21 | 12:15pm
Rating: PG

This Jungo Life

Director: David Fedele

75 mins | Morocco | French with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 21 | 12:15pm
Rating: PG

Siyavuta

Director: Mpendulo Myeni

24 mins | South Africa | Zulu/English with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 21 | 2:30pm
Rating: PG

A Radical Duet

Director: Onyeka Igwe

28 mins | UK | English
Showing: Sept 21 | 2:30pm
Rating: PG

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Cacophony

Director: Munyana Carine

15 mins | Rwanda | English
Showing: Sept 21 | 4:15pm
Rating: PG

Zaho Zay

Director: Georg Tiller

78 mins | Madagascar | Malagasy with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 21 | 4:15pm
Rating: PG

Snake

Director: Meg Rickards

109 mins | South Africa | Afrikaans with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 21 | 6:30pm
Rating: PG (sex, alcohol)

Baba

Director: Mbithi Masya

15 mins | Kenya | English
Showing: Sept 21 | 8:45pm
Rating: PG

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Dent Pour Dent (Tooth for Tooth)

Director: Ottis Ba

83 mins | Senegal | French with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 21 | 8:45pm
Rating: PG

Afro-Diasporic Art in Manitoba

Director: Nnadozie Ekeocha

15 mins | Canada | English
Showing: Sept 22 | 1pm
Rating: PG

Né à Sayada

Director: Michel Kuate

80 mins | Cameroun | French with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 22 | 1pm
Rating: PG

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Destiny of a Truck Driver

Director: Yssouf Koussé

78 mins |Burkina Faso | French with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 22 | 3:15pm
Rating: PG

Free Money

Director: Lauren Defillipo & Sam Soko

94 mins | Kenya | English
Showing: Sept 22 | 5:15pm
Rating: PG

Good Girl

Director: Sunita Miya Muganza

13 mins |Kenya | English
Showing: Sept 22| 7:30pm
Rating: PG

Xalé

Director: Moussa Sene Absa

101 mins | Senegal | Wolof with English Subtitle
Showing: Sept 22 | 7:30pm
Rating: PG

7th Annual Symposium: African Popular Arts and the Discourse of Migration

Dr. Paul Ugor, University of Waterloo

Keynote: Paul Ugor

Paul Ugor grew up in Obudu, a small town in Cross Rivers State, Nigeria. He completed his B.A. in Theatre Studies at the University of Calabar in 1996 and earned an M.A. in Theatre and Film at the University of Ibadan in 2001. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in 2009, specializing in African and Postcolonial/World Literatures. His main areas of research and publishing include modern African literature and film, Nollywood cinema, African youth cultures, and Black popular culture.

Currently, Paul Ugor is working on a monograph focusing on the screen media output of Nigeria’s leading film director and TV producer, Femi Odugbemi. He is also involved in two edited volumes: one on the Postcolonial Bildungsroman (in collaboration with Arnab Roy of Florida Gulf Coast University) and another on Narratives of Transitional Justice in World Literatures (with Bonny Ibhawoh of McMaster University).

His research interests broadly concern new social processes in global politics, economy, information and communication technologies, cultural representations and everyday life, and the social responses these activities elicit from the public domain, particularly from marginalized groups such as racial minorities in the global north, youth, women, and disenfranchised subjects in postcolonial settings.

 

How to Become A Volunteer

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at the upcoming 2024 film festival, please reach out to us at info@am-fm.ca or fill out the form by clicking the button below.

Meet our Team

BEN AKOH

BEN AKOH

Founder/President

Founder/President/Artistic Director and Advisory Committee Chair, Manitoba African Film Festival Inc.
BRENDA AUSTIN-SMITH

BRENDA AUSTIN-SMITH

Adviser

Brenda Austin-Smith, Associate professor, Department of English, Film and Theatre, University of Manitoba.
SHEILA PETTY

SHEILA PETTY

Adviser

Sheila Petty, Ph.D., Professor, media studies, University of Regina.
MBYE CHAM

MBYE CHAM

Adviser

Mbye Cham, Ph.D., Professor, Department of African Studies and Director of the Center for African Studies, Howard University in Washington, D. C.
ONOOKOME OKOME

ONOOKOME OKOME

Adviser

Onookome Okome, Ph.D., Professor, Arts, English and Film Studies, University of Alberta.
SARAH B. BUCHANAN

SARAH B. BUCHANAN

Adviser

Sarah B. Buchanan, Ph.D., Associate professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, USA.
CHIGBO ARTHUR ANYADUBA

CHIGBO ARTHUR ANYADUBA

Adviser

Dr. Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, The University of Winnipeg.
ÉTIENNE-MARIE LASSI

ÉTIENNE-MARIE LASSI

Adviser

Étienne-Marie Lassi is an  Associate Professor of French and Francophone Literature at the University of Manitoba.
NANDOZIE EKEOCHA

NANDOZIE EKEOCHA

Volunteer

Nandozie Ekeocha, M.Sc., Avid film enthusiast and movie critique, writer and director of various screenplays and short films. Volunteer on Social media, marketing and promotion.
BABATUNDE O. ONIKOYI

BABATUNDE O. ONIKOYI

Volunteer

Babatunde O. Onikoyi is coeditor of The Cinema of Tunde Kelan: Aesthetics, Theatricalities and Visual Performance (Cambridge Scholars, 2021). He currently teaches African Screen Media and Postcolonial Studies in Adeleke University, Nigeria.
TAISA MONASTYRSKI

TAISA MONASTYRSKI

Volunteer

Project Management Professional, serial volunteer, promoter and arts enthusiast.

ASHLEY OYEWOLE

ASHLEY OYEWOLE

Intern

Ashley Oyewole is a Computer Science student at Western University with passion for digital marketing, web development and graphic design.

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