2022 Festival Schedule
Friday, September 23 (Click to Expand)
Saturday, September 24 (Click to Expand)
| 8:30 am |
5th Annual Symposium: African Films and the City: Space-making, Place-making, Film-makingwith Moderated by Arthur Anyaduba (Professor, University of Winnipeg), |
| 12:15 pm | Digging for Life | Director: João Queiroga (Cameroon, Qatar, Portugal, USA) |15 mins | English Transactions | Directors: Rumbi Katedza, Siza Mukwedini (Zimbabwe) | 52 mins | English |
| 2:15 pm | Baby Blues | Director: Mamadou Socrate Diop (Senegal) |15 mins | French with English Subtitle Memories from Others | Directors: Olajide Ajala, Motunrayo Adeola (Nigeria) | 42 mins | English |
| 4:15 pm | Regard Noir | Director: Aîssa Maîga (Senegal/France) | 90 mins | French with English Subtitle |
| 6:15 pm | Precious Hair and Beauty | John Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria/UK) | 10 mins | English Tales of the Accidental City | Director: Maimouna Jallow (Kenya) | 55 mins | English |
| 8:15 pm | Virgo: Long Story Short | Directors: Seyni Ba, Makhfou Ndiaye, Nicolas Omar Diop (Senegal) | 13 mins | French with English Subtitle The Gravedigger’s Wife | Director: Khader Ayderus Ahmed (Somali) | 83 mins | Somali with English Subtitle |
Sunday, September 25 (Click to Expand)
| 1:00 pm | I Am Afraid To Forget Your Face | Director: Sameh Alaa (Egypt) | 15 mins | Arabic with English Subtitle Jegna | Director: Gal Sagy (Israel) 5 mins | Amharic with English Subtitle Pushkin’s Pants | Director: Lev Brodinsky (Israel) | 10 mins | Russian with English Subtitle Enough | Director: Caleb Slain (USA) 15 mins | English Al-Sit | Director: Suzannah Mirghani (Sudan/Qatar) 20 mins | Arabic with English Subtitle |
| 3:00 pm | Downstream to Kinshasa/En Route Pour le Millard | Director: Dieudo Hamadi (DRC) | 88 mins | Kikongo with English Subtitle |
| 5:00 pm | L’Accord | Director: Frank Lea Malle (Cameroun) 94 mins | French with English Subtitle |
| 7:00 pm | Above Water/Marche sur L’eau | Director: Aïssa Maïga (Niger/France) 90 mins | Fula/Hausa/French with English Subtitle |
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!
5th Annual Symposium: African Films and the City: Space-making, place-making, film-making.
Keynote: Tunde Kelani
Tunde Kelani is the preeminent Nigerian filmmaker, and one of the most distinguished directors on the African continent. His cinematographic endeavors come under the aegis of Mainframe Television and Film Production, which is situated in the heart of Abeokuta, Nigeria. His films are considered to be important works of substance, referenced as having contributed to transforming the culture of the film industry in Nigeria.
Tunde is known for his love of adaptation of literary material into movies. Some of his works include Ko se Gbe, Oleku, Thunder Bolt, The Narrow Path, White Handkerchief, Maami and Dazzling Mirage.
Image Credit:WireImage/John Sciulli
Now Showing
Atlantis
Director: Meg Rickards (South Africa) 90min | English
Showing September 23, 2022 | 7pm
Digging For Life
Director: João Queiroga (Cameroon, US, Qatar, Portugal)
14 mins | English
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 12:15pm
Transactions
Director: Rumbi Katedza (Zimbabwe) 52 mins| English
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 12:15pm
Baby Blues
Director: Mamadou Socrate DIOP |15 mins | French with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 2:15pm
Memories From Others
Director: Olajide Ajala (Nigeria) 42min | English
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 2:15pm
Regard Noir/Melanin
Director: Aissa Maiga (France) 90 mins | French with English Subtitle
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 4:15pm
Precious Hair and Beauty
Director: John Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria/UK) 10 min | English
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 6:15pm
Tales of the Accidental City
Director: Maimouna Jallow (Kenya) 55 min | English
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 8:15pm
Virgo: Long Story Short
Director: Makhfou Ndiaye (Senegal) 13 mins | French with English Subtitle
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 8:15pm
Gravedigger’s Wife
Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed (Somali) 83 min | Somali with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 24, 2022 | 8:15pm
I Am Afraid To Forget Your Face
Director: Sameh Alaa (Egypt)
15 min | Arabic with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 1:00 pm
Jegna
Director: Gal Sagy (Israel) 5 min | Amharic/Hebrew with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 1:00 pm
Pushkin’s Pants
Director: Lev Brodinsky (Israel)
10 min | Amharic/Russian with English Subtitles
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 1:00 pm
Enough
Director: Caleb Slain (USA) 15 mins | English
Showing Sept 25, 2022 |1:00 pm
Al Sit
Directors: Suzannah Mirghani (Sudan/Qatar) 20 min | Arabic with English Subtitle | PG
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 1:00 pm
Downstream to Kinshasa/En Route pour le Milliard
Director: Dieudo Hamadi (DRC) 88 min | English Subtitles
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 3:00pm
L’Accord
Director: Frank Lea Malle (Cameroun) 94 min | French with English Subtitle
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 5:00pm
Marche sur L’eau | Above Water
Director: Aïssa Maïga (France) 90 min | French with English Subtitle
Showing Sept 25, 2022 | 7:00 pm
A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Meet our Team
BEN AKOH
Founder/President
Founder/President/Artistic Director and Advisory Committee Chair, Manitoba African Film Festival Inc.
BRENDA AUSTIN-SMITH
Adviser
Brenda Austin-Smith, Associate professor, Department of English, Film and Theatre, University of Manitoba.
SHEILA PETTY
Adviser
Sheila Petty, Ph.D., Professor, media studies, University of Regina.
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
Adviser
Onookome Okome, Ph.D., Professor, Arts, English and Film Studies, University of Alberta.
SARAH B. BUCHANAN
Adviser
Sarah B. Buchanan, Ph.D., Associate professor, University of Minnesota, Morris, USA.
CHIGBO ARTHUR ANYADUBA
Adviser
Dr. Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, The University of Winnipeg.
ÉTIENNE-MARIE LASSI
Adviser
Étienne-Marie Lassi is an Associate Professor of French and Francophone Literature at the University of Manitoba.
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
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.
ANA CAMILA ESTEVES
Colaborator
Co-founder and curator of Mostra de Cinemas Africanos (Brazil). Specialized in African cinemas, she holds a PhD in the field, and her research interests include curatorship, festivals and streaming platforms.