By SHARON RWAKATUNGU, CINEMA ESCAPIST Released in 1966, just four years after Algeria’s independence from France, The Battle of Algiers has remained a classic of political cinema. It is one of the most powerful depictions of people’s…
By TIMOTHY NIWAMANYA, CINEMA ESCAPIST Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 docu-fiction film Come Back, Africa tells the story of Zachariah, a peasant African native who leaves his rural home for Johannesburg in search of employment opportunities that could sustain him and his family. Although…
By SHARON RWAKATUNGU, CINEMA ESCAPIST There are several practical problems that limit filmmaking in Africa, and a major one is money. More often than, not big ideas never make it past the minds of creators…
By JOEL TUGAINEYO I’m ashamed to admit that I had no faith in this show going in. My superhero fatigue was at an all-time high. Iron Fist & The Defenders had been absolute shit. At…
By Sharon Rwakatungu Beasts of No Nation is a 2015 war drama film written and directed by Cary Fukunaga popularly known for his work directing the 2014 crime series True Detective. The film, based on the 2005…
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