“The African experience is global,” said Niyi Coker, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor at UMSL. “This festival allows you to understand the experiences that Africans are having in other countries ...

The disruptive power of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements has shifted the conversation around storytelling about underrepresented and marginalized communities, even as the backlash in the ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Films Inc. ("Vision") has set February 3, 2026 for the North American Transactional VOD release date for the Gregory S. Cooke's documentary feature ...

Considered the biggest and important platform of its kind for documentary films on the continent, the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival continues a tradition of spotlighting ...

HOUSTON — This Juneteenth, KHOU is spotlighting the enduring tradition of African American family reunions in its award-winning documentary series, now streaming on KHOU 11+. The segment explores how ...

Lindani Mbense's documentary 'Dr Mbongeni Ngema: This Is My Story' captures the essence of South African history and culture, ...

February marks Black History Month, a time to commemorate the achievements, history, and contributions of people of African and Caribbean descent. While the month is now celebrated globally, it began ...

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South African filmmaker John Barker (“Umbrella Men”) will be following the fate of Africa’s soccer squads at this summer’s World Cup, as he preps a documentary that will look at the continent’s ...

For filmmaker Anthony Asota, a routine visit to Dallas in 2021 became a reclamation and an unexpected journey back to himself. What started out as a casual exploration of one of Dallas’ iconic Black ...

The three new volumes in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) General History of Africa series mark a deliberate shift toward an Afrocentric reading of the ...