Congratulations to Mbong Amata, Ladybrille Woman of the Month April 2011, whose film ‘Black & Gold Struggle for the Niger Delta’ enjoyed a world premiere at the 6th Annual Monaco Film Festival. The film directed by Jeta Amata, sees Mbong Amata playing lead role as the female activist advocating for the people of the Niger …
Nollywood: Genevieve Nnaji Wins ‘Best Breakthrough Performance’ in Monaco
We have been receiving insider updates and images of the festivities and stars at the Cannes Film Festival. Ideally, for us at Ladybrille, we would love to see our African stars strut the red carpet like their counterparts in Bollywood and Hollywood. So far, it has not happened. We anticipate it will in the nearest …
African Films: The First Grader Opens this Friday May 13th in Los Angeles & New York City!
Ladybrille New Yorkers and Los Angelenos, the First Grader opens this Friday in theaters near you! Other cities include Chicago, DC, San Jose, Atlanta, Baltimore, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Berkeley, Scottsdale and many more. Check your local listings and check it out! THE FIRST GRADER tells the remarkable uplifting true story of an 84 year-old …
10 “New” Faces in African Cinema
Ladybrille has featured Africa’s leading film industry and film directors in the past. Here we highlight our top 10 New Faces in African Cinema whose names keep buzzing among fans and media, alike. Many have been in the industry for a while but are just now getting their due recognition. Enjoy and do tell us …
African Cinema: The Bang Bang Club (Trailer)(Video)
Synopsis: The Bang Bang Club is the real life story of a group of four young combat photographers – Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek – bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. They risked their lives and used their camera lenses to tell the world of …
African Cinema: ELEVATE: The Basketball Movie About West African Muslim Athletes in America
“Filmed over four years, from the dilapidated cement courts of Senegal to upscale American prep schools, ELEVATE documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenage boys with NBA dreams. Recruited for both their physical and academic skills, Assane, Dethie, Byago and Aziz accept basketball scholarships to schools in the United …