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African Cinema: WATCH ‘Madam President’ a Documentary on Joyce Banda, Malawi’s President

“With exclusive behind-the-scenes access filmmakers Nick Francis and Marc Francis follow Joyce Banda, Malawi’s first female president, as she tries to steer her country out of an economic crisis. Undaunted by the challenge, claiming ‘all African women carry heavy loads’, Banda, an award-winning gender activist, says she is keen to encourage people to speak freely …

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African Cinema: WATCH ‘Phyllis’ a Short Film about the Practice of Wig-wearing in Nollywood Films

“Phyllis is a moving and atmospheric portrait of a ‘psychic’ vampire, a woman obsessed with synthetic Nollywood dramas, that lives alone in Lagos, Nigeria. The central idea of this short experimental film is the practise and significance of wig-wearing in Nollywood film; a practise the director has invested with deeper psychological as well as science-fiction …

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African Cinema: WATCH the Exciting Drama Filled Adams Apples Chapter 1 & 2, a Movie About 21st Century Ghanaian Women (Video)

“Adams Apples is a 10 chapter cinema movie series created and directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso and produced by Ken Attoh. It is set in the hustle and bustle of the city of Accra and its suburbs with glimpses of the exciting metropolis of London. The movie follows the lives of the four “Adams” Ghanaian women; …