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Excerpts from the National Theatre of Nigeria’s production of ‘Oba Koso’ a Yoruba folklore drama about a wicked man who tries to overthrow the king. Features intricate dance steps, brilliantly coloured...
Examines the way of life of the Toubou, a nomadic tribe living in the Sahara desert. Looks in particular at the role of women in the tribe.
Shows the building of a railroad from the coast at Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania to Lusaka in Zambia. Presents the political and economic case for the railroad illustrating the engineering problems faced and...
A study of how the Pygmies of the Congo (Brazzaville) live. Deals with their relationship with government officials and with their sedentary Bantu neighbours. The Pygmies, reluctant to change, discuss...
Based on Athol Fugard’s play.
Shows healing and religion amongst the Barolong, a Bantu tribe of South Africa. Christianity has combined with ancestor worship, and churchgoers secretly use witch doctors when in trouble. In black South...
Shows apartheid in action in South Africa. The British film team, who wish to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, went to Bantustan (the small area designated for black development), various ghettoes,...
3: Critically assesses Jomo Kenyatta’s political career as a nationalist and a man in power.
A filmed portrait of Mbambim, the head of a patrilineage of 80 people living in a small Tyokossi village in North Togo, West Africa. Mbambim is a timid, unassuming man who shrinks from exercising authority...
A film adaptation of the Wole Soyinka play, originally produced in London and directed and performed by Africans. It tells the story of a young man who becomes disillusioned with life in the city and returns...
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