African Pictures
SIFF’s African Pictures program showcases the best filmmaking happening in and about Africa today, bringing shorts, features, documentaries, and fiction films to American audiences. Don’t miss this opportunity to delight in these innovative and inspiring works spanning Africa’s diverse regions and cultures.
Banel & Adama
Mali | 2023 | 87 min. | Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Banel and Adama are in love. But their modern ways break from local traditions, incurring their community’s wrath.
The Battle for Laikipia
Kenya | 2024 | 94 min. | Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi (Kuria)
An endless and increasingly deadly land rights battle rages on between the region’s pastoralists European-descended ranchers.
Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story
Madagascar | 2023 | 81 min. | Luck Razanajaona
A sapphire miner returns to his home village, where he connects to his community’s decades-long fight against corruption.
Grasshopper Republic
USA | 2023 | 94 min. | Daniel McCabe
In the small Ugandan village of Bundibugyo, workers harvest grasshoppers by any means necessary.
The Mother of All Lies
Morocco | 2023 | 96 min. | Asmae El Moudir
Asmae ElMoudir pieces together memories using a handcrafted scale model of her own Casablanca neighborhood.
Rising Up at Night
Belgium | 2024 | 96 min. | Nelson Makengo
The residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital navigate challenges, ranging from power shortages to natural disasters.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Belgium | 2024 | 150 min. | Johan Grimonprez
Learn how the CIA, the United Nations, and jazz musicians fought over the fate of midcentury Congolese independence.
Voy! Voy! Voy!
Egypt | 2023 | 109 min. | Omar Hilal
Hassan pretends to be blind so he can join a disabled soccer team headed to Poland. Inspired by an unbelievable true story.