Film Series
FilmAfrica
Co-presented by the New York African Film Festival, this cinematic companion to BAM's DanceAfrica celebration features the best fiction and documentary films from South Africa, Tunisia, Sudan, and beyond, including a special focus on films from Madagascar.
This comedy follows three friends through the diverse landscape of Madagascar.
After a night of mischief, three young people unexpectedly meet a mysterious writer.
This pioneering work of ethnography captures the founding myths of Malagasy culture.
Three short films that illuminate African culture’s encounter with the outside world.
Against the wishes of his mother, a teenager pursues his dream of becoming a saxophonist.
A drama about an aspiring actor in Kenya, plus a short romantic comedy from Nigeria.
A woman rebuilds her life after civil unrest claims her family in this powerful drama.
A child is cast out from society in this poetic drama from Madagascar.
A gritty portrait of crime in the Ivory Coast screens with a film about fraud in Nigeria.