Dictators and Pop Stars
A number of North American pop artists have lent their star power to African dictators.
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Allison Swank
Allison Swank is a film and video producer based in South Africa.
Madagascar at the Oscars
A French filmmaker witnesses a “the turning of the dead people” ceremony in Madagascar. Amazingly, the film explores this event without necessarily exoticizing it.
Congo: The benefit of the doubt has expired
Anyone who knows anything about Cold War politics, knows the CIA had a hand in Lumumba’s murder. The only difference now is that it’s been proven.
Africa on Film: Coming to America
How much damage did “Coming to America” do to Africa, particularly among a generation of young Americans that grew up admiring Eddie Murphy?
Mandela’s Children
Alexandra Fuller highlights the deeply ingrained sociological, economic, and political problems that still persist in South Africa as a result of apartheid.