THEME EXPLORATION

African conflict

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Destiny
Destiny
1944 · Julien Duvivier
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Lion Hunters
The Lion Hunters
1966 · Jean Rouch
Yeelen
Yeelen
1987 · Souleymane Cissé
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
1983 · Spike Lee
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who explored colonial conflict, postcolonial struggles, and social injustice through groundbreaking films like 'Black Girl' and 'Ceddo'.

 Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritania

Creates deeply humanistic narratives about contemporary conflicts in Mali and the Sahel, exploring terrorism, displacement, and cultural dissolution in films like 'Bamako' and 'Timbuktu'.