Movies and TvShows featuring "african-culture" theme.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.

A man named Hal Dobbins discovers he is the result of a sperm donation and sets out to find his biological father, who turns out to be a car dealer. Along the way, he learns about anonymity, love, and the importance of family.

Rama, a literature professor and novelist, travels to Saint-Omer to observe the trial of Laurence Coly, a Senegalese immigrant accused of leaving her daughter on a beach. Rama, who is pregnant and in a mixed-race relationship, connects with Coly and plans to write a modern-day retelling of the Medea myth. As she learns more about Coly's life, Rama becomes increasingly anxious about her own life and pregnancy.

In an African village, a brother murders his own brother, leading to public humiliation and shame for the entire tribe. The village is further torn apart by an extramarital affair and a star-crossed love affair. Amidst the cultural traditions and harsh savannah landscape, the villagers face the consequences of their actions, including banishment and suicide. The Law explores themes of family, loyalty, and the complexities of African culture.

While southern Europe is crumbling, Angola is the world’s fastest growing economy. In Africa’s rapidly developing cities, urban musicians are creating sounds that have come to define the new generation. Urban music like kuduro, coupé-décalé and azonto have arisen out of social change and have come to define a new African identity shaped by post-colonial consciousness.

They Are We is a captivating documentary that tells the story of the unexpected reunion between a Cuban family and their long-lost relatives in Sierra Leone. Through a series of heartwarming and emotional encounters, the film explores the deep connection between the two families and the shared roots of African culture that have transcended time and distance. This remarkable journey showcases the power of family, heritage, and the universal bonds that unite us all.

The filmed record of an expedition to the African interior, with scenes of animal life and native customs and practices.

After the December riots and the first peaceful marches in Algeria, while the Arab Spring begins in Tunisia and Egypt, Fouzi wants to gather his actors to show them the unfinished editing of the film he made two years ago on the illusion of a young man who seeks to express his artistic ideas. He seeks another point of view, especially an end, and he relies on the reactions of the actors to invent a new resolution of his history, in a country suddenly raised by a wave of disputes. During the projection of the film, the debate takes place: what is the place of art creation in Algeria today? How to create something without confronting censorship? How to resist ? By making movies or walking in streets towards a new revolution? Two stories intertwine, fiction and reality? A new vision of the Algerian youth of today in full political and artistic questioning.

Naked Spaces: Living Is Round (1985) is a documentary film that explores African culture and provides an ethnographical perspective on life in Africa.

Photographer César Fraga and writer Maurício Barros de Castro travel throughout Africa to investigate the true history and impact of colonial slavery.

Celebrating the uniquely American musical form of gospel, local director Dan Andera and co-producer Kenny Somerville take us into some of the smallest churches in our city to meet some of the biggest voices and most talented, passionate artists you could find. Vibrantly capturing the emotional core of gospel, this film carries you into the power of music to lift and mend the spirit.