1. Finding Hope Home
The story of Pastor Lucy and her husband Duncan Ndegwa, who began feeding and sheltering children from the streets of Nairobi, Kenya in 1996.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
2. The Endless Summer
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
3. Man V. Lion
For wildlife filmmakers, the only way to safely explore the startling African lion is at the end of a mighty long lens — until now. Man v. Lion follows veteran big cat expert Boone Smith across the Nambiti Game Reserve as he tracks three male lions in the open African bush. But to truly understand these brothers, Boone goes face to face with them. We take an in-depth look at the lions' unique physical attributes, intricate hierarchy, and complex hunting strategies. Boone explores each stage of a lion's kill leading up to the final face-off: Boone in the middle of lions devouring their prey.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti performs at the 1984 Glastonbury Festival. Originally produced for Arena.
5. House of Children
A glimpse of life as seen through young people at a Zimbabwean children's home.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
6. Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!
'Insecure' star Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her debut HBO comedy special, which intersperses her stand-up with documentary footage of a trip to Nigeria.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
7. Wilder Planet Erde - Afrika Gorillas (Wilder Planet Erde - Afrika Gorillas)
(Wilder Planet Erde - Afrika Gorillas)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
8. Wilder Planet Erde - Afrika Outsiders (Wilder Planet Erde - Afrika Outsiders)
(Wilder Planet Erde - Afrika Outsiders)
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
9. African Styles (African Styles)
Throughout the continent, discovery of a new generation of independent self learners who share a common passion for African culture and aesthetics and a strong ethic in opposition to the huge fast fashion industry.
10. African Safari Adventure (African Safari Adventure)
(African Safari Adventure)
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
11. Memory Books
In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. Aware of the illness, it is a way for the family to come to terms with the inevitable death that it faces. Hopelessness and desperation are confronted through the collaborative effort of remembering and recording, a process that inspires unexpected strength and even solace in the face of death.
12. Der lange Weg ans Licht (Der lange Weg ans Licht)
(Der lange Weg ans Licht)
It has an average vote of 3.5 on TMDB.
13. African Safari
A documentary that leads the audience from Namibia to Kilimanjaro to explore the African wildlife.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
14. Practice Makes Perfect
The film is primarily a portrait of Kam Kelly, who teaches West African drumming to students at various New York schools, including Intermediate School 292 in Brooklyn. One of his students, Jessica Jackson, is featured. The piece was commissioned for the “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2012.
15. The Journey of the Lion
Brother Howie is a Jamaican Rastifari who dreams of the land of his ancestors: Africa. On a journey in search of his roots and his identity he travels through three continents and discovers the world and Africa.
16. NA China (NA China)
The implantation of African traders in Guangzhou is a recent phenomenon, on which Marie Voignier reports through her interlinking portraits of Jackie, Julie, Shanny who have come to set up their business on site. Amidst the monstrous accumulation of merchandise on the endless markets of the megacity, the film follows these African businesswomen grappling with the globalised Chinese economy.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
17. White Man with Black Bread (Der Weiße mit dem Schwarzbrot)
Christof Wackernagel, best known in Germany as an actor and former member of the Red Army Faction lives in Mali. In his compelling portrait, Jonas Grosch shows a man who simply cannot stand still if he senses injustice. The courage to stand up for one’s beliefs coupled with vanity? However one chooses to look at it, it is easy to imagine what made him connect with the "RAF". With his irrepressible will for freedom, Christof Wackernagel gets entangled in the horrors of day-to-day life in Africa.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
18. Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped By Boko Haram
The story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since their release.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
19. Affliction
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa seen through the eyes of the local populations, village officials, aid workers, the sick and those who recovered.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Breaking Through: The Rise of African Cycling
Biniam Girmay’s recent successes have shown that African cycling is on the up, ready at last to follow athletics and football into the big time. But why has it taken so long, and what’s needed to take it all the way? Set against the beauty and battles of the Tour du Rwanda, we explore the past, present and future of riders from Eritrea, South Africa, Rwanda and more, meeting Girmay and the rising stars hot on his heels, as well as the people passionate about giving these riders the opportunities they deserve. This is the story of the next great continent in cycling - Africa.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.