Is this the start of the golden age of African films?
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The African film industry has been shaken up, bringing a new confidence and optimism.
Gail Collins takes a journey through the history of African films and considers the future awaiting this flourishing industry.
“Birds know what God is like. They are nearer than hyenas to God. They are like some kind of elephant whose wings flow in the wind, and African filmmakers can be birds for reinventing the seventh art. We are perhaps poor in money but so rich by situation and hope.”
Djibril Diop Mambéty, Film Director
Crime and Justice series starring Sarah Hassan and Alfred Munyua is now on Showmax
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Crime and Justice, the original Police procedural and legal drama series is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes every Monday. The series is both Kenya’s first Showmax Original and Showmax’s first co-production with global broadcaster CANAL+.
Set in Nairobi, Crime and Justice stars Sarah Hassan (
Plan B, Just In Time) and Alfred Munyua (
Poacher, The First Grader) as
Makena and
Silas, the Nairobi Metropol Police detectives at the heart of the show.
The eight-part series follows one ripped-from-the-headlines case per episode, all the way through to the courtroom verdict. In the first episode, Silas and Makena investigate the gruesome murder of