The Amazing Grace
Jamati Online sat down to talk with Wilson Ebiye, Executive Producer of Amazing Grace and CEO of RockCity Entertainment to find out the story behind one of Nollywood’s most ambitious films. » Read more…
African American Lives 2
This is a sequel to the 2006 PBS series “African American Lives.” Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker and T.D Jakes took part in the highly successful first installment which traced their roots back to Liberia, Angola, and Nigeria respectively. » Read more…
New Samuel Jackson Movie Has Egyptian Connections
Jumper is an upcoming 2008 science fiction film based on the 1992 science fiction novel Jumper by Steven Gould. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson and AnnaSophia Robb. » Read more…
IonCinema Names Film Starring African Newcomer as One of The Most Anticipated Films of 2008
Some of you saw Souléymane in the show Yama Afrika. » Read more…
Jill Scott on the set of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
We told you about this last year. Remember? » Read more…
Nollywood’s Dakore Egbuson
Dakore Egbuson is a popular face on the Nollywood scene. Her dreadlocks put her in a class of her own. » Read more…
Hurricane In A Rose Garden
Hurricane in the Rose Garden is a family comedy about what happens when a married couple’s life is turned upside-down during an unwelcome visit from their in-laws, who decide not to leave until the wife is pregnant, per their Nigerian custom. The movie stars Tangi Miller (”Madea’s Family Reunion”), Pascal Atuma (”Only in America”), Aloma Wright (”Scrubs”), Oris Erhuero (”Sometimes in April”), Tanjareen Martin (”Johnson Family Vacation”), Karri Turner (”Heroes”), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (”Hotel Rwanda”), and Yun Choi (”Barbershop” – Series). » Read more…
Thato Rantao Mwosa Makes Botswana Proud With Her Films
Thato Rantao Mwosa started her own production company called SaBantu Productions, which in translation means “for the people of the African Diaspora” in 2005. She won the coveted “Emerging Filmmaker Award” at the 2005 Roxbury Film Festival for her film, “Don’t tell me you love me,” which addresses the issue of domestic violence within the immigrant community. Her first film, “Don’t leave me,” a short narrative on HIV/AIDS, was the official selection of the New York Shot Film Festival early 2005. In early 2007, she produced her third film, “The Day Of My Wedding,” which was the official selection of the 2007 Roxbury Film Festival in Boston and the Independent Film Festival in Florida. The film was broadcast on The Education Channel of Tampa, Florida in the summer of 2007. In August 2007, “The Day Of My Wedding” was selected for broadcast on The Best Shorts program on BETJ (Black Entertainment Television). Thato makes films because she loves the power of film, the power to reach into people’s emotional realms, to educate, enlighten, inspire and move them. Jamati caught up with the busy wife and mother and she filled us in on her journey as film maker. » Read more…
Malooned – (Love Brewed in a Public Loo)
“Malooned” is a great film by Bob Nyanja that explores what happens when two people get stuck in a public bathroom and are unable to get out. They are a male and a female from two ethnic tribes that have a history of not getting along. As they spend time together, they learn more about each other and share the things that they have heard about each other. Nyanja builds up the scenes well and uses a great storyline to expose the issues that are behind the tribalism that is perpetuated in society. The characters are as stuck in their minds as they are in the bathroom, and it is not until they have opened their minds to take an objective view of each other that the door to freedom opens. » Read more…
15th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival
The 15th edition of the African Diaspora Film Festival took place in New York on November 23 through December 9. The festival screened at Anthology Film Archives, the Teachers College at Columbia University, the Thalia Theater, and other venues. » Read more…
Tusamehe “Forgive Us” – A film about betrayal and consequences
Bilantanya Moses Bakeyemba, a successful individual from Bongoland living in the United States, marries Salome, also a successful career woman, from Bongoland. Soon they’re expecting their first child. Enter his ex-girlfriend, a lady who doesn’t particularly like his wife. She seduces him and he succumbs to the temptation. In a little while he realizes that he is HIV positive and has to face his wife with the truth.The film explores the choices that are made, the ways HIV can be contracted, and focuses on the ill-conceived notions people hold about how HIV is contracted. It is a sad but informative account of the devastating effect of AIDS as experienced through one victim’s harrowing journey on a very narrow one way road. » Read more…
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