African Studies

These films tell the incredible migration story of Emanuel - an African refugee of disputed origin - who is trapped in Norway for nearly ten years as it remains illegal for him to stay and illegal for him to leave.

Filmed in and around a refugee detention center in the middle of the Israeli desert filled primarily with asylum seekers from Africa – this film uses their stories to engage both refugees and Israelis with Theater of the Oppressed.

This humanistic exposé of one of the world's largest refugee camps focuses on the lives and stories of its remarkable children - many of whom have known no life beyond its borders.

This intimate documentary delves into the phenomenon of African online scamming - and draws out its insightful sociological and political undertones.

This timely chronicle of South Africa's first female Public Protector is a sobering portrait of a society in turmoil - and illuminates the challenging fight against corruption and the legacy of institutionalized racism.

This gripping exposé gives voice to a marginalized population of recyclers in Ghana to reflect on a poisonous side of globalization and the systematic exploitation of the people and environment of Africa.

This acclaimed observation captures the struggles of an unprivileged boy living on the margins of Ethiopia's tantalizing growthultimately offering a multilayered reflection on socioeconomic discrepancy under the shadow of modernization.