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Emily Atef's Call Me Queen and Rwanda's Ben'Imana head to TIFF 2026.

FILM NEWS

East Africa at TIFF 2026: Kenya-Set ‘Call Me Queen’ in Market Screenings, Rwanda’s ‘Ben’Imana’ in Centrepiece Programme

by Jennifer Ochieng'

The two films join a wider African presence across the festival’s programmes, as well as the inaugural TIFF: The Market.

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Emily Atef's Call Me Queen and Rwanda's Ben'Imana head to TIFF 2026.

FILM NEWS

East Africa at TIFF 2026: Kenya-Set ‘Call Me Queen’ in Market Screenings, Rwanda’s ‘Ben’Imana’ in Centrepiece Programme

by Jennifer Ochieng'

The two films join a wider African presence across the festival’s programmes, as well as the inaugural TIFF: The Market.

Read more

Kenyan filmmaker Daudi Anguka

Africa No Filter, Backer of ‘Anam’s Wake’, Selects Daudi Anguka for New Storytellers Cohort with Next Film ‘Utata’

Reuben Odanga's film Tides

Review: At Two and a Half Hours, ‘Tides’ Stretches Its Pacing but Delivers Heart with Performance and Music

A still of Eliane Umuhire and Denise Gough in the Kenya-set feature Call Me Queen.

‘Call Me Queen’, the Kenya-Set Feature Tackling the 1990s AIDS Crisis, Gets October Release

Nomzamo Mbatha as Nandi in Shaka Ilembe.

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FEATURES

Tanzanian director Neema Ngelime and Kenyan producer Ivy Kiru.

Locarno Open Doors 2026: Neema Ngelime and Ivy Kiru’s Tanzania-Kenya Co-Production That Turned a Diagnosis into Art

The two filmmakers discuss collaborating on the experimental documentary that explores womanhood and motherhood.

Kenyan filmmaker Likarion Wainaina

For His Next Trick, Likarion Wainaina Wants to Summon Death

by Jennifer Ochieng'

The Kenyan filmmaker reflects on the making of 'Anam's Wake' and the future of genre filmmaking in Kenya.

Lupita Nyong'o in The Odyssey

Lupita Nyong’o Was Always the Right Choice for this Helen of Troy

by Fred Onyango

In Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Lupita Nyong'o is the ideal Helen for his meditation on war and its cost.

New Docubox Executive Director Susan Mbogo.

The Insider’s Inheritance: Susan Mbogo and Docubox’s Next Chapter

The new Docubox Executive Director on succeeding Judy Kibinge and the future of East African filmmaking.

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Reuben Odanga's film Tides

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Likarion Wainaina's Kenyan psychological thriller Anam's Wake.

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Nick Ndeda in the Kenyan theatre play 'In the Seashell Hum'

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A still of Eliane Umuhire and Denise Gough in the Kenya-set feature Call Me Queen.

FILM NEWS

‘Call Me Queen’, the Kenya-Set Feature Tackling the 1990s AIDS Crisis, Gets October Release

by Jennifer Ochieng'

Directed by German-born, French-Iranian filmmaker Emily Atef, the film will open in Kenyan cinemas on 30 October.

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A still image of Sarah Hassan in Reuben Odanga's film Tides

Sarah Hassan, Brian Kabugi and South Africa’s Dumisani Mbebe Lead Reuben Odanga’s New Music Romance Drama ‘Tides’

A still from Likarion Wainaina's new psychological Anam's Wake.

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‘Call Me Queen’, the Kenya-Set Feature Tackling the 1990s AIDS Crisis, Gets October Release

by Jennifer Ochieng'

Sarah Hassan, Brian Kabugi and South Africa’s Dumisani Mbebe Lead Reuben Odanga’s New Music Romance Drama ‘Tides’

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Likarion Wainaina Readies New Kenyan Psychological Thriller ‘Anam’s Wake’, Sets 31 July Premiere

First Look: Jennifer Gatero’s New Romantic Drama ‘Back to Us’ Set to Premiere in April

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FILM

Emily Atef's Call Me Queen and Rwanda's Ben'Imana head to TIFF 2026.

East Africa at TIFF 2026: Kenya-Set ‘Call Me Queen’ in Market Screenings, Rwanda’s ‘Ben’Imana’ in Centrepiece Programme

Africa No Filter, Backer of ‘Anam’s Wake’, Selects Daudi Anguka for New Storytellers Cohort with Next Film ‘Utata’

Review: At Two and a Half Hours, ‘Tides’ Stretches Its Pacing but Delivers Heart with Performance and Music

‘Call Me Queen’, the Kenya-Set Feature Tackling the 1990s AIDS Crisis, Gets October Release

TV

Nomzamo Mbatha as Nandi in Shaka Ilembe.

MultiChoice Is Looking for High-Concept African Drama Series: “An Exciting Opportunity to Discover Bold New African Drama,” Says CANAL+

Netflix Bets on S’dumo Mtshali’s Power with Acquisition of South African Telenovela ‘The Four of Us’ After ‘The Polygamist’ Success

Likarion Wainaina Readies New Kenyan Psychological Thriller ‘Anam’s Wake’, Sets 31 July Premiere

Sue Nyathi Calls Out Nairobi Bookstore for Selling Pirated Copies of ‘The Polygamist’

THEATRE

Nick Ndeda in the Kenyan theatre play 'In the Seashell Hum'

Theatre Review: Grief, Madness and Grace in ‘In the Seashell Hum’

Theatre Review: In ‘Wangari Maathai’, Too Early for Birds Unlocks a Uniquely Kenyan Genre

Theatre Review: The Hard-Hitting Politics of ‘Followers’ the Church Won’t Confront

Review: In ‘Showman Residency’, Nyashinski Becomes the Architect of Multiple Performance Forms

SINEMA CATCH UP

East Africa at TIFF 2026: Kenya-Set ‘Call Me Queen’ in Market Screenings, Rwanda’s ‘Ben’Imana’ in Centrepiece Programme 27 August 2026

Africa No Filter, Backer of ‘Anam’s Wake’, Selects Daudi Anguka for New Storytellers Cohort with Next Film ‘Utata’ 26 August 2026

Review: At Two and a Half Hours, ‘Tides’ Stretches Its Pacing but Delivers Heart with Performance and Music 22 August 2026

‘Call Me Queen’, the Kenya-Set Feature Tackling the 1990s AIDS Crisis, Gets October Release 22 August 2026

MultiChoice Is Looking for High-Concept African Drama Series: “An Exciting Opportunity to Discover Bold New African Drama,” Says CANAL+ 15 August 2026

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