Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanael Nykvist is told through his own photos, letters, and films. Director & cinematographer: Sven Nykvist. Narrators in the English dubbed version: Liv Ullmann & Sean Connery. Produced by Ingmar Bergman (Cinematograph AB). Digitally restored in 2022.
A three-part study that introduces audiences to the celebrated Martinican author Aimé Césaire, who c...
Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz decides to take a boat, cross the Mediterranean, and embark on his first jour...
A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers...
An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and fo...
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Director Ken Loach explores the politics of race, class and charity in a capitalist society in this ...
Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small...
October 8, 2005. Togo, one of Africa's poorest countries, qualifies for the World Cup for the first ...
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At America's elite MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students as they strive to graduate and...
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Filmmaker Christopher Quinn observes the ordeal of three Sudanese refugees -- Jon Bul Dau, Daniel Ab...
An intimate view of the panorama of African wildlife, giving a sense of what it is really like to be...
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Pasolini seeks in Africa the peasant and revolutionary authenticity he had sought in the Roman villa...