THEME EXPLORATION

African New Wave

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Destiny
Destiny
1944 · Julien Duvivier
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 · Ryan Coogler
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Richard Donner
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who pioneered socially conscious storytelling that challenged colonialism and explored post-independence African identity.

 Luke Greenfield United States/Africa-focused

Director who centers African and diaspora stories with innovative visual language that exemplifies the contemporary African New Wave movement.