African Film Festival Inc. is now offering you the opportunity to acquire critically acclaimed and historically significant cinematic works from Africa and African Diaspora. Our collection features some of the most dynamic directors of the twentieth and twenty-first century. Book and DVD media highlight the multi-layered identities and experiences that make up a global narrative for people of African origin and reveal universal paths in their address of the human experience.

DVDs and Books for purchase

In My Genes, Lupita Nyong'o, Kenya, 2009, 78 min.
  • In My Genes
  • Director: Lupita Nyong'o, Kenya, 2009, 78 min.
  • Languages: English and Swahili

  • What is it like to be ìwhiteî in a ìblackî society? Agnes, a woman with albinism, overcomes the difficulties of being born with no pigment in a society that discriminates against the condition. In My Genes asks us to consider …
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Tales of Ordinary People (DVD cover), 1999, 90 min
  • Tales of Ordinary People
  • Director: Djibril Diop Mambety, Senegal, 1999, 90 min
  • Languages: Wolof with English subtitles

  • A collection on one DVD of two classic shorts of Senegal, Le Franc and La petite vendeuse de Soleil (The Little Girl who Sold the Sun). The hero of Le Franc is Marigo, a penniless musician living in a shanty …
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FATHERS
  • Fathers
  • Director: Celine Gilbert, Ermias Woldeamlak, and Amaka Igwe, Nigeria/Ethiopia, 2000, 78 min
  • Languages: Amharic, English and Swahili with English subtitles

  • A collection on one DVD of three dramatic shorts from Tanzania, Nigeria and Ethiopia offers a critical look at the relationship between fathers and their children in contemporary Africa. Surrender shows the traditional face of paternal tyranny, a father controlling …
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The Great Dance (DVD cover), 2000, 75 min.
  • The Great Dance
  • Director: Craig and Damon Foster, South Africa, 2000, 75 min

  • “The Great Dance” is a fascinating documentary that examines the unique relationship between Kalahari Desert Bushmen, or the San people, and the harsh landscape of the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. Filmed through the eyes of !Nqate, a hunter and …
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