Washington University African Film Festival

03/28/2026

03/28/2026

Come out and see this film tonight in at our festival. And meet actor Ntobeko Sishii!

03/27/2026

https://www.stlpr.org/race-identity-and-faith/2026-03-27/st-louis-african-film-festival-20-years-this-weekend-washu

This year, audiences can see 12 films from across the African continent, including feature films, animation and shorts. The films will run Friday through Sunday at Washington University in St. Louis.

03/26/2026

This year marks a major milestone for Washington University’s African Film Festival. Founded by Wilmetta Toliver‑Diallo, with 2026 comes two decades of bringing the depth and diversity of African cinema to St. Louis audiences. What began in 2006 as a modest effort to share films from across the ...

03/26/2026

For the past two decades, African Film Festival has partnered with the Department of African & African American Studies, Film & Media Studies, and the African Students Association at Washington University to showcase some of the best and most exciting films from the African continent. It will return...

03/25/2026

We hope to see you here. A special treat.

The first CINEMA ST. LOUIS Intensive - TURNING YOUR SHORT FILM INTO A LONG TERM CAREER - is happening on March 28!⭐️

In a collaboration with the Wash U African Film Festival, award-winning filmmaker Ekwa Msangi leads an intensive workshop for filmmakers ready to think beyond a single project. Learn practical strategies for distribution, audience building, and using short films as proof-of-concept for long-term career growth, including pathways into television.

The Intensive is FREE, but registration is advised at https://forms.gle/GA2kUFaK1i7izfyU9

03/24/2026

Thank you St. Louis Magazine.

For the past two decades, African Film Festival has partnered with the Department of African & African American Studies, Film & Media Studies, and the African Students Association at Washington University to showcase some of the best and most exciting films from the African continent. It will return...

03/23/2026

What to see?

03/22/2026

We are less than one week away from the African Film Festival 2026. We wanted to highlight our matinee for all ages. One of the films, Super Scientists, is a project of the nonprofit organization CodeMakers in South Africa. SuperScientists takes real scientists working in South Africa and turns them into animated superheroes. It was developed to inspire young people and help them see themselves in the faces and life stories of scientists working today.

All ages should come out and see this and other shorts at our matinee on Saturday, March 28 at 3pm at Brown Hall, Room 100 - Washington University. For more information including our parking lot golf cart service, visit africanfilm.wustl.edu.

03/22/2026

Catch Cotton Queen on closing nigh at the African Film Festival. 3/29 at 7pm. AfricanFilm.wustl.edu

https://moveablefest.com/suzannah-mirghani-cotton-queen/

The director's debut feature shows a wisdom beyond her years as a young woman comes into her own in a culture with plenty of baggage.

03/18/2026

In 2021 at our virtual African Film Festival (COVID), we showed Al-Sit (a short film) and sat down with director Suzannah Mirghani. This year, watch the feature imagined, Cotton Queen on 3/29 at 7pm in Brown Hall Room 100. It is free!!! For more info, visit africanfilm.wustl.edu.
https://youtu.be/9N5mQzXXDOE?si=ZxXdwYKpCG4hUVla

In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa finds herself torn between tradition and change. A tender and politically charged coming-of-age tale abo...

03/17/2026

We added a slot to our usual lineup just to bring this special offering to Saint Louis on March 29 at 3pm during the African Film Festival at WashU. My Father's Shadow is worth all of the hype. Free and must see. For more information, visit africanfilm.wust.edu.

https://a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/confessions/with-my-fathers-shadow-akinola-davies-jr-brings-home-into-focus/