Deondra Kamau Means leads a group of kids through a song. They're practicing for a production of "The Eagles Who Thought They Were Chickens," an old African folktale. “Places, places from the top!” ...

Sundiata: An Epic African Folktale is a multimedia production of African history that will utilize dance, music, theater, video, and visual art to bring this timeless historical account to life. The ...

Netflix recently launched the African Folktales Anthology at the Kalasha Film Festival held in Nairobi, Kenya with a glamorous event that attracted industry talents across sub-Saharan Africa. The ...

The City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department presents a children’s theater performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre in recognition of Black History Month, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at ...

The project features six short films from various parts of the continent including Nigeria. The upcoming release features works from six filmmakers, the winners of the streamer's 2021 short film ...

A year ago, Netflix and UNESCO issued a call for submissions for an African Folktales competition. It would be the opportunity of a lifetime for emerging African filmmakers and storytellers to create ...

There is an African folktale about a race between a hare and a chameleon. The speedy hare is winning, while the much slower chameleon tries without success to overtake him. Then the chameleon has an ...

Abandoned on an island, a woman grieving the loss of her baby exacts revenge on the powerful man who put her there. From Ugandan director Loukman Ali. Forced into an arranged marriage, Halima turns to ...

First published in 1914 in the author's Folk stories from southern Nigeria, West Africa. An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to ...