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▶︎Afrobubblegum
2M+ views
fun-fierce-fantastical-african-art-wanuri-kahiu-ted
Wanuri Kahiu TED Talk
5 min
2017
Kenya
kenya
East Africa
east-africa
English
english
<15 min
under-15-min
+1m views
plus-1m-views
African creativity
african-creativity
Talks
talks
▶︎Baba
Vimeo Staff Pick
baba
Libyan short
18 min
2021
Drama
drama
North Africa
north-africa
Arabic
arabic
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
15-30 min
15-30-min
LGBTIAQ+
lgbtiaq-plus
Adam Ali
adam-ali
Libya
libya
English
english
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Baloji ‘Peau de Chagrin | Bleu du Nuit’
Featured on Nowness
peau-de-chagrin
DRC music video
10 min
2018
DRC
drc
Baloji
baloji
Hip hop
hip-hop
Lingala
lingala
<15 min
under-15-min
French
french
Central Africa
central-africa
Nowness
nowness
Music Videos
music-videos
▶︎Belly Flop
14 awards
belly-flop
SA short
5 min
2018
<15 min
under-15-min
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
Animation
animation
Africa Movie Academy Awards
africa-movie-academy-awards
Family
family
Short Films
short-films
Jeremy Collins
jeremy-collins
Kelly Dillon
kelly-dillon
▶︎Binta and the Great Idea
Oscar nominee
binta-and-the-great-idea
Senegalese short
31 min
2004
Senegal
senegal
West Africa
west-africa
31-60 min
31-60-min
Wolof
wolof
Drama
drama
Oscar
oscar
Family
family
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Blood Rider
Webby winner
blood-rider
Nigerian doc
17 min
2020
English
english
Documentaries
documentaries
Nigeria
nigeria
West Africa
west-africa
15-30 min
15-30-min
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
▶︎Bobi Wine: The People's President
Oscar nominee
bobi-wine-the-peoples-president
Ugandan doc
1 hr 54
2022
Uganda
uganda
+60 min
plus-60-min
Moses Bwayo
moses-bwayo
Political documentaries
political-documentaries
Luganda
luganda
English
english
East Africa
east-africa
Oscar
oscar
BAFTA
bafta
Critic's Choice
critics-choice
Documentaries
documentaries
Featured
featured
Feeling Brave
feeling-brave
▶︎Brotherhood
Oscar nominee
brotherhood
Tunisian short
25 min
2018
Oscar
oscar
Berlin
berlin
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
15-30 min
15-30-min
Arabic
arabic
North Africa
north-africa
Tunisia
tunisia
Drama
drama
Women's Month
womens-month
Featured
featured
Short Films
short-films
Toronto
toronto
Featured-Home
featured-home
▶︎Burna Boy ‘Monsters You Made’
14M+ views
monsters-you-made
Nigerian music video
4 min
2020
West Africa
west-africa
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
Nigeria
nigeria
Meji Alabi
meji-alabi
Afrobeats
afrobeats
+10m views
plus-10m-views
Music Videos
music-videos
▶︎Butterfly
Oscar nominee
butterfly
Algerian short
14 min
2024
Oscar
oscar
Tissues
tissues
Short Films
short-films
Animation
animation
<15 min
under-15-min
North Africa
north-africa
Berlin
berlin
2026
2026
▶︎Death in Dubai
1.8M+ views
death-in-dubai
Diaspora true crime
1 hr 4
2025
+60 min
plus-60-min
+1m views
plus-1m-views
True crime
true-crime
English
english
Diaspora
diaspora
Uganda
uganda
Luganda
luganda
East Africa
east-africa
2026
2026
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Democrats
Tribeca winner
democrats
Zimbabwean doc
1 hr 40 min
2014
+60 min
plus-60-min
Political documentaries
political-documentaries
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Fantastic Man
About William Onyeabor
fantastic-man
Nigerian music doc
31 min
2014
Music documentaries
music-documentaries
Nigeria
nigeria
West Africa
west-africa
English
english
31-60 min
31-60-min
African creativity
african-creativity
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Festival of Slaps
BAFTA nominee
festival-of-slaps
Diaspora comedy
12 min
2023
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
Nigeria
nigeria
West Africa
west-africa
Comedy
comedy
BAFTA
bafta
Short Films
short-films
Diaspora
diaspora
▶︎Genesis Owusu ‘Stampede’
Young Director Award winner
stampede
Ghanaian music video
3 min
2026
Ghana
ghana
West Africa
west-africa
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
2026
2026
Music Videos
music-videos
▶︎Goodbye Mandima
16 awards
goodbye-mandima
DRC doc
11 min
2010
DRC
drc
Central Africa
central-africa
French
french
<15 min
under-15-min
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎How to Photograph Hope
World Press Photo winner
how-to-photograph-hope
Ami Vitale talk
14 min
2019
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
East Africa
east-africa
African creativity
african-creativity
Wonder
wonder
Talks
talks
▶︎In-Between
Presented by Coldplay
in-between
Diaspora doc
12 min
2025
Kenya
kenya
Ethiopia
ethiopia
East Africa
east-africa
Renee Maria Osubu
renee-maria-osubu
Diaspora
diaspora
<15 min
under-15-min
2026
2026
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Into the Dragon's Lair
Emmy nominee
into-the-dragons-lair
Botswana doc
54 min
2010
Botswana
botswana
Southern Africa
southern-africa
English
english
31-60 min
31-60-min
Wonder
wonder
Wildlife and Nature Films
wildlife-and-nature-films
Craig Foster
craig-foster
Emmy
emmy
Wildscreen
wildscreen
Feeling Brave
feeling-brave
▶︎Into the Okavango
Emmy nominee
into-the-okavango
Botswana doc
1 hr 28
2018
+60 min
plus-60-min
Southern Africa
southern-africa
English
english
Botswana
botswana
Emmy
emmy
Wonder
wonder
Wildlife and Nature Films
wildlife-and-nature-films
Namibia
namibia
Angola
angola
Family
family
▶︎Irregulars
Vimeo Staff Pick
irregulars-refugee-documentary
Ghanaian doc
9 min
2015
Ghana
ghana
West Africa
west-africa
English
english
<15 min
under-15-min
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Diaspora
diaspora
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎It's Complicated
LA Shorts Fest winner
its-complicated-zombie-comedy
SA comedy
18 min
2017
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
English
english
15-30 min
15-30-min
Comedy
comedy
Romance
romance
Short Films
short-films
Horror
horror
Grant de Sousa
grant-de-sousa
▶︎Jakkals13
Vimeo Staff Pick
jakkals13
SA comedy
9 min
2016
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
Ari Kruger
ari-kruger
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
Comedy
comedy
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Jane
Emmy winner
jane
Tanzanian doc
1 hr 30
2017
English
english
East Africa
east-africa
Wonder
wonder
Wildlife and Nature Films
wildlife-and-nature-films
Tanzania
tanzania
+60 min
plus-60-min
Emmy
emmy
+1m views
plus-1m-views
+1m views - home
plus-1m-views-home
Family
family
▶︎Jonah
Starring Daniel Kaluuya
jonah
Tanzanian short
17 min
2013
English
english
Kibwe Tavares
kibwe-tavares
Tanzania
tanzania
East Africa
east-africa
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
15-30 min
15-30-min
Drama
drama
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Kati Kati
Toronto winner
kati-kati
Kenyan movie
1 hr 12
2016
+60 min
plus-60-min
English
english
Swahili
swahili
East Africa
east-africa
Drama
drama
Movies
movies
Toronto
toronto
▶︎Kinshasa Makambo
Sheffield DocFest winner
kinshasa-makambo
DRC doc
47 min
2018
DRC
drc
Central Africa
central-africa
French
french
Lingala
lingala
31-60 min
31-60-min
Documentaries
documentaries
Political documentaries
political-documentaries
Dieudo Hamadi
dieudo-hamadi
▶︎Kokoly
7 awards
kokoly
Madagascan doc
5 min
2019
Madagascar
madagascar
<15 min
under-15-min
Jackson Wild
jackson-wild
East Africa
east-africa
Malagasy
malagasy
Women's Month
womens-month
Wildlife and Nature Films
wildlife-and-nature-films
▶︎Last Night
Annecy selection
last-night
Ghanaian short
17 min
2024
Animation
animation
Horror
horror
15-30 min
15-30-min
Ghana
ghana
Poka
poka
West Africa
west-africa
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Short Films
short-films
Feeling Brave
feeling-brave
▶︎Life Through the Lens
Standing ovation at Design Indaba
david-goldblatt-life-through-the-lens
David Goldblatt talk
44 min
2014
31-60 min
31-60-min
English
english
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
African creativity
african-creativity
Talks
talks
▶︎Lily
$1M AI Film Prize winner
lily
Tunisian AI short
9 min
2026
Animation
animation
<15 min
under-15-min
Tunisia
tunisia
French
french
North Africa
north-africa
Zoubeir ElJlassi
zoubeir-eljlassi
2026
2026
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Little Simz ‘Flood’
UKMVA winner
flood-little-simz
Diaspora music video
3 min
2025
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
Salomon Ligthelm
salomon-ligthelm
2026
2026
Music Videos
music-videos
Diaspora
diaspora
▶︎Liyana
35+ awards
liyana
eSwatini doc
1 hr 17
2017
+60 min
plus-60-min
eSwatini
eswatini
Aaron Kopp
aaron-kopp
Southern Africa
southern-africa
English
english
Animation
animation
Tissues
tissues
Featured
featured
DIFF
diff
Documentaries
documentaries
Family
family
▶︎Mama Africa
Berlin Audience Award
mama-africa
SA music doc
1 hr 30
2011
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
+60 min
plus-60-min
Music documentaries
music-documentaries
Guinea
guinea
Berlin
berlin
African creativity
african-creativity
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Med Hondo
About African film pioneer
med-hondo
Mauritanian doc
46 min
2022
Mauritania
mauritania
Diaspora
diaspora
French
french
31-60 min
31-60-min
North Africa
north-africa
African creativity
african-creativity
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Miners Shot Down
Emmy winner
miners-shot-down
SA doc
1 hr 26
2014
+60 min
plus-60-min
English
english
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
Political documentaries
political-documentaries
Documentaries
documentaries
Emmy
emmy
DIFF
diff
FESPACO
fespaco
Rehad Desai
rehad-desai
▶︎Mother Nature: Between Man & Child
6M+ views
mother-nature-between-man-and-child
SA essay film
2 min
2016
English
english
Natasja Fourie
natasja-fourie
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
<15 min
under-15-min
Nowness
nowness
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Nairobi Half Life
2.5M+ views
nairobi-half-life
Kenyan movie
1 hr 40
2012
Kenya
kenya
East Africa
east-africa
+60 min
plus-60-min
Swahili
swahili
English
english
Kikuyu
kikuyu
Tosh Gitonga
tosh-gitonga
Crime
crime
Featured
featured
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Africa Movie Academy Awards
africa-movie-academy-awards
DIFF
diff
Movies
movies
Comedy
comedy
▶︎Noodles
1M+ views
noodles
SA short
7 min
2016
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
Comedy
comedy
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Short Films
short-films
Greg Rom
greg-rom
▶︎Patience
1M+ views
patience
Senegalese short
11 min
2025
West Africa
west-africa
Nowness
nowness
Senegal
senegal
<15 min
under-15-min
French
french
Wolof
wolof
+1m views
plus-1m-views
2026
2026
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Ramy Youssef
SNL monologue
ramy-youssef-snl-monologue
Diaspora stand-up
8 min
2024
Stand-up
stand-up
Comedy
comedy
Diaspora
diaspora
English
english
<15 min
under-15-min
▶︎Scenes from a Dry City
Emmy nominee
scenes-from-a-dry-city
SA doc
13 min
2018
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
English
english
<15 min
under-15-min
Emmy
emmy
Francois Verster
francois-verster
Simon Wood
simon-wood
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Searching for Amani
Emmy nominee
searching-for-amani
Kenyan doc
47 min
2024
East Africa
east-africa
Kenya
kenya
Swahili
swahili
Debra Aroko
debra-aroko
Emmy
emmy
English
english
31-60 min
31-60-min
Documentaries
documentaries
2026
2026
▶︎Sisters in Law
IDFA winner
sisters-in-law
Cameroonian doc
1 hr 48
2005
Central Africa
central-africa
Cameroon
cameroon
Florence Ayisi
florence-ayisi
+60 min
plus-60-min
Kamtok
kamtok
Cannes
cannes
English
english
IDFA
idfa
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎Skrillex ‘Ragga Bomb’
175M+ views
skrillex-ragga-bomb
SA music video
4 min
2014
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
+10m views
plus-10m-views
Music Videos
music-videos
Terence Neale
terence-neale
+1m views
plus-1m-views
▶︎Softie
Sundance winner
softie
Kenyan doc
1 hr 21
2020
+60 min
plus-60-min
Political documentaries
political-documentaries
East Africa
east-africa
Kenya
kenya
Sam Soko
sam-soko
Sundance
sundance
Swahili
swahili
DIFF
diff
Documentaries
documentaries
Featured
featured
▶︎Supa Modo
Berlin special mention
supa-modo
Kenyan movie
1 hr 14
2018
+60 min
plus-60-min
English
english
East Africa
east-africa
Kenya
kenya
Swahili
swahili
Berlin
berlin
Tissues
tissues
Movies
movies
Family
family
Drama
drama
Featured
featured
Featured-Home
featured-home
▶︎Telling the African Story
1M views
komla-dumor-telling-the-african-story
Komla Dumor TEDx Talk
19 min
2012
Ghana
ghana
West Africa
west-africa
English
english
Talks
talks
15-30 min
15-30-min
▶︎The Apartheid Killer
IDA nominee
the-apartheid-killer
SA true-crime
1 hr 15
2024
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
+60 min
plus-60-min
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Isa-Lee Jacobson
isa-lee-jacobson
True crime
true-crime
English
english
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎The Blaze ‘Territory’
Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix
territory
Algerian music video
5 min
2017
Algeria
algeria
North Africa
north-africa
Jonathan Alric
jonathan-alric
<15 min
under-15-min
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
+10m views
plus-10m-views
Cannes Lions
cannes-lions
+1m views - home
plus-1m-views-home
Music Videos
music-videos
▶︎The Danger of a Single Story
58M+ views
the-danger-of-a-single-story
Chimamanda Adichie TED Talk
19 min
2009
15-30 min
15-30-min
English
english
Nigeria
nigeria
West Africa
west-africa
African creativity
african-creativity
+10m views
plus-10m-views
Talks
talks
+1m views
plus-1m-views
▶︎The Deadly Quest for Gold
One World Media shortlist
the-deadly-quest-for-gold
SA doc
38 min
2025
Political documentaries
political-documentaries
Documentaries
documentaries
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
English
english
31-60 min
31-60-min
True crime
true-crime
2026
2026
▶︎The Flood
Emmy nominee
the-flood
Botswana doc
1 hr 33
2018
+60 min
plus-60-min
Southern Africa
southern-africa
English
english
Botswana
botswana
Brad Bestelink
brad-bestelink
+10m views
plus-10m-views
Emmy
emmy
Wonder
wonder
+1m views - home
plus-1m-views-home
Wildlife and Nature Films
wildlife-and-nature-films
Featured
featured
Family
family
▶︎The Forgotten Kingdom
15 awards
the-forgotten-kingdom
Lesotho movie
1 hr 41
2013
+60 min
plus-60-min
English
english
Lesotho
lesotho
Southern Africa
southern-africa
Sesotho
sesotho
South Africa
south-africa
Drama
drama
Africa Movie Academy Awards
africa-movie-academy-awards
Romance
romance
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Movies
movies
▶︎The Men Inside the Suits
Grand Clio winner
the-men-inside-the-suits
Congolese doc
5 min
2014
Central Africa
central-africa
The Republic of the Congo
the-republic-of-the-congo
English
english
<15 min
under-15-min
French
french
African creativity
african-creativity
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎The Tale of How
12 awards
the-tale-of-how
SA short
4 min
2006
<15 min
under-15-min
English
english
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
Animation
animation
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
The Blackheart Gang
the-blackheart-gang
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Trevor Noah
2.8M+ views
trevor-noah-lost-south-african-show
SA stand-up
1 hr 38
2023
+60 min
plus-60-min
English
english
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa
Comedy
comedy
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Stand-up
stand-up
▶︎Voice in the Hollow
Short of the Week
voice-in-the-hollow
Horror
10 min
2022
Swahili
swahili
East Africa
east-africa
Horror
horror
Short Films
short-films
Animation
animation
<15 min
under-15-min
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
Feeling Brave
feeling-brave
▶︎We Are KOKOKO!
Shown at TEDGlobal
we-are-kokoko
DRC doc
3 min
2024
DRC
drc
Central Africa
central-africa
<15 min
under-15-min
African creativity
african-creativity
Music documentaries
music-documentaries
Documentaries
documentaries
▶︎We Should All Be Feminists
14M+ views
we-should-all-be-feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED Talk
30 min
2012
Nigeria
nigeria
West Africa
west-africa
English
english
31-60 min
31-60-min
+1m views
plus-1m-views
Women's Month
womens-month
Diaspora
diaspora
Talks
talks
▶︎Wild Hope: Pangolin Protectors
Jackson Wild nominee
wild-hope-pangolin-protectors
Mozambican doc
12 min
2024
Mozambique
mozambique
Augusto Bila
augusto-bila
<15 min
under-15-min
Jackson Wild
jackson-wild
Wonder
wonder
East Africa
east-africa
Wildlife and Nature Films
wildlife-and-nature-films
Family
family
▶︎Youth
Vimeo Staff Pick
youth
Egyptian short
14 min
2019
Drama
drama
Egypt
egypt
Farida Zahran
farida-zahran
North Africa
north-africa
<15 min
under-15-min
Arabic
arabic
Short of the Week
short-of-the-week
Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo-staff-picks
Women's Month
womens-month
Short Films
short-films
▶︎Africa’s Cultural Landmarks
Webby nominee
africas-cultural-landmarks
African travel series • 7–12 min • 2025
Sosena Solomon
sosena-solomon
Ethiopia
ethiopia
Nigeria
nigeria
East Africa
east-africa
West Africa
west-africa
English
english
<15 min
under-15-min
Travel
travel
2026
2026
▶︎Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – Africa
12 Emmy wins
parts-unknown-africa
Travel series • 41–43 min • 2013–18
Travel
travel
Emmy
emmy
English
english
31-60 min
31-60-min
Libya
libya
DRC
drc
South Africa
south-africa
Tanzania
tanzania
Madagascar
madagascar
Ethiopia
ethiopia
Senegal
senegal
Nigeria
nigeria
Kenya
kenya
North Africa
north-africa
West Africa
west-africa
Central Africa
central-africa
East Africa
east-africa
Southern Africa
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▶︎Kiff: Halloween Specials
Emmy nominee
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SA shorts • 23 min • 2024-25
Animation
animation
Comedy
comedy
Family
family
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
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English
english
Emmy
emmy
▶︎Up South Africa
Filmed across 21 years
south-africa-up
SA doc series • 47 min • 1992-2013
Documentaries
documentaries
South Africa
south-africa
Southern Africa
southern-africa