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Documentaries
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Kinshasa Makambo
Sheffield DocFest winner
DRC
Central Africa
French
Lingala
31-60 min
Documentaries
Political documentaries
Dieudo Hamadi
Scenes from a Dry City
Emmy nominee
South Africa
Southern Africa
English
<15 min
Emmy
Francois Verster
Simon Wood
Documentaries
We Are KOKOKO!
Shown at TEDGlobal
DRC
Central Africa
<15 min
African creativity
Music documentaries
Documentaries
Goodbye Mandima
16 awards
DRC
Central Africa
French
<15 min
Short of the Week
Documentaries
Irregulars
Vimeo Staff Pick
Ghana
West Africa
English
<15 min
Short of the Week
Diaspora
Vimeo Staff Picks
Documentaries
Miners Shot Down
Emmy winner
+60 min
English
South Africa
Southern Africa
Political documentaries
Documentaries
Emmy
DIFF
FESPACO
Rehad Desai
Fantastic Man
About William Onyeabor
Music documentaries
Nigeria
West Africa
English
31-60 min
African creativity
Documentaries
The Men Inside the Suits
Grand Clio winner
Central Africa
The Republic of the Congo
English
<15 min
French
African creativity
Documentaries
Searching for Amani
Emmy nominee
East Africa
Kenya
Swahili
Debra Aroko
Emmy
English
31-60 min
Documentaries
2026
Med Hondo
About African film pioneer
Mauritania
Diaspora
French
31-60 min
North Africa
African creativity
Documentaries
The Apartheid Killer
IDA nominee
South Africa
Southern Africa
+60 min
+1m views
Isa-Lee Jacobson
True crime
English
Documentaries
Death in Dubai
1.8M+ views
+60 min
+1m views
True crime
English
Diaspora
Uganda
Luganda
East Africa
2026
Documentaries
Mama Africa
Berlin Audience Award
South Africa
Southern Africa
+60 min
Music documentaries
Guinea
Berlin
African creativity
Documentaries
Liyana
35+ awards
+60 min
eSwatini
Aaron Kopp
Southern Africa
English
Animation
Tissues
Featured
DIFF
Documentaries
Family
Sisters in Law
IDFA winner
Central Africa
Cameroon
Florence Ayisi
+60 min
Kamtok
Cannes
English
IDFA
Documentaries
Mother Nature: Between Man & Child
6M+ views
English
Natasja Fourie
South Africa
Southern Africa
<15 min
Nowness
+1m views
Documentaries
Blood Rider
Webby winner
English
Documentaries
Nigeria
West Africa
15-30 min
Short of the Week
Vimeo Staff Picks
The Deadly Quest for Gold
One World Media shortlist
Political documentaries
Documentaries
South Africa
Southern Africa
English
31-60 min
True crime
2026
Democrats
Tribeca winner
+60 min
Political documentaries
Documentaries
Softie
Sundance winner
+60 min
Political documentaries
East Africa
Kenya
Sam Soko
Sundance
Swahili
DIFF
Documentaries
Featured
Bobi Wine: The People's President
Oscar nominee
Uganda
+60 min
Moses Bwayo
Political documentaries
Luganda
English
East Africa
Oscar
BAFTA
Critic's Choice
Documentaries
Featured
Feeling Brave