Mama Africa (2002)
In 1997, six African women pledged that in the first year of the new millennium they would tell their stories, stories by African women. They called their series "Mama Africa" and drew their tales from the depths of their hearts. The result is a groundbreaking initiative bringing together the incredibly fresh talents of six female directors from the vast and diverse continent of Africa.
Directors: Fanta Régina Nacro, Zulfah Otto-Sallies, Ingrid Sinclair, Ngozi Onwurah, Bridget Pickering, Raja Amari.
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Queen Latifah as Host |
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Rehane Abrahams as Raya (segment "Raya") |
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Ayesha Meer Krige as Madeegah (segment "Raya") |
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Ivan D. Lucas as (segment "Raya") |
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Denise Newman as Salaama (segment "Raya") |
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Oscar Petersen as Joe (segment "Raya") |
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Graham Weir as (segment "Raya") |
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Damien Chamley as Peter (segment "Riches") |
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Cindy Sampson as Molly McBride (segment "Riches") |
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Brian Biragi as Kwame (segment "Hang Time") |
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Brian Bovell as Olu (segment "Hang Time") |
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Elizabeth Mathebula as Mama (segment "Hang Time") |
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Hilja Lindsay Parkinson as Chiddy (segment "Hang Time") |
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Seputla Sebogodi as Daddy (segment "Hang Time") |
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Maeve Kerrigan as Groat (segment "Hang Time") |
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Sophie David as Uno (segment "Uno's World") |
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Muhindua Kaura as Kaura (segment "Uno's World") |
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Elia Jack Nakalemo as Jose (segment "Uno's World") |
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Dalton Ashikoto as Dex (segment "Uno's World") |
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Hans Agene Eichab as Farmer (segment "Uno's World") |
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Dalha Haifene as (segment "Uno's World") |
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Vicky Mathilda as (segment "Uno's World") |
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Judy Mathilda as Vivian (segment "Uno's World") |
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Adma Mhone as Desiree (segment "Uno's World") |
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Florence Naobes as (segment "Uno's World") |
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Sascha Olivier-Sampson as Tricia (segment "Uno's World") |
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Esi Schimming-Chase as Stella (segment "Uno's World") |
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Alima Salouka as Bintou (segment "A Close-Up on Bintou") |
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Hyppolite Ouangrawa as Abel (segment "A Close-Up on Bintou") |
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Wassila Baccar as (segment "One Evening in July") |
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Omi Baya as (segment "One Evening in July") |
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Hend Sabry as (segment "One Evening in July") |
| Directing | Fanta Régina Nacro | Director |
| Directing | Zulfah Otto-Sallies | Director |
| Directing | Ingrid Sinclair | Director |
| Writing | Fanta Régina Nacro | Writer |
| Directing | Ngozi Onwurah | Director |
| Directing | Bridget Pickering | Director |
| Sound | Keith Farquharson | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Michael Alan Brierley | Cinematography |
| Crew | Lionel Cousin | Cinematography |
| Crew | Robert Humphreys | Cinematography |
| Crew | Nara Keo Kosal | Cinematography |
| Crew | Alwin H. Küchler | Cinematography |
| Editing | Nano Chesnais | Editor |
| Editing | Jackie Le Cordeur | Editor |
| Editing | Liz Webber | Editor |
| Writing | Ngozi Onwurah | Writer |
| Production | Simon Onwurah | Producer |
| Sound | John Murphy | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Raja Amari | Director |
| Crew | Aurélien Devaux | Cinematography |
| Production | Dora Bouchoucha | Producer |
| Editing | Nadia ben Rachid | Editor |
| Sound | Ludovic Escalier | Sound |