Synopsis
Zenzo Ngqobe (Tsotsi, The River) was up for Best Actor at the Africa Movie Academy Awards for his performance as a young man who returns from Johannesburg to rural Lesotho to bury his estranged father.

Accolades
• 15 international awards, including seven Audience Awards
• Over five million YouTube views
• 86% critics’ score, Rotten Tomatoes

Lesotho & South Africa | 2013 | 1hr 41m

Did you know?
• In his screen debut, Lebogang Ntsane was named Best Child Actor at The African Movie Academy Awards, where The Forgotten Kingdom also won Cinematography and Sound awards.
• Cinematographer Carlos Carvalho was widely praised for his work here; you’ll want to add Lesotho to your bucket list after seeing this. Carvalho tragically passed away in 2018 after a fatal run in with a giraffe while filming.

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Synopsis
An ode to escapism, Supa Modo shows that it takes a village to raise a superhero.

Accolades
• Won 40 awards
• Best European Children’s Film from the European Children’s Film Association
• Special Mention at Berlin in the Generation KPlus category
• 90% critics rating, Rotten Tomatoes

Likarion Wainaina | Kenya | 2018 | 1 hr 14

Did you know?
Stycie Waweru was nominated for a Best Actress Kalasha Award for her astonishing debut as 9-year-old Jo. She went on to voice Enkai in Kizazi Moto and the title role in Supa Sema.

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