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Welcome to the exciting 9th year of Watch-Africa Film Festival!

We are delighted to bring you an exciting program of African cinema from 10th - 26th November at cinemas near you! Showcasing 20 films from across the continent followed by Q&A with filmmakers or panel discussion. This year's program brings you some of the best documentaries covering sports, politics, heritage and immigration. From Afrofutiristic films that takes you on a journey like never before to our package of short films for families, there is something for everyone. We will have our usual market space, music and performances and masterclasses to go along with a symposium on African cinema, wine tasting and dancing to Afrobeat.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

About

Watch-Africa Cymru is...

...the Welsh, African Film Festival

Watch-Africa is Wales’ Annual African Film Festival celebrating the best of African cinema. Launched in 2013, the festival provides a platform for African films, art and culture in Wales. It brings a wide-range of films covering areas across the continent, as well as engaging and interactive activities and events related to the festival. It provides a platform for works by African, African diasporas as well as Welsh and international directors and artists which bring fresh perspectives on Africa to its economic, social, political and cultural life.

WATCH-AFRICA CYMRU FILM CLUB
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The WAC FILM CLUB is an informal community of people interested in watching, exploring and getting involved in African film. The club which is part of Watch-Africa reaches out to undeserved areas for cultural/foreign screenings, especially ethnically diverse communities. It allows African films to reach these communities outside the core festival.

WATCH-AFRICA CYMRU FILM CLUB

...the WAC Film Club

Watch Africa Cymru
2022 Program
 

screenings

Upcoming Screenings

  • Roof of Slate Films Include : Slate Stories | QuarryMa
    Roof of Slate Films Include : Slate Stories | QuarryMa
    Sat, 26 Nov
    The Magic Lantern
    26 Nov 2022, 16:30
    The Magic Lantern , Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    26 Nov 2022, 16:30
    The Magic Lantern , Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    Roof of Slate, Y Chwarelwr: Director - Ifan Owen Edwards | Wales| 1hr, 31 min | 2021 Paths of Wraths: Director- Lina Arious | 18mins | short Film
  • Roof of Slate, Y Chwarelwr (The Quarryman)  + Q&A
    Roof of Slate, Y Chwarelwr (The Quarryman)  + Q&A
    Fri, 25 Nov
    The Magic Lantern
    25 Nov 2022, 20:00 – 26 Nov 2022, 20:00
    The Magic Lantern, Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    25 Nov 2022, 20:00 – 26 Nov 2022, 20:00
    The Magic Lantern, Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    Director - Ifan Owen Edwards | Wales| 1hr, 31 min | 2021
  • Freedom Fields  + Q&A
    Freedom Fields  + Q&A
    Fri, 25 Nov
    The Magic Lantern
    25 Nov 2022, 20:00 – 26 Nov 2022, 20:00
    The Magic Lantern, Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    25 Nov 2022, 20:00 – 26 Nov 2022, 20:00
    The Magic Lantern, Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    Director- Naziha Arebi | 97mins | Documetary | Libya | 2021
  • Mane
    Mane
    Fri, 25 Nov
    The Magic Lantern
    25 Nov 2022, 17:30
    The Magic Lantern , Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    25 Nov 2022, 17:30
    The Magic Lantern , Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    Mane Director- Sandra Krampelhuber | Documentary | 55 mins | Senegal | 2022
  • Blind Ambition  | Mawbe
    Blind Ambition  | Mawbe
    Fri, 25 Nov
    Tthe Magic Lantern
    25 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Tthe Magic Lantern, Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    25 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Tthe Magic Lantern, Corbett Square, Tywyn LL36 9DF, UK
    Blind Ambition: Director- Robert Coe, Warwick Ross | 1hr 33 mins | Fiction | Haiti | 2021 Mawbe: Director- Mame Selemane Dieye | 9mins 43sec | Short Film
  • Zongo
    Zongo
    Sun, 20 Nov
    Pontio Arts
    20 Nov 2022, 17:30
    Pontio Arts , Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    20 Nov 2022, 17:30
    Pontio Arts , Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    Director- Elias Mierbeth, Michael Herzog | 71 mins | Documentary | Ghana | 2021
  • No Simple Way Home | Mawbe
    No Simple Way Home | Mawbe
    Sat, 19 Nov
    Pontio Arts
    19 Nov 2022, 14:00
    Pontio Arts, Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    19 Nov 2022, 14:00
    Pontio Arts, Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    No Simple Way Home: Director- Akuol de Mabior | 1hr 32mins | Political Documentary, Identity, Heritage | South Sudan | 2022 Mawbe: Director- Mame Selemane Dieye | Short Film | 9min 43secs|
  • Neptune Frost + AfroBeats DJ Music Night
    Neptune Frost + AfroBeats DJ Music Night
    Fri, 18 Nov
    Pontio Arts
    18 Nov 2022, 20:15
    Pontio Arts, Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    18 Nov 2022, 20:15
    Pontio Arts, Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    Director- Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman | 105 mins | Fiction | Rwanda | 2021
  • Blind Ambition + Wine Tasting
    Blind Ambition + Wine Tasting
    Thu, 17 Nov
    Pontio Arts
    17 Nov 2022, 19:30 GMT
    Pontio Arts, Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    17 Nov 2022, 19:30 GMT
    Pontio Arts, Pontio, University, Deiniol Rd, Bangor LL57 2TQ, UK
    Director- Robert Coe, Warwick Ross | 1hr 33 mins | Fiction | Haiti | 2021
  • Freda
    Freda
    Tue, 15 Nov
    Taliesin Arts Centre
    15 Nov 2022, 19:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre , Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    15 Nov 2022, 19:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre , Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    Director- Gessica Geneus | 98 mins | Fiction | Haiti | 2021
  • Freedom Fields
    Freedom Fields
    Tue, 15 Nov
    Taliesin Arts Centre
    15 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre, Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    15 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre, Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    Director- Naziha Arebi | 97mins | Documetary | Libya | 2021
  • Vuta N’Kuvute
    Vuta N’Kuvute
    Mon, 14 Nov
    Taliesin Arts Centre
    14 Nov 2022, 19:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre, Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    14 Nov 2022, 19:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre, Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    Director- Amil Shivji | 85 mins | Fiction, Romance, Political activism, Period Drama | Tanzania | 2021
  • Mane | Mawbe
    Mane | Mawbe
    Mon, 14 Nov
    Taliesin Arts Centre
    14 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre , Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    14 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Taliesin Arts Centre , Singleton Park, University, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    Mane Director- Sandra Krampelhuber | Documentary | 55 mins | Senegal | 2022 Mawbe Director- Mame Selemane Dieye | 9mins 43 secs | Short Film
  • Vuta N’Kuvute + Q&A with The Director Amil Shivji
    Vuta N’Kuvute + Q&A with The Director Amil Shivji
    Sun, 13 Nov
    Chapter
    13 Nov 2022, 19:30
    Chapter, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    13 Nov 2022, 19:30
    Chapter, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    Director- Amil Shivji | 85 mins | Fiction, Romance, Political activism, Period Drama | Tanzania | 2021
  • President + Q&A/Panel Discussion with | Between Sea and Sky
    President + Q&A/Panel Discussion with | Between Sea and Sky
    Sun, 13 Nov
    Chapter Cardiff
    13 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Chapter Cardiff, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    13 Nov 2022, 16:30
    Chapter Cardiff, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    President: Director- Camilla Nielsson | Documentary | 1hr 25 mins | Sahara | 2021 Between Sea and Sky: Director Alicia Mendy |
  • Neptune Frost
    Neptune Frost
    Sun, 13 Nov
    Chapter Cardiff
    13 Nov 2022, 14:00
    Chapter Cardiff, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    13 Nov 2022, 14:00
    Chapter Cardiff, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    Director- Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman | 105 mins | Fiction | Rwanda | 2021
  • Khartoum Offside +Q&A
    Khartoum Offside +Q&A
    Sun, 13 Nov
    Chapter Cardiff
    13 Nov 2022, 11:30
    Chapter Cardiff, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    13 Nov 2022, 11:30
    Chapter Cardiff, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    Director- Marwa Zein | 1hr 15mins | Documentary | Sudan | 2019
  • The Swimmers + Q&A
    The Swimmers + Q&A
    Sat, 12 Nov
    Chapter Cardiff
    12 Nov 2022, 19:05
    Chapter Cardiff, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    12 Nov 2022, 19:05
    Chapter Cardiff, Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK
    Director- Sally El Hosaini | 133 mins |
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