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- Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing father lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.
- South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.
- A drama about a secret agent who fights crime while dealing with crises in her personal life.
- This is a Hindi take on the likes of Tarzan & Sheena. After her parents are killed, a baby girl grows up in a jungle, with only animals as friends, guardians, and companions. As a young woman she finally meets a young man.
- In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even while serving as a pawn of the racist government. When his son gets involved in the anti-apartheid movement, he finds himself torn between his family (including long-suffering wife Alfre Woodard) and what he believes is his duty.
- A concert given in Zimbabwe, Africa, by singer Paul Simon, featuring such South African musicians as Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masakela.
- Africa - Land of the ever-shining sun, German soldiers fulfilling a U.N. mission. For General Brenner a dream comes true: Here, where the people are simple, the German can prove his abilities. But then the virgin wife of Brenner gives birth to her first child. Is it the new Messiah? But what is a Messiah good for if the U.N. is already there?
- Motherland is the most powerful documentary on Africa. Fusing history, culture, politics, and contemporary issues, Motherland sweeps across Africa to tell a new story of a dynamic continent. From the glory and majesty of Africa's past through its complex history. Africa as you have never seen it. From multi-award winning director 'Alik Shahadah (500 Years Later.)
- When a young student who resorted to prostitution to complete her education meets a heartbroken struggling businessman, the two begin an uncharted relationship that is full of misconceptions.
- A teenage soccer star learns some tough lessons about the consequences of unprotected sex.
- 'Transactions' tells a story of Zimbabwean migration through a family divided by the circumstances of a failed economy. Three siblings, Frank, Miles and Portia, sustain their family through remittances while longing for the country and family they left behind. While the fourth sibling, Chrysthle, who is still in Zimbabwe, is frustrated by her inability to help financially, even though she has a full-time job. Their mother, MaMlilo, is a conduit of all the family's challenges in hyper-inflationary Zimbabwe. Everyone who needs money comes to her in the hopes that she can help them financially. With each monetary transaction, expectations are raised on both sides.
- A young African man must try every trick in the book in this attempts to win the heart of the most beautiful girl in his village.
- Cliff is the owner of Omega Bar, a place for criminals and diamond dealers. When his friend Grigg run into trouble he agree to help him in exchange for a handful of diamonds.
- Set in Zimbabwe in 2021, Neria is married with two kids and runs her own design firm. After the untimely death of her husband, she sees her entire life and business crumble at the hands of her greedy brother-in-law. She fights back and discovers her worth again. The story is in the backdrop of the global abuse that most women face since time immemorial.
- HOOPS AFRICA: UBUNTU MATTERS is a collection of stories that celebrates the past, present, and future of basketball in Africa, spotlighting the sport's impact on society and its development on the continent. From the dreams of a young Zimbabwean player to honoring the NBA legends who paved the way before him, this film journeys through the growth of the game in Africa. Centering on basketball nonprofit Hoops 4 Hope in South Africa and Zimbabwe, this documentary uncovers the role the African philosophy of Ubuntu played in the Boston Celtics' 2008 NBA Championship season and also documents the historic 2015 NBA Africa Game. Featuring Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Adam Silver, Luol Deng, Luc Mbah a Moute, Chris Paul, Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce, and many more NBA greats, this documentary shows us all why #UbuntuMatters.
- Elizabeth R is a 1992 television documentary film about Queen Elizabeth II. It was produced by the BBC and directed by Edward Mirzoeff. It was the first officially approved documentary about the British monarchy since Royal Family (1969).
- A character driven drama about a vengeful housewife whose world is turned upside down when her once abusive step sister pays her an unexpected visit.
- Tyra, a highly motivated rural-cultured woman dreams of being an influencer by becoming a TV news anchor, but her lack of education caused by her learning difficulties stand in her way. She must dig deep within herself if she is to realize her dream.
- When an uptown Chinese girl gets herself lost in the heart of Africa, she has to evade poachers, predators, and diamonds hungry mercenaries to make it out in one piece.
- Zola, a poor boy in a remote village of Africa is devastated when his father leaves to work in South African mines. The situation gets worse when his mother dies of AIDS. Zola's life takes a dramatic turn, one full of obstacles.
- When Nyarai finds out that her cousin Nonto is getting married, she and her friend Maxi, are set into a frenzy at the thought that their time to find 'Mr. Right' may be running out. Nyarai endeavors to find out whether or not it is possible to find a man as strong and dependable as the mythical traditional warrior. Although she is a top executive with a leading advertising agency, her parents are not satisfied, insisting that she needs to get married to pave the way for her younger sister. They tell her that she should forget her frivolous ideas and concentrate on finding a good man to settle down with, while also insisting that her sister's dreams of becoming a professional basketball player are a waste of time. Set in present day Zimbabwe, against the backdrop of Nyarai's own romantic escapades with her basketball playing toyboy Che and her more mature and financially stable older boyfriend, Leslie, Nyarai must decide in which direction she wants to take her life, without simultaneously upsetting too many people.
- Every family has "poor" cousins. This is the story of two cousins who are given opportunities to change their lives and rub shoulders with the rich. T1(Tawanda) is an ambitious ghetto hustler, he has had his fair share of encounters with the police and has served time in jail. He's has come to the decision of changing his life for the better and his new path is put to the test when one of his Rich Cousins leaves him to take care of his apartment for the weekend. T1's old friend from the Ghetto suggest to have a low-key drink up with some girls at T1 cousin's place, The idea is innocent enough, but nothing could prepare him for the whirlwind of events that follows that leaves him at risk of going back to jail- but this time- it could be for a very long time. . Masomere, a well decorated Captain with the army stays with his cousin, Themba (23) an orphan who lost his parents at a young age. Themba finds himself attracted to - soon to be bride of the Captain- Nomsa. Lust gets the best of him as he pursues an affair with her, which leaves his future and the relationship with his cousin on the rocks.
- A reality show centered on the lifestyle of Braydan Heart and his friends.
- Inflation has resulted in the Zimbabwe dollar completely losing its value. Banknotes are literally recyclable goods, turned into tablecloths and lampshades, for example. In the Harare slums, which are rife with crime, valuable US dollar banknotes must be concealed in clothing, which means that the notes quickly become breeding grounds for bacteria. According to money launderers, dollar bills can best be gently hand washed with Omo detergent in warm water.
- Amidst the heart of a nation struggling to survive is a man and a program bringing hope to those most in need. On the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, a young optimist, Tawanda, leads a program for orphans and homeless young people that sees them gathering each day to play street soccer. There's one thing they all have in common - the love of the round ball. In 2008, the team prepares to travel to Melbourne in Australia to take on over fifty other nations at the Homeless World Cup.
- A documentary about the secret tour Karnak did on China.
- Tonde gets in an argument with his mother and loses his temper which resulted in him hitting his mother. He starts living a "life of nightmares" as a way of paying for his misdeeds, the indignation. He could barely tell whether it is real or a dream.
- This is a two part Docie series that we filmed whilst travelling Zimbabwe to document art from around the country. We feature Zimbabwean music, art, poetry, visual art and so much more. This project is in partnership with Let Them Trust and JitTV Special Thanks to Africalia, It's A Feminist Thing, AmmaraBrown and John Cole.
- Police beatings, an absence of common law and a corrupt judiciary form the backdrop for the work of a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe. Beatrice Mtetwa has been waging a battle to defend in court those jailed by the Mugabe government.
- A recluse teenager's grasp on reality warps and bends as his runaway plans implode; leading to a twisted revelation.
- An episodic, dreamlike film about the waste of humanity. The film traces a journey through Africa, Europe and the USA, taking in the consequences of hyper-inflation, human-trafficking, electronic waste, the arms industry and death to show how goods such as sophisticated weaponry, cars, money, and even memories can turn into waste and how waste can unexpectedly change into valuables, as the symbolic meaning changes.
- 'Asylum FC' follows nine young Zimbabwean soccer players from the slums of Harare in their quest to seek asylum and establish new lives in Australia.
- Through a twitter thread that he is posting, we follow a young Zimbabwean every-man as he struggles to make a living.
- Thirty years after becoming a nation, and 30 years after Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF came to power, Zimbabwe does not appear to have fulfilled the hopes that so many had at independence. Both ZANU PF and the MDC appear to be in a state of denial about the true condition of Zimbabwe at 30, and this cannot be the best way for the country to start its fourth decade as a nation.
- A tribute video to the memory of Taku Matinenge who lived life by the simple mantra, "love and light!" His friends and family worked together to create this moving piece to the memory of a bright shining star in Taku.
- Documentary unravels a mercenary plot to overthrow regime in Equatorial Guinea, allegedly linked to Mark Thatcher.
- For the first time, racers swap teammates for an entire leg; the game becomes ruthless with another double U-turn.