https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films daily 0.75 2024-10-14 https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/the-more-things-change monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634071504182-6A1HY6LS5BXM0Q7318AZ/The+More+Things+Change The Films 2021 - THE MORE THINGS CHANGE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/you-will-die-at-twenty monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634071805943-TTDU5GANUR9BPAGQGRFW/You+Will+Die+At+Twenty+copy.jpg The Films 2021 - YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/night-of-the-kings-h4d4e monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1636437708456-BGEAO9WHNGGDBE1139K1/Screening+Extravaganza.jpg The Films 2021 - SCREENING EXTRAVAGANZA - Make it stand out Alejandra Cruz https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/anbessa monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1635899505187-EM2LL52TB2IOF9Y79IK2/image-asset.jpeg The Films 2021 - ANBESSA - Make it stand out Sofia Pazari https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/softie monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634070979392-PPTDD61LBR7FUA3M5YVM/Softie The Films 2021 - SOFTIE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/night-of-the-kings monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634070294320-DDU327WZZ8U7NHZ3OBK2/Night+of+the+Kings The Films 2021 - NIGHT OF THE KINGS - Make it stand out Alejandra Cruz https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/eyimofe monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634068708711-5K7BIYOY4XUI3ESPK1GU/Eyimofe The Films 2021 - EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE) - Make it stand out Craig Classon https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/childrens-block monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634072272767-7JJLXNA429EKDG3SPK6T/Children_s+Block The Films 2021 - CHILDREN’S BLOCK - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/binti monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634037343601-3S64LH9HM3V2DFPV1EPE/Binti The Films 2021 - BINTI - Make it stand out Sofia Pazari https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/shorts-program monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634073108771-P6D99TNBJMBEVNE4FKA4/copy.jpg The Films 2021 - SHORTS PROGRAM - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films/the-letter monthly 0.5 2021-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1634037079437-KX61J9S1JXOD9T9OCYJ0/The+Letter The Films 2021 - THE LETTER - Make it stand out Hollie Beaumont https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024 daily 0.75 2024-10-14 https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/nbo-shorts-block monthly 0.5 2024-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/fd2f8fdd-bdfb-4aae-b79e-8a20d9ec5582/Poster+-+Square7%282%29.jpg The Films - NBO SHORTS BLOCK - MULIKA An ‘afronaut’ emerges from the wreckage of his spaceship in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo. 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Director: Maisha Maene https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/kizazi-moto-generation-fire monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/c7bb5085-3603-4d08-96a8-1597f2d93034/Kizazi+Moto+-+Square.jpg The Films - KIZAZI MOTO GENERATION FIRE https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/the-empty-grave monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/c03fe0c6-15da-42d0-bec7-0a542894ae59/The+Empty+Grave_Square.jpg The Films - THE EMPTY GRAVE - CREW Directors Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay Producer Christoph Holthof, Daniel Reich, Amil Shivji, Luna Selle TV-Editor Sara Günter DOP Marcus Winterbauer Sound Oliver Stahn Editor Donni Schönemund Music Hannah von Hübbenet https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/shimoni monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/98f59df9-3241-4a53-937f-940cb853e3d6/Poster+-+Square6.jpg The Films - SHIMONI (The pit) - CREW Angela Wanjiku Wamai, Director (2020 Dad, Are You Ok?) 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OTIS JANAM - CREW Zippy Okoth, Director Zippy Okoth, Writer (Midlife Crisis, Silence, Contract Love, Sisters Alone) Trizah Weche, Writer Zippy Okoth, Producer Vigilance Atieno Producer Nick Kwach, Key Cast Masese Sarah, Key Cast https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/the-planters-plantation monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/52e7e982-7216-4785-ab89-32f86696869f/The+Planters+Plantation+-+Square.jpg The Films - THE PLANTERS PLANTATION - CREW Eystein Young Dingha, Director Eystein Young Dingha, Writer (Hidden Dreams) Quinny Ijang, Writer (The Last Sunset) Eystein Young Dingha Extrafix Media Limited, Producer Irene Nangi Inn Amore Pictures, Producer (Fullmoon) Don Julio Bats BGC Melody Story (Associate Producer), Producer, (Daughters of Donald Essem Quinta Ijang, Producer (Massa Docta) Nimo Loveline Bauer, Key Cast Nkem Owoh, Key Cast Loic Sumfor, Key Cast Stephanie Tum, Key Cast https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/nyumba-ya-mburi monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1728941789904-M2LK0IX0BV7DUBF1P5BM/Nyumba+Ya+Mburi+-+Square.jpg The Films - NYUMBA YA MBURI - CREW Director Kinyua Kamau Writer Kinyua Kamau Producer Kinyua Kamau Key Cast Stella Njeri Njenga Waiganjo https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/disco-afrika-a-malagasy-story monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/ad673ef9-0ffa-4b0f-9f2f-e0f59124f7c9/Poster+-+Square2.jpg The Films - DISCO AFRIKA: A MALAGASY STORY - CREW Director Luck RAZANAJAONA Screenplay François HÉBERT · Marcelo NOVAIS TELES Ludovic RANDRIAMANANTSOA Luck RAZANAJAONA Assistant director Manon COLOMB DE DAUNANT Casting Delphine ZINGG Cinematography Raphaël O’BYRNE Sound Julien VERSTRAETE Production Design Florence DUMONT Costumes Sandra RAJAONARIVO Executive Producers Jonathan RUBIN · Herizo RABARY RAZANAMASY Editing Marianne HAROCHE · Patrick MINKS Sound Design Pierre GEORGE Music Pierre GRATACAP Producers Jonathan RUBIN · François MAGAL Coproducers Herizo RABARY RAZANAMASY · Nicole GERHARDS · David CONSTANTIN · Carolyn CAREW https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/baada-ya-masika monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1728939652332-YNDBXDLPLXQUYL666K64/Baada+Ya+Masika_Square%281%29.jpg The Films - BAADA YA MASIKA - CREW Producer Damien Hauser Directed by Damien Hauser Written by Damien Hauser Cinemato­graphy Damien Hauser Editing Damien Hauser Location Sound Mix Damien Hauser Sound Editing Damien Hauser Sound Design Damien Hauser Music Simon Joss Casting Damien Hauser https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/nawi monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/618700ae-8f74-4e61-8a88-aeb496840320/Nawi+-+Square%281%29.jpg The Films - NAWI - CREW Directed by Toby Schmutzler Kevin Schmutzler Vallentine Chelluget Apuu Mourine Written by Milcah Cherotich Produced by Lydia Wrensch Caroline Heim Brizan Were Executive producers Ludwig Bayern Steven Haft Katja Eichinger Matthias Rosenberger Service producers Kamau Wandung‘u (Nairobi) Steven Kizee (Loropio) Music by Amadeus Indetzki Apuu Mourine Cinematography by Klaus Kneist Renata Mwende Art design by Erixon Kangethe Korodi Esinyen Make-up design by Mercy Ng‘endo Costume design by Viva Njeri Kimotho Sound by Roman Pogozelski Edited by Toby Schmutzler https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/black-tea monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/cac71735-ac49-4501-8aae-f27a32232f68/Poster+-+Square%281%29.jpg The Films - BLACK TEA - CREW Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako Written by Kessen Fatoumata Tall Abderrahmane Sissako Produced by David Gauquié Julien Deris Denis Freyd Kessen Fatoumata Tall Jean-Luc Ormières Starring Nina Mélo Chang Han Wu Ke-xi Cinematography Aymerick Pilarski Edited by Nadia Ben Rachid Music by Armand Amar https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2024/battle-for-laikipia monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/efe18d84-77da-464d-90f3-200fd5481943/The+Battle+for+Laikipia+01_Square.jpg The Films - BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA - CREW Directors DAPHNE MATZIARAKI PETER MURIMI Produced by TONI KAMAU Producer DAPHNE MATZIARAKI Co-producer MAYA CRAIG Executive Producers ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS, GEOFF MARTZ Executive Producer JODY ALLEN, JASON HUNKE Executive Producers SHARI SANT, SHANNON JOY, TIFFANY SCHAUER For Doc Society Climate Story Fund MEGHA ARGAWAL SOOD, SHANIDA SCOTLAND, EMILY WANJA Line Producer KATI DAVENPORT Editor SAM SOKO Consulting Editor ESTEBAN MANZANARES UYARRA Cinematography DAPHNE MATZIARAKI PETER MURIMI MAYA CRAIG https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025 daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/shorts-block monthly 0.5 2025-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/df0a0493-ba70-4892-a6c1-401b332d30a0/JJJ.jpg Films - SHORTS BLOCK - JOHN, JOHNNY, JONTE John Johnny Johnté is a short documentary film that explores the real-life experiences of Kenyan youth, focusing on how social norms impact gender-based violence, sexual health, and economic empowerment. Centered on Nuru, a young woman navigating love, trauma, and identity, the film follows her as she confronts abuse, seeks healing, and reclaims her voice. A unique behind-the-scenes segment in the film offers a candid look at the creative process, deepening the film’s emotional and social resonance. Director: Joash Omondi Country of Origin: Kenya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/cd98ff02-6e02-4c6b-9ddb-9ee704fa96a1/One+Voice.jpg Films - SHORTS BLOCK - ONE VOICE One Voice is a powerful documentary that chronicles how Kenyan youth, united by online activism, led the country’s largest protest movement to challenge the finance bill 2024. Through intimate interviews and raw footage, it captures the bravery of young protesters; especially women who turned outrage over period poverty, maternal health, and economic injustice into a national call for accountability and dignity. Director: Joash Omondi Country of Origin: Kenya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/df039333-be87-4698-87c6-bdb0e16ab940/AFF+WHAT+BELONGS+TO+US+2025.jpg Films - SHORTS BLOCK - What Belongs To Us Franck, 26, inherits a compromising envelope and must choose between survival and truth — at the risk of betraying his own blood. Directors: Jean-Merci Namegabe and Christophe Nduwindavyi Country of Origin: Burundi https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/love-joy-power monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/f7f9c8b5-697d-4082-b561-edc944825c0d/Love%2C+Joy+%26+Power+Tools+For+Liberation+Square.jpg Films - LOVE, JOY + POWER: TOOLS FOR LIBERATION - LOVE, JOY + POWER: TOOLS FOR LIBERATION Amid political struggle, three visionaries turn love and joy into acts of resistance and freedom. Director: Daresha Kyi Country Of Origin: United States https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/the-ants monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/abaa24f1-18ef-445f-a362-e4b14dbee36f/The+ANTS+Square.jpg Films - THE ANTS - THE ANTS At the border of hope and despair, three lives collide. Director: Yassine Fennane Country Of Origin: Morocco https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/tooth-for-tooth monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/c21e6807-5e1f-4c1b-a168-fe67c9c84a67/Tooth+For+Tooth+Square.jpg Films - TOOTH FOR TOOTH - TOOTH FOR TOOTH In Dakar, a man’s quest for dignity spirals into vengeance, blurring the line between faith, fate, and folly. Director: Ottis Ba Country Of Origin: Senegal https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/black-orpheus monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/96516303-13ba-434c-8acf-6e60972c8909/Black+Orpheus+Square.jpg Films - BLACK ORPHEUS - BLACK ORPHEUS Amid Rio’s electrifying Carnival, a doomed love unfolds between a streetcar driver and a shy newcomer. Director: Marcel Camus Country Of Origin: Brazil https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/kizazi-moto monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/3245b4d1-08a9-415c-ba7c-42411c3c5545/Kizazi+Moto+Square.jpg Films - KIZAZI MOTO - KIZAZI MOTO A daring anthology of African futures, blending ancestral roots with bold new worlds. Director: Raymond Malinga https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/aisha-cant-fly-away monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1595ee47-9cfa-4bc1-a26a-dc346872a6e8/Aisha+Can%27t+Fly+Away+Square.jpg Films - AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY - AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY A young Somali woman is forced to choose between survival and integrity when local gangs tighten their grip on her community. Director: Morad Mostafa Countries of Origin: Tunisia, Egypt, France https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/uli-and-tata monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/a553744c-5b0e-4c63-9112-167675dca59e/Uli+%2B+Tata+Square.jpg Films - ULI + TATA - ULI + TATA Two spirited siblings journey across Africa collecting forgotten nursery rhymes Director: Chief Nyamweya Country of Origin: Kenya https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/open-your-eyes monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/55f5a836-8438-4b7f-8fba-35d331df06c3/Open+Your+Eyes+Square.jpg Films - OPEN YOUR EYES - OPEN YOUR EYES Through basketball, residents of Kibera discover that challenges don’t make their dreams less possible but more meaningful. Director: Neil Sandoz Country of Origin: Kenya https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/koute-vwa monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/f24caff9-3ab8-4023-828f-7d2982d8e64d/Koute+Vwa+Square.jpg Films - KUOTE VWA - KUOTE VWA During his summer holidays in French Guiana, a young boy, becomes aware of the reasons why his family has been destroyed by a tragic death. Director: Maxime Jean-Baptiste Countries of Origin: Belgium, France, French Guiana https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/the-eyes-of-ghana monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/50f3ea30-edbd-4d8a-af12-7a55561de760/The+Eyes+of+Ghana+Square.jpg Films - THE EYES OF GHANA - THE EYES OF GHANA A filmmaker races against time to restore the lost films that could rewrite Africa’s history. Director: Ben Proudfoot Country of Origin: United States https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/the-shadow-scholars monthly 0.5 2025-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/fd3a7bcc-5afa-45c6-a781-29604dc57a06/The+Shadow+Scholars+Square.jpg Films - THE SHADOW SCHOLARS - THE SHADOW SCHOLARS An Oxford professor investigates the hidden, global multi-billion dollar ‘fake essay’ industry in Kenya. Director: Eloise King Countries of Origin: United Kindom, Kenya https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/promised-sky monthly 0.5 2025-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/575ca99e-ed94-4c72-8cfb-0f02d7a5ed1c/Promised+Sky+Square.jpg Films - PROMISED SKY - PROMISED SKY In Tunis, four women bound by circumstance form an unlikely family, but looming crises force each to question where they truly belong. 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Director: John ‘JJ’ Jumbi Country of Origin: Kenya https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/memory-of-princess-mumbi monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1759701961702-6JH12F88A4PGS5ZHM7Z5/Memory+Of+Princess+Mumbi++Poster+Square.jpg Films - MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI - MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI In a future where technology is outlawed, a young filmmaker learns that true storytelling comes not from machines, but from the human heart. Director: Damien Hauser Countries of Origin: Kenya, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia https://www.nbofilmfest.com/films-2025/the-people-shall monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614b1e11876b4c0b9ce7f8a1/1759701611236-ASM6BAK7IMSRJG7TZB8P/The+People+Shall+Poster+Square.jpg Films - THE PEOPLE SHALL - THE PEOPLE SHALL Kenya’s Gen Z rises against power, turning protest into a new language of resistance and hope. 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