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1. Mountains of the Moon (1990)
R | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The legendary true-story of Capt. Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke's tumultuous expedition to find the source of the Nile river.
Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw
Votes: 4,255 | Gross: $4.01M
2. Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
107 min | Documentary
A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
Director: Hubert Sauper | Stars: Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese, Raphael Tukiko Wagara, Dimond Remtulia, Marcus Nyoni
Votes: 5,662 | Gross: $0.20M
3. Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961)
91 min | Adventure
A professor is hired to navigate across Africa in a hot-air balloon to rescue a lost explorer, but a mysterious local villain named "Hindu" commandeers the balloon for his own nefarious purposes.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Mala Powers, Marshall Thompson, James Lanphier, Douglas Kennedy
Votes: 175
5. The Teacher's Country (2013)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
A personal, honest and empathetic film about feeling home in Tanzania on its 50th birthday.
Director: Benjamin Leers | Star: Madaraka Nyerere
6. Owiny Sigoma Band: Nyanza (2015)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Director: Ivan Ogilvie | Stars: Jesse Hackett, Charles Owoko, Louis Hackett, Tom Skinner
7. Rock Music Rock Art (2008)
42 min | Documentary, Short, Music
On a remote island in lake Victoria, a group of British classical and Ugandan folk musicians reawaken forgotten prehistoric rock gongs in an adventurous cultural exchange.
Directors: Martin Briggs-Watson, Zuleika Kingdon
8.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1993)
Episode:
Young Indiana Jones and the Phantom Train of Doom
(1993)
TV-G | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Family
November, 1916. Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of ... See full summary »
Director: Peter MacDonald | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Paul Freeman, Freddie Jones
Votes: 200
9.
River Monsters (2009–2017)
Episode:
Rift Valley Killers
(2010)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Adventure, Mystery
Jeremy Wade is on a quest to Africa's Rift Valley, to explore the roots of fishing and the monsters these first fishermen faced.
Director: Barny Revill | Star: Jeremy Wade
Votes: 81
10.
MetaBallStudios (2013– )
Episode:
LAKE Size Comparison - 3D
(2021)
5 min | Documentary, Animation
Annotated outlines of several notable lakes around the world displayed on a map of Europe to provide size perspective.
11.
Wildest Africa (2010– )
Episode:
Zambezi: River of Life
(2010)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary
For 2000 miles, the mighty Zambezi flows from the Zambian highlands trough Angola, Botwsana and Zimbabwe to Mocambique, to end in the Indian Ocean. Its immense water volume has a massive ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Kirby | Star: Colin Salmon
Votes: 16
12.
North 02 (2018– )
Episode:
The Perplexing Prehistory of the Sahara
(2023)
20 min | Documentary
The temperature and rainfall in the Sahara are closely tied to glaciation which impacts the global water supply. Scientists have documented some 200 Interglacial periods when water was ... See full summary »
Star: Dain Nelson