Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival Inc. have revealed the slate for the 31st New York African Film Festival, a lineup that includes more than 50 films hailing from over 25 countries.
The festival, running from May 8-14, will open with the North American premiere of Over the Bridge, director Tolu Ajayi’s narrative feature set in Lagos, Nigeria. The closing-night slot goes to Dilli Dark, directed by Dibakar Das Roy, a narrative feature about a Nigerian Mba student in Delhi, India. Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson stars in the role of Michael Okeke.
“The whole intent behind it is to not just talk about Africans in Delhi,” Roy told Outlook India. “The intent is to talk about anyone who feels like an outsider in society today, that could be in India, America, or any other place. Michael Okeke is a metaphor for every outsider, whether he is an Indian or foreigner in any society.
The festival, running from May 8-14, will open with the North American premiere of Over the Bridge, director Tolu Ajayi’s narrative feature set in Lagos, Nigeria. The closing-night slot goes to Dilli Dark, directed by Dibakar Das Roy, a narrative feature about a Nigerian Mba student in Delhi, India. Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson stars in the role of Michael Okeke.
“The whole intent behind it is to not just talk about Africans in Delhi,” Roy told Outlook India. “The intent is to talk about anyone who feels like an outsider in society today, that could be in India, America, or any other place. Michael Okeke is a metaphor for every outsider, whether he is an Indian or foreigner in any society.
- 4/3/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Blood and Water Season 4 brings back most of its main cast led by Ama Qamata and Khosi Negama alongside many exciting guest stars.
Season 4 of the hit South African Netflix series chronicles how senior student Puleng Khumalo gets entangled in a dangerous conflict with a powerful figure while also dealing with the ramifications of her decisions in previous seasons.
Blood and Water Season 4 premiered on Netflix on March 1.
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Season 4 of the hit South African Netflix series chronicles how senior student Puleng Khumalo gets entangled in a dangerous conflict with a powerful figure while also dealing with the ramifications of her decisions in previous seasons.
Blood and Water Season 4 premiered on Netflix on March 1.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 3/2/2024
- by Aeron Mer Eclarinal
- The Direct
Blood & Water es una serie creada por Daryne Joshua, Travis Taute y Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng, protagonizada por Khosi Ngema y Ama Qamata.
“Blood & Water” es una de esas series para jóvenes que, bien hechas y con mil argumentos e historias distintas, han Sabido enganchar a miles. Una serie tipo thriller con dos hermanas en centro de todo y en un colegio de los de alta clase, pero la intriga nos ha llevado mucho más allá, y tras tres temporadas de secuestros, tráficos de personas y algún que otro romance, ahora nos llega esta cuarta temporada que promete esto y más.
“Blood & Water” es una serie dirigida a un público juvenil, pero que tiene muchas historias interesantes y que, sobre todo, tiene una calidad de fotografía que la hacen muy interesante. Es una producción televisiva con varias intrigas criminales, románticas y crisis familiares varias: muchas historias entremezcladas en un...
“Blood & Water” es una de esas series para jóvenes que, bien hechas y con mil argumentos e historias distintas, han Sabido enganchar a miles. Una serie tipo thriller con dos hermanas en centro de todo y en un colegio de los de alta clase, pero la intriga nos ha llevado mucho más allá, y tras tres temporadas de secuestros, tráficos de personas y algún que otro romance, ahora nos llega esta cuarta temporada que promete esto y más.
“Blood & Water” es una serie dirigida a un público juvenil, pero que tiene muchas historias interesantes y que, sobre todo, tiene una calidad de fotografía que la hacen muy interesante. Es una producción televisiva con varias intrigas criminales, románticas y crisis familiares varias: muchas historias entremezcladas en un...
- 3/1/2024
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Blood & Water is a series created by Daryne Joshua, Travis Taute and Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng, starring Khosi Ngema and Ama Qamata.
“Blood & Water” is one of those series for young people that has managed to captivate thousands with its well-crafted plot and multitude of different storylines. It is a thriller series that revolves around two sisters at the center of it all, set in a high-class school. However, the intrigue has taken us far beyond that, and now, after three seasons of kidnappings, human trafficking, and some romantic entanglements, we are now presented with the highly anticipated fourth season.
“Blood & Water” is a show aimed at a younger audience, but it offers many interesting stories and, most importantly, boasts high-quality cinematography that makes it very appealing. It is a TV production with several criminal intrigues, romantic subplots, and various family crises all intertwined in a high-class school where anything can happen.
“Blood & Water” is one of those series for young people that has managed to captivate thousands with its well-crafted plot and multitude of different storylines. It is a thriller series that revolves around two sisters at the center of it all, set in a high-class school. However, the intrigue has taken us far beyond that, and now, after three seasons of kidnappings, human trafficking, and some romantic entanglements, we are now presented with the highly anticipated fourth season.
“Blood & Water” is a show aimed at a younger audience, but it offers many interesting stories and, most importantly, boasts high-quality cinematography that makes it very appealing. It is a TV production with several criminal intrigues, romantic subplots, and various family crises all intertwined in a high-class school where anything can happen.
- 3/1/2024
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Exclusive: Wanda Banda has joined the cast of Netflix’s South African teen crime drama Blood & Water.
The show’s fourth season has been shooting in South Africa over recent months and premieres on March 1. The Woman King actress Banda joins a cast also including Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema and Thabang Molaba.
Blood & Water is set in Cape Town and follows a working-class girl who transfers to the elite Pankhurst School when she begins to suspect one of its students is her sister, who was abducted as part of a child trafficking network shortly after birth.
Season 4 was unveiled as part of Netflix’s content showcase in September last year. The show comes from writer and director Nosipho Dumisa and Gambit Films.
Banda made her film debut in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s feature The Woman King, playing a young version of Viola Davis’ lead character. She has just wrapped...
The show’s fourth season has been shooting in South Africa over recent months and premieres on March 1. The Woman King actress Banda joins a cast also including Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema and Thabang Molaba.
Blood & Water is set in Cape Town and follows a working-class girl who transfers to the elite Pankhurst School when she begins to suspect one of its students is her sister, who was abducted as part of a child trafficking network shortly after birth.
Season 4 was unveiled as part of Netflix’s content showcase in September last year. The show comes from writer and director Nosipho Dumisa and Gambit Films.
Banda made her film debut in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s feature The Woman King, playing a young version of Viola Davis’ lead character. She has just wrapped...
- 2/9/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Inspired by true events, ‘Fight Like a Girl’, directed by Matthew Leutwyler, tells the tale of a young Congolese woman who finds new life in a boxing ring after escaping from an illegal mineral mine. The film is being featured under the ‘Cinema of the World’ category at the 54th International Film Festival of India (Iffi) here.
While interacting with delegates at a press conference, Leutwyler said the film is inspired by true events.
“It is based on the story of a female boxing club in East Congo, started by a soldier. He was approached by young women who were victims of sexual violence and betrayal. He was trying to help them win back their confidence through boxing.
“One day a young woman came to the boxing club with an intent to track down the person who killed her father. But later her vengeance gets transformed and she embraces boxing as a sport.
While interacting with delegates at a press conference, Leutwyler said the film is inspired by true events.
“It is based on the story of a female boxing club in East Congo, started by a soldier. He was approached by young women who were victims of sexual violence and betrayal. He was trying to help them win back their confidence through boxing.
“One day a young woman came to the boxing club with an intent to track down the person who killed her father. But later her vengeance gets transformed and she embraces boxing as a sport.
- 11/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Inspired by true events, ‘Fight Like a Girl’, directed by Matthew Leutwyler, tells the tale of a young Congolese woman who finds new life in a boxing ring after escaping from an illegal mineral mine. The film is being featured under the ‘Cinema of the World’ category at the 54th International Film Festival of India (Iffi) here.
While interacting with delegates at a press conference, Leutwyler said the film is inspired by true events.
“It is based on the story of a female boxing club in East Congo, started by a soldier. He was approached by young women who were victims of sexual violence and betrayal. He was trying to help them win back their confidence through boxing.
“One day a young woman came to the boxing club with an intent to track down the person who killed her father. But later her vengeance gets transformed and she embraces boxing as a sport.
While interacting with delegates at a press conference, Leutwyler said the film is inspired by true events.
“It is based on the story of a female boxing club in East Congo, started by a soldier. He was approached by young women who were victims of sexual violence and betrayal. He was trying to help them win back their confidence through boxing.
“One day a young woman came to the boxing club with an intent to track down the person who killed her father. But later her vengeance gets transformed and she embraces boxing as a sport.
- 11/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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Rising South African actress Ama Qamata, the star of Netflix’s breakout hit Blood and Water, has signed on to star as a female boxer in Fight Like a Girl, an upcoming feature from writer/director Matthew Leutwyler (The River Why, Uncanny).
Qamata will star alongside Nigerian actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Godzilla vs. Kong, Starz TV’s Black Sails) as a young Congolese woman forced to work in an illegal mineral mine who manages to escapes her captors and find a new life for herself after joining an all-women boxing club in the border city of Goma.
The film, billed as the first-ever Western narrative feature to shoot entirely in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is inspired by a real-life boxing club that Leutwyler and producing partner Anton Laines have been following for the past two years as part of an upcoming docu-series. Several...
Rising South African actress Ama Qamata, the star of Netflix’s breakout hit Blood and Water, has signed on to star as a female boxer in Fight Like a Girl, an upcoming feature from writer/director Matthew Leutwyler (The River Why, Uncanny).
Qamata will star alongside Nigerian actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Godzilla vs. Kong, Starz TV’s Black Sails) as a young Congolese woman forced to work in an illegal mineral mine who manages to escapes her captors and find a new life for herself after joining an all-women boxing club in the border city of Goma.
The film, billed as the first-ever Western narrative feature to shoot entirely in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is inspired by a real-life boxing club that Leutwyler and producing partner Anton Laines have been following for the past two years as part of an upcoming docu-series. Several...
- 12/20/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Blood & Water is a South African teen series starring Ama Kamata, Khosi Ngema, Gail Mabalane, Thabang Molaba and Dillon Windvogel. It is written and directed by Nosipho Dumisa, Daryne Joshua and Travis Taute.
Premise
After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.
Episode List Fiksation Blood & Water (2020 – )
As another year passes since her sister’s disappearance, Puleng shoulders her parent’s complex grief and escapes for a taste of joy… with a twist.
The Interview
Puleng combines secrecy and strategy as she continues her quest for answers, and a special project leads to a closer bond with Fiks and her classmates.
Propaganda
Fiks faces backlash while campaigning for Head Girl. Meanwhile, Puleng considers a pivotal decision: Share her mission with wade or abandon the search?
Blood & Water (2020 – ) Payback...
Premise
After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.
Episode List Fiksation Blood & Water (2020 – )
As another year passes since her sister’s disappearance, Puleng shoulders her parent’s complex grief and escapes for a taste of joy… with a twist.
The Interview
Puleng combines secrecy and strategy as she continues her quest for answers, and a special project leads to a closer bond with Fiks and her classmates.
Propaganda
Fiks faces backlash while campaigning for Head Girl. Meanwhile, Puleng considers a pivotal decision: Share her mission with wade or abandon the search?
Blood & Water (2020 – ) Payback...
- 11/25/2022
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
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After months of waiting, Netflix has finally confirmed that production for "Blood & Water" season three has begun. On April 6, the streamer's South African Instagram page shared a post announcing that "Mzansi's coolest kids are back!," adding, "#BloodAndWater season 3 is currently in production." The post also included a first-look photo of some of the show's main cast - Ama Qamata (Puleng), Khosi Ngema (Fikile), Dillon Windvogel (Wade), and Thabang Molaba (Kb).
Season two of "Blood & Water" premiered at the end of September and concluded with an explosive finale packed with cliffhangers. From the mystery behind Fikile's father and Puleng's unresolved love interests to a kidnapping storyline that ends with unanswered questions, fans are wondering what direction the South African teen drama-mystery will take in season three. With the introduction of new faces such as Sam (Leroy Siyafa), Pauline (Katishcka Kiara), and Zayd (Alzavia Abrahams), there's sure to be juicy new scandals.
After months of waiting, Netflix has finally confirmed that production for "Blood & Water" season three has begun. On April 6, the streamer's South African Instagram page shared a post announcing that "Mzansi's coolest kids are back!," adding, "#BloodAndWater season 3 is currently in production." The post also included a first-look photo of some of the show's main cast - Ama Qamata (Puleng), Khosi Ngema (Fikile), Dillon Windvogel (Wade), and Thabang Molaba (Kb).
Season two of "Blood & Water" premiered at the end of September and concluded with an explosive finale packed with cliffhangers. From the mystery behind Fikile's father and Puleng's unresolved love interests to a kidnapping storyline that ends with unanswered questions, fans are wondering what direction the South African teen drama-mystery will take in season three. With the introduction of new faces such as Sam (Leroy Siyafa), Pauline (Katishcka Kiara), and Zayd (Alzavia Abrahams), there's sure to be juicy new scandals.
- 4/7/2022
- by Simrin Purhar
- Popsugar.com
Exclusive: The 24th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, which takes place on September 23-27, has unveiled their full virtual lineup of over 100 official selections panels and conversations which will be available online. The fest has also added a spotlight conversation around Amazon Studios docu All In: The Fight for Democracy, its new Creativity Uncovered series, Overstand’s virtual pitch event, their #ShareTheMic Instagram takeover as well as additional guests.
On September 23, there will be a conversation with All In: The Fight for Democracy directors Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus along with activist DeRay McKesson and moderator Keith Boykin. The day prior marks National Voter Registration Day and to align with this, All In: The Fight for Democracy will be available on Urbanworld’s Vimeo Channel for the full day with an introduction by Fair Fight Action’s Stacey Abrams, along with directors and producers Garbus and Cortés.
The full agenda...
On September 23, there will be a conversation with All In: The Fight for Democracy directors Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus along with activist DeRay McKesson and moderator Keith Boykin. The day prior marks National Voter Registration Day and to align with this, All In: The Fight for Democracy will be available on Urbanworld’s Vimeo Channel for the full day with an introduction by Fair Fight Action’s Stacey Abrams, along with directors and producers Garbus and Cortés.
The full agenda...
- 9/18/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix's South African drama, Blood & Water, premiered on May 20 and fans are already eager for the next chapter. Directed by Nosipho Dumisa, the series follows 16-year-old Puleng Khulamo (Ama Qamata) as she juggles family drama, a love triangle, and the dangers of prep school politics for one reason: she's convinced that popular girl Fikile Bhele (Khosi Ngema) is actually her long-lost sister who was abducted at birth 17 years ago. The teen seemingly solves the case in the show's season one finale, but that still leaves a ton of questions left unanswered, which means Netflix has more than enough reason to renew the series for a second season - and they have! And if you think you're excited about the renewal, just look at how excited the cast members were when Dumisa broke the news to them:
No more further questions. Season 2 Is On Thee Way! #BloodAndWater pic.twitter.
No more further questions. Season 2 Is On Thee Way! #BloodAndWater pic.twitter.
- 6/15/2020
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Once upon a time, Netflix was simply a streaming service, which means it bought movies and TV shows from other companies and passed them to its subscribers. Then, when the streamer started making enough money, it began to finance its own productions to make content that was – now and always – exclusively available on its own platform.
That business model stuck around for quite a while and made the streamer lots of extra cash. But then coronavirus hit and as the global health crisis put a stop to moviemaking around the world, Netflix slowly reverted back to its original form as a simple video on demand service. For now, at least. This week, then, not unlike the weeks before it, brings a few delayed originals, and a ton of newly-acquired syndicated content.
Probably the biggest show that arrived on the streamer this week was the latest season of The Flash. Following the success of Arrow,...
That business model stuck around for quite a while and made the streamer lots of extra cash. But then coronavirus hit and as the global health crisis put a stop to moviemaking around the world, Netflix slowly reverted back to its original form as a simple video on demand service. For now, at least. This week, then, not unlike the weeks before it, brings a few delayed originals, and a ton of newly-acquired syndicated content.
Probably the biggest show that arrived on the streamer this week was the latest season of The Flash. Following the success of Arrow,...
- 5/25/2020
- by Tim Brinkhof
- We Got This Covered
After watching the first episode of Netflix's new series Blood & Water, I was hooked. When I got to episode two, though, my anxiety kicked in and I had to turn off the show. I've been living with generalized anxiety disorder (Gad) all my life, but I'm never entirely sure what will trigger an anxiety attack or cause me to become so stressed that I cannot function. While Blood & Water's story is compelling and the actors are amazing, it's the way the story begins to unfold that caused me to turn it off in favor of something "fluffy."
Blood & Water follows high schooler Puleng Khumalo (Ama Qamata) as she searches for her sister, Phumelele, who was kidnapped at birth. At a party, she ends up bumping into a girl named Fikile Bhele (Khosi Ngema) who bears a striking resemblance to her long-lost sister, though it isn't...
Blood & Water follows high schooler Puleng Khumalo (Ama Qamata) as she searches for her sister, Phumelele, who was kidnapped at birth. At a party, she ends up bumping into a girl named Fikile Bhele (Khosi Ngema) who bears a striking resemblance to her long-lost sister, though it isn't...
- 5/21/2020
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
Blood & Water may have just dropped on Netflix, but we're already obsessed. The six-episode South African series centers around a 16-year-old student named Puleng Khumalo (Ama Qamata) who transfers into the prestigious Parkhurst College in hopes of figuring out what happened to her abducted sister. This then leads to to Puleng becoming obsessed with one of the school's most popular students, Fikile Bhele (Khosi Ngema), who she swears is her long-lost sister.
Helmed by director Nosipho Dumisa, the series was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. However, Parkhurst College isn't actually a real institution, so most of the filming took place at the University of Cape Town and around the city.
From high school drama to teenage love, the show has everything you'd want. Not to mention, the cast is gorgeous! So if you haven't had a chance to dive in yet, we highly suggest you do!
Helmed by director Nosipho Dumisa, the series was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. However, Parkhurst College isn't actually a real institution, so most of the filming took place at the University of Cape Town and around the city.
From high school drama to teenage love, the show has everything you'd want. Not to mention, the cast is gorgeous! So if you haven't had a chance to dive in yet, we highly suggest you do!
- 5/20/2020
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
From the very first scene of Blood & Water, viewers are pulled into the tragic story of the Khumalo family and their missing daughter. High schooler Puleng (Ama Qamata) has grown up under the shadow of her older sister, Phumelele, who was kidnapped at birth. Her parents are still grieving their lost daughter by celebrating her birthday every year and Puleng is distressed by their inability to let go of her sister's memory. Cue Fikile Bhele (Khosi Ngema), a girl Puleng meets at a party who has the same birthday as her older sister and a striking familial resemblance. Their meeting leads Puleng (and the audience) into a convoluted investigation into Phumelele's kidnapping and it takes all six episodes until we get an answer.
Though Puleng's meeting with Fikile sets the former into investigation mode, it's her father's arrest that gives her a proper start. Puleng's father, Julius (Getmore Sithole...
Though Puleng's meeting with Fikile sets the former into investigation mode, it's her father's arrest that gives her a proper start. Puleng's father, Julius (Getmore Sithole...
- 5/20/2020
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
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We already knew Netflix was the go-to spot for the best teen shows to stream, and its library just got a little bit juicier with the addition of Blood & Water. The South African drama, which premiered May 20, is a slick mystery with a great premise: When 16-year-old Puleng Khumalo (Ama Qamata) finds
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We already knew Netflix was the go-to spot for the best teen shows to stream, and its library just got a little bit juicier with the addition of Blood & Water. The South African drama, which premiered May 20, is a slick mystery with a great premise: When 16-year-old Puleng Khumalo (Ama Qamata) finds
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- 5/20/2020
- by Sadie Gennis
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Earlier this year, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos and a team of executives traveled across the African continent, meeting with local creatives, as part of an aggressive content expansion into areas that are still relatively untapped sources of talent. Sarandos did so as the streaming giant’s first African Original series, the spy drama “Queen Sono,” was released worldwide. Now its second African Original series, the teen mystery/drama “Blood & Water,” premieres on May 20. And like “Sono,” it’s regrettably pedestrian. It has “Euphoria” aspirations, but instead settles for the after school special-esque melodrama of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” except it’s set in a part of the world that rarely gets this kind of high-profile, international exposure on screen.
The series stars Ama Qamata as 16-year-old Puleng Khumalo, an intelligent, proactive and impulsive teen on a mission to find her long-lost sister. Unfolding in the surroundings of Parkhurst College,...
The series stars Ama Qamata as 16-year-old Puleng Khumalo, an intelligent, proactive and impulsive teen on a mission to find her long-lost sister. Unfolding in the surroundings of Parkhurst College,...
- 5/20/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Ama Qamata is a 21-year-old South African actress who Pearl Thusi, the lead in “Queen Sono,” said is among the four next big things. Ama has her own credits, having starred in “Gomora,” “Rhythm City,” “My Perfect Family,” and “Commandos: The Mission.” Currently, she is hitting the headlines since she will also be in an upcoming Netflix Original series “Blood & Water” alongside Gail Mabalane and Thabang Molaba. Here is everything else you need to know about the actress. 1. She is the lead in “Blood & Water.” Netflix is flaunting a new show “Blood &Water” that will be the
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- 5/10/2020
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
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