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Documentaries air under The Africa Channel's African Mosaic banner, an anthology showcase for documentaries and short films that amplify the African experience.New Shows Premiere Wednesdays 9pm Eastern/8pm Central
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A Tribute to Nelson Mandela On His 85th Birthday
On his 85th birthday former South African president Nelson Mandela looks back on his personal life and political career. Featured: a candid conversation with Mandela at his home and many interviews with close friends, family, and colleagues, including his wife, Graca Machel, and archbishop Desmond Tutu. (Originally aired as a special episode of The Africa Channel's investigative news series Carte Blanche.)
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African Art: Open For Bids
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING!
The Bonham Auction House features contemporary modern African Art. This is the first time in US history that this type of art has been featured at an auction house. |
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African Mosaic: Iso Lo
The harmonica-playing guitarist Ismael Lô, better known to world music fans as "Iso Lo”, rocketed to fame and a highly successful international career. In this documentary he shares his success and music. |
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African Mosaic: Seeing (RED) Fighting AIDS in Africa
CEO of The Africa Channel, James Makawa sits down with Bobby Shriver co-creator with Bono of the RED Campaign which raises awareness and money by teaming up with top world brands. A percentage of the funds helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. |
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African Mosaic: Mankillers of Africa
Mankillers of Africa documents the fascinating search for the truth behind one of the most terrifying events in African history: Colonel John Patterson's spine-chilling account of the two lions responsible for the deaths of nearly 200 railways workers in Southern Kenya in 1896. |
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African Mosaic: Quest for the Quagga
The quagga - a species best described as half-horse, half-zebra has been extinct for over a century. Nevertheless, for the last 20 years a team of scientists in South Africa have been working to bring the beast back from the dead. Quest For The Quagga documents the attempts to resurrect the species - a project that inspired the film Jurassic Park. Extinction is forever - or is it?
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African Mosaic: Stuck In The Middle
A white South African woman returns home over a decade into the new Democratic South Africa. She befriends 5 "Cape Colored" homeless street children and embarks on a journey to discover their buried history and modern struggles. During apartheid, there were three races in South Africa; white, black, and colored. This is the untold story of the "Cape Colored" people who continue to be stuck in the middle. |
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African Mosaic: The Festival In the Desert
Since 2001, an annual celebration called The Festival In the Desert has been taking place deep in the sandy vastness of the African Sahara, just northwest of Timbuktu in Mali. A uniquie celebration of the music and culture of the nomadic Touareg people, the festival features song, dance, poetry, camel racing, ritual sword fighting, games and other age-old cultural pursuits. Featured artists include Robert Plant & Justin Adams, Blackfire, Tinarian, Tartit, Django, Ali Farka Toure', and Lo' Jo. |
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African Mosaic: You Africa
You, Africa! records the path-breaking 1994 tour of nine West African nations by legendary Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour. In the process, it offers a fascinating African variation on the familiar superstar "tour" film. Born in the poor Medina district of Dakar in 1959, Youssou N'Dour was singing professionally in local clubs by the age of twelve. Today he is the leading exponent of world fusion pop, blending traditional music with reggae, jazz and rock.
"If any Third World performer has a shot at the sort of universal popularity last enjoyed by Bob Marley, it's Youssou, a singer with a voice so extraordinary that the history of Africa seems locked inside it."
Rolling Stone
"Youssou N'Dour is the one African progressing inexorably toward an uncompromised world pop fusion everybody else only theorizes about."
Village Voice
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Discover Kenya
Discover the people and landscape of Kenya. They are as diverse and contrasting as the country’s language ,food, music, and beliefs. Located in East Africa it’s beauty ranges from the savannah in the south, the deserts of the north, to lake Victoria - the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world, Kenya offers all the natural beauty one could boast. |
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Go Global
This insightful documentary follows five American teenagers who travel to Burkino Faso, West Africa, as missionaries in a quest to make a difference in the world. |
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The Africa Channel Presents: Ghana at 50
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING!
AN AFRICA CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE!
On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first country in Africa south of the Sahara to gain independence from colonial rule. This insightful documentary takes a look at Ghana’s past, present and future as the nation celebrates its 50th year of independence. |
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The Soul of Ashanti
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING!
AN AFRICA CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE!
The one-hour documentary “The Soul of Ashanti,” traces the history of the Ashanti Kingdom's Golden
Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have
arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana. The program provides an in depth and insightful look into the
life and culture of the Ashanti and their view of the importance and relevance of the Golden Stool. |
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Tumaini Letu: Our Hope
In the villages of western Kenya, AIDS has robbed hundreds of thousands of children of their parents. Tumaini Letu (Our Hope) follows the lives, struggles, and indomitable spirit of three women left to care these orphans.
Rasoa Kivairu is raising ten grandchildren. Anna Khautu is a single mother of five. And Anna Aredo has taken in four nephews. With limited resources but great resolve they must overcome many challenges to give these children a chance at a better future. Tumaini Letu is a story of triumph and hope for Kenya's next generation. |
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