Mama Africa: Growing Up Urban
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- Synopsis
- Mama Africa, hosted by rapper/actress Queen Latifah, combines three short films, directed by African women, telling tales of misguided youth in contemporary Africa....
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- Director(s)
- Ngozi Onwurah, Bridget Pickering, Ingrid Sinclair, Raja Amari, Fanta Regina Nacro, Zulfah Otto-Sallies
- Distributor(s)
- Wellspring Cinema
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 78 min.
Critic Reviews
The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
What links these three stories besides their African settings is the calm, majestic presence of Queen Latifah, who introduces each one. The rapper, singer, actress and television personality towers over the movie, a stern but benign fortress of maternal common sense and wisdom.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
It understands, in a way that speaks forcefully enough about the mechanisms of poverty to transcend the rather simplistic filmmaking.Read the full review
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