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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
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The Banjo Boys (2025)
The Banjo Boys follows the rise of Madalitso Band, Malawian musicians Yobu Maligwa and Yosefe Kalekeni, who craft a banjo, a one-stringed babatone, and foot drum, creating a sound that moves audiences. Once mocked as madmen in Lilongwe’s streets, they meet Neil Nayar, a British musician drawn to Malawi’s spirit. Their chance encounter sparks a trio, propelling them from local busking to global stages like Sauti za Busara, WOMAD, and Joshua Tree. Facing visa struggles, personal tragedies—including original member Rice’s imprisonment for murder—and cultural tensions, their grit fuels joyous performances. Yobu’s pastoral visions, Yosefe’s resilience, and Neil’s purpose drive their bond. Their minimalist sound bridges continents, culminating in a 2023 world tour and a legendary Malawi homecoming. Intimate interviews and vibrant performances reveal music’s power to unite and transform.
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Seasons of a Life (2010)
A teen-aged nanny is impregnated by her employer, who pays for her education to keep her quiet.
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Tsanzo (2021)
A touching short film about a family that is dealing with the aftermath of the loss of their child due to a smoking related illness. The father struggles to quit smoking while at the same time he blames himself for his daughter's death.
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16 Bars (2020)
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The Last Fishing Boat (2014)
A fisherman on Lake Malawi has his cultural values threatened by modernization and the expanding tourist industry, while his beautiful third wife is torn between loyalty to her husband and the endless sexual overtures by a white tourist. The story develops into a cultural clash between traditional African values and modernisation.
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7.5
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The Road to Sunrise (2017)
Exploited by men and ridiculed by the world, two prostitutes find hope in each other as they search for the road to redemption.
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What is Happiness? (2016)
Citizens of 'The Warm Heart of Africa' attempt to define happiness in this short piece.
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8.1
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Fatsani - A Tale of Survival (2020)
A young girl who lives with her grandmother is forced to sell bananas in the streets for survival after her school is closed due to sanitation issues and corruption. We see her struggling, as she suffers various forms of abuse from the ones who are supposed to protect her.
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The Ants and the Grasshopper (2021)
Anita Chitaya has a gift: she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and maybe she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home in Malawi from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate sceptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions that shape the USA: from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, and to the American exceptionalism that remains a part of the culture. It will take all her skill and experience to help Americans recognise, and free themselves from, a logic that is already destroying the Earth.
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8.2
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Seasons of Life (2021)
Anojh comes to London with expectations of a better life. He finds that the reality of the illegal movement is a lot harder than he previously envisioned. He meets Stefi, a girl who gives hope to his life.
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William and the Windmill (2013)
William Kamkwamba builds a windmill from scrap to rescue his family from famine, transforming his life and launching him onto the world stage. His success leads to new opportunities and complex choices, distancing him from the life he once knew.
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Shout Gladi Gladi (2015)
Shout Gladi Gladi is a documentary about hope. It tells the story of one woman's quest to cure fistula and save mother's lives in Africa. Shot in Malawi and Sierra Leone (just prior to the Ebola crisis) this is an intense portrait of the people suffering from fistula and the struggle of those who are not only trying to fix this condition but curtail it through better maternal health care. In addition, it is about women's empowerment, specifically through a radical device from BBOXX, a solar powered generator that provides the women not only with electricity in a region where there is none but also as a means to make money by charging cell phones.
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Jali road (2010)
Newly graduated architect Lorenzo Pierini is presented with a challenge: to renovate the rural hospital in Pirimiti, a small village in Malawi on the road to Jali.
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Misnomer (2023)
When a young albino woman is abducted and murdered, a team is formed to track down her killers.
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Welcome to Maula Prison (2025)
The film follows Jaliwa's journey as he goes through the harsh realities of life inside Maula Prison. The prison is depicted as a place of confinement and a symbol of wider societal issues such as injustice and overcrowding, as well as human neglect. With bad living conditions and limited access to medical care, as well as a strict inmate hierarchy, Jaliwa must confront the brutal truths of prison life while fighting to maintain his dignity and hope.
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Letters From the Future: Silent Angel (2014)
Malawian Short film, the first in the 'Letters From The Future' film series based on stories of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Filmed on location in Lilongwe (Malawi) co-directed by Khama Mbaula and Bright Makina. Shot entirely on a handycam at a 20$ budget, no professional equipment was used to make this.
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The Town Monger (2018)
The Town Monger Movie" is a motion picture which was shot and produced on a budget in Malawi over a period of 2 years. The film was produced for selling in towns and homes strictly for household use in Malawi and abroad. ​ The film genre is Action, with attributes of KungFu and karate, acrobatics and gymnastics covering important issues of street kids and crime, education and community development, tourism and sports. The movie did not hire name talent for roles in the picture but used the expertise of the main actors which is multidisciplinary skills in the above sports and used the years of training to come up with well-choreographed scenes showing the stunts Hollywood can only do using their high end equipment and post production. This was supported by attention to detail on sound effects by the producer and editor Sheerif Atwaab of Hashavwint Studios which has added to the film's commercial value and audience appeal.
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Asonjera (2022)
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Sorry to my Mother (2024)
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Ndikhumbo (2018)
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Where My Heart Belongs (2022)
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Evidence Down (2023)
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Evil Sister (2022)
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School Days (2023)
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Future for a Girl Child (2023)
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Tsoka Liyenda (2023)
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Khanda (2021)
A Malawian family struck with poverty seeks to have children but their situation does not permit. The woman later follows a path that changed their lives forever.
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Sowing Seeds (2021)
“Sowing Seeds” is centered on a young lady Nthanda presently aged 26 who was married off to her teenage boyfriend (Jay) who impregnated her. The story depicts issues that teens are likely to face as effects of early marriages and early childbirth.
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Deceitful Hearts (1992)
Christian character growth requires learning to grow and to apply God's principles of love, honesty, and forgiveness.
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The Beautiful Hen Behind the Yao Mountain (2019)
A man named Amadu falls in love with Asuwema, a girl from the other side of Yao Mountain. Later Amadu impregnates Asuwema and as they are about to get married, it is discovered that Amadu is Asuwema's brother. The film was shot in the Malawi Mangochi District at Che Moto Village.
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Ghost of Malawi (2018)
A beautiful country. It has mountains. It has forests. It has rivers. Only, there is no water. Edward and his wife owns a small, simple house with a garden. As everything else around here, the garden is no longer a garden, but a barren field with just a few tops of dry maize. The drought is a silent disaster, moving through the entire country – like a ghost.
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Seeds of Change (2014)
Mbeu Yosintha was made to help farmers and rural communities cope with the effects of climate change and in particular the ever changing rain patterns in South East Africa. The film is a drama using local actors and was devised with Malawian writer Jonathan Mbuna following extensive research with various agricultural NGOs in Malawi. Following successful drama like Mawa Langa this film has already been seen in Malawi by over 10,000 people in rural areas using a pedal-power cinema kit.


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