This survey of African film production is derived mainly from Francophone countries, from Sembéne’s Borom Sarret (1963) to Cissé’s Finye (1982). It includes interview extracts with 8 directors including Hondo, Pipa, Ganda, Balogun, Cissé and Kaboré, and clips from 18 films featuring Xala, Ceddo, and The Chapel, and others from Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Niger.