Here Are Some African LGBTQ Films You Should See

Being queer in Africa is a struggle. The LGBTQ community is often at the receiving end of backlash even from loved ones in some peculiar cases. The community has always been excluded, a systematic effort to mute and society pretend like they don’t exist.
Until recently, LGBTQ presence in African pop culture was pretty much nonexistent. From film to music, dance and other art forms, the queer community was underrepresented and sometimes, not represented at all.
The presence of queer community in pop culture in Africa is now more pronounced. More people are opening up. They are also getting representations in movies and documentaries.
The Twitter account @queerafricans curated a list of some of the African LGBTQ films.
See below:

Braids on a Bald Head (Nigeria)

Braids on a Bald Head (Nigeria). A hairdresser in Nigeria finds the strength to ask for better treatment in her marriage after an experience calls her sexuality into question. pic.twitter.com/ZXjVWMFmzd

— LGBTQ Africans (@queerafricans) November 8, 2018

Tchindas (Cape Verde)

@tchindasfilm (Cape Verde). A documentary which follows Tchinda Andrade's preparations for one of the biggest annual events on the Cape Verde calendar: carnival. pic.twitter.com/81NMeZbcKg

— LGBTQ Africans (@queerafricans) November 8, 2018

The String (Tunisia)

The String (Tunisia). Malik's problems melt away when he meets a dreamy houseboy at his mother's estate. pic.twitter.com/XV4tzkcdXD

— LGBTQ Africans (@queerafricans) November 8, 2018

Inxeba/The Wound (South Africa)

Inxeba/The Wound (South Africa). At an initiation ritual for the young men of his Xhosa community, a closeted factory hand meets a Johannesburg teen who discovers his best-kept secret. pic.twitter.com/KrpV5bV34s

— LGBTQ Africans (@queerafricans) November 8, 2018

Karmen Geï (Senegal)

Karmen Geï (Senegal). A retelling of the celebrated "Carmen" myth set in contemporary Senegal to African music and dance. pic.twitter.com/O97Ff15PaE

— LGBTQ Africans (@queerafricans) November 8, 2018

Stories of our Lives (Kenya)

Stories of Our Lives (Kenya). Created by the members of @Thisisthenest, a Nairobi-based arts collective, the film is an anthology of five short films dramatizing true stories of LGBT life in Kenya. pic.twitter.com/jzO5uj2ru0

— LGBTQ Africans (@queerafricans) November 8, 2018

All My Life (Egypt)

httpss://twitter.com/queerafricans/status/1060410293841547264?s=19

Coming Out of Nkuta (Cameroon)

httpss://twitter.com/queerafricans/status/1060412117696815104?s=19

Woubi Chéri (Côte d’Ivoire)

httpss://twitter.com/queerafricans/status/1060415381033156608?s=19

Recently Queer (Ghana)

httpss://twitter.com/queerafricans/status/1060418547334168576?s=19

Rafiki (Kenya)

Rafiki (Kenya). “Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. pic.twitter.com/W8UY1WeruL

— LGBTQ Africans (@queerafricans) November 8, 2018