A man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.

Xolani joins the other men of his community on a journey to the mountains to initiate a group of teenagers into manhood. His entire existence starts to unravel when a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best-kept secret, a forbidden love.

A disabled Senegalese girl, Sili, decides to do a “boy’s job” and starts selling newspapers on the streets of Dakar. Sili does a great job, but the boys are not happy. The story tells her battle of daring to imagine what she can be and not caring about what anyone else thinks.

Fifteen-year-old schoolgirl Awa is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama, who dreams of traveling Europe. When their grandmother dies, their Aunt Fatou and their Uncle Atoumane plan to marry to preserve the family unit, but Fatou doesn't love Atoumane. Tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, Atoumane commits an unspeakable act.

Two young women - two stories. A rapper in Dakar and a wrestler in southern Senegal: Toussa and Emodj. A battle with words and visionary lyrics for a better society, and a fight with hard physical training for victory in the arena.

A young creator struggles to complete a project. Through his attempts at perseverance, he learns it may sometimes be necessary to take a break or a few steps back, in order to move forward.

Ronnie, a first-generation Jamaican- American begins to question her identity after a conversation during her tennis practice.

The rags to riches story of a young country girl, Gloria Minto who was determined to make the most of life. She came from humble beginnings and with the help of those around her and the will of only a Jamaican woman, she fought her way to success and prosperity.

A young girl from the underclass and on the brink of womanhood, works at a resort where she witnesses tourists’ affluence on a daily basis. As the de facto breadwinner for her very large family, she faces a crisis of conscience, when a tourist couple seems to be the answer to her financial predicament.

The story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.

A teacher asks her class, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”. While his joyful classmates respond, Tom, a quiet 10-year-old boy, slips away.

A very poor 10-year-old girl, Chrissy Wright lives on the rough side of town in deplorable conditions with her two siblings and their sick, bedridden mother. Living without running water, electricity and very little to eat, Chrissy becomes a target for teasing and discrimination from her fellow students at Redemption Primary, and almost all the teachers except for her beloved science teacher, Mr. Fenton.

Jamal loves flying kites but his stepfather’s physical abuse drives him into the fold of a sadistic gang leader. When Jamal's girlfriend is kidnapped, matters reach crisis point.

Kumasenu moves to the city from a small fishing village, encouraged by his cousins exaggerated tales of the wonders of city life.

When they meet a talented girl with no schooling, a teacher and young scout challenge tradition in a primal village, when the girl is chosen as the new wife of the village.

12-year-old Ekah is inspired by the story of the youngest Noble Peace Prize Winner - Malala Yousafzai. She is determined to go to school in a village of fishermen where the education of a girl child is considered to be taboo. Her burning drive and determination to break this old adage get her embroiled with her father Solomon‘s past experience with girl child education.

Monica is in love with her friend. And now she has finally found enough courage to tell her. Today will be her coming out day.

For years, Xiomara and Julie have celebrated Aruban carnaval together, but this year, Xiomara's imminent move to the Netherlands puts a strain on this day-and their friendship.

Built on fragments of memory, the story of a young girl's intuitive struggle for survival in the malevolent political and social environment of Haiti under Papa Doc Duvalier in the 1960s.

A chronicle of the life and career of the first Black guest dancer in London for the Royal Ballet.

An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.

A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.

Mougler and his friends slip into a life of petty crime in Libreville, Gabon. When they take their chances in robbing a lottery kiosk, things turn from lighthearted to tragic.

Abraham is a young sculptor who does not quite understand the changing world in which he lives. During a visit to the village, he falls for the youngest wife of his uncle. They form a relationship but are discovered and Abraham flees to the city.

13-year-old Selva discovers that death is just the shedding of our skin. We can become wolfs, goats, shadows, or anything that fantasy allows.

Angelica, after a long absence from Puerto Rico, returns home when her father, Wilfredo, suffers a stroke. This unexpected return and her father's illness force Angelica to re-evaluate her relationship with her mother and family members who don't accept her because of her skin color.

Set in 1931, Sugar Cane Alley paints a rich impasto of native life under French colonial rules, filtered through the coming-of-age of a bright, sweetly opportunistic boy.

A Venezuelan boy's desire to straighten his curly hair leads to friction between himself and his desperate single mother.

A film about HIV/AIDS awareness, stigma, and discrimination. It is a follow-up film to "Choices", a peer-education project also about HIV/AIDS awareness among teens.

Determined to reconcile with the mother who abandoned her when she was just a toddler, a Bahamian adolescent boards a local mail boat and sets sail for Nassau in director Maria Govan's intimate family drama.

A lower middle-class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way.