Hollywood Africans

Hosted by award-winning journalist Barbara Angopa and filmmaker Amaka Ugwunkwo, Hollywood Africans reframes the lives of misunderstood characters in the movies.

Silenced, underestimated, objectified, infantilised and vilified Africans on film get their podcast remake.

Barbara and Amaka weave in their personal experience, current affairs and social context to reimagine motives and devise alternative plots.

Podcasting since 2024 • 12 episodes

Hollywood Africans

Latest Episodes

Captain Phillips

Somali pirates steal the show in the 2013 film Captain Phillips.It tells the true life story of the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama off the coast off Somalia. Tom Hanks stars in the titular role and Barked Abdi as the pirate leader ...

March 19, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 1 • 32:15

Tarzan the Ape Man - Part 1

The 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man tells the story of European explorers on an expedition to find a fabled elephant graveyard to make billions selling the ivory.Along the way an epic romance is born when Jane meets Tarzan, a European man ...

March 16, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 4 • 30:50

Tarzan the Ape Man - Part 2

Why doesn't Tarzan have any African friends, despite being brought up by an ape family somewhere in Africa? Explore this intriguing question and more on the long-suffering African carriers risking their lives for an expedition party...

March 16, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 5 • 34:26

The Last King of Scotland - Part 1

Mercurial and Malignant or misunderstood?During a medical mission to Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan becomes the personal physician and close confidante of President Idi Amin.But Garrigan soon realises that he’s become c...

March 10, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 8 • 25:40