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.
Episodes
10 episodes
Coming to America - Part 1
What could go wrong for an undercover Zamundan Prince searching for a bride in Queens, New York?Prince Akeem navigates culture shock and diaspora battles to preserve his family dynasty in the classic 1980’s comedy Coming to America.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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29:29
The Last King of Scotland - Part 2
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:45
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:40
Out of Africa - Part 2
Out of Africa’s doomed romance, set against the backdrop of stunning Kenyan landscapes, was among the top box office draws in 1985.It tells the story of a Danish aristocrat who travels to Kenya in the run-up to World War One to set up a...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:49
Out of Africa - Part 1
Out of Africa’s doomed romance, set against the backdrop of stunning Kenyan landscapes, was among the top box office draws in 1985.It tells the story of a Danish aristocrat who travels to Kenya in the run-up to World War One to set up a...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:20
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:26
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:50
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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32:15
Beasts of No Nation - Part 2
Beast of No Nations tells the story of Agu, a young boy captured by a West African rebel army and forced to fight on the frontline. The sadistic warlord commanding Agu in a battalion of child soldiers has shifting fortunes as he tries to climb ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:31
Beasts of No Nation - Part 1
Beast of No Nations tells the story of Agu, a young boy captured by a West African rebel army and forced to fight on the frontline. The sadistic warlord commanding Agu in a battalion of child soldiers has shifting fortunes as he tries to climb ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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25:54