Discoveries from Malawi World Cinema

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

This story follows Drew (played by emerging musical artist, Vyse), an aspiring young rapper as he is faced with the life struggles that led to his residence in a group home while balancing his job, untamed anger, family life and the pursuit of his musical dreams. Drew faces struggles to succeed in the music industry as he forges his own path in search of fame, fortune, love and ultimate redemption from his past.

Filmmaker Mwizalero Nyirenda goes on a minibus journey with two friends who have opposing views on same-sex criminalization. They talk to outspoken public figures and everyday Malawians to debate the issue. Using the pan-African philosophy of tolerance, Umunthu, the film searches for an indigenous response to an issue that some in Africa label as a Western import

Anita Chitaya has a gift: she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and maybe she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home in Malawi from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate sceptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions that shape the USA: from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, and to the American exceptionalism that remains a part of the culture. It will take all her skill and experience to help Americans recognise, and free themselves from, a logic that is already destroying the Earth.

A touching short film about a family that is dealing with the aftermath of the loss of their child due to a smoking related illness. The father struggles to quit smoking while at the same time he blames himself for his daughter's death.

The Town Monger Movie" is a motion picture which was shot and produced on a budget in Malawi over a period of 2 years. The film was produced for selling in towns and homes strictly for household use in Malawi and abroad. ​ The film genre is Action, with attributes of KungFu and karate, acrobatics and gymnastics covering important issues of street kids and crime, education and community development, tourism and sports. The movie did not hire name talent for roles in the picture but used the expertise of the main actors which is multidisciplinary skills in the above sports and used the years of training to come up with well-choreographed scenes showing the stunts Hollywood can only do using their high end equipment and post production. This was supported by attention to detail on sound effects by the producer and editor Sheerif Atwaab of Hashavwint Studios which has added to the film's commercial value and audience appeal.

Recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world, we explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day, interspersed with expansive global montages that explore the progression of life from birth, to death, to birth again. In the end, despite unprecedented challenges and tragedies throughout the world, we are reminded that every day we are alive there is hope and a choice to see a better future together. Founded in 2008, it set out to explore our planet's identity and challenges in an attempt to answer the question: Who are we?

A teen-aged nanny is impregnated by her employer, who pays for her education to keep her quiet.

Anojh comes to London with expectations of a better life. He finds that the reality of the illegal movement is a lot harder than he previously envisioned. He meets Stefi, a girl who gives hope to his life.

The film follows Jaliwa's journey as he goes through the harsh realities of life inside Maula Prison. The prison is depicted as a place of confinement and a symbol of wider societal issues such as injustice and overcrowding, as well as human neglect. With bad living conditions and limited access to medical care, as well as a strict inmate hierarchy, Jaliwa must confront the brutal truths of prison life while fighting to maintain his dignity and hope.

A Malawian family struck with poverty seeks to have children but their situation does not permit. The woman later follows a path that changed their lives forever.

Mbeu Yosintha was made to help farmers and rural communities cope with the effects of climate change and in particular the ever changing rain patterns in South East Africa. The film is a drama using local actors and was devised with Malawian writer Jonathan Mbuna following extensive research with various agricultural NGOs in Malawi. Following successful drama like Mawa Langa this film has already been seen in Malawi by over 10,000 people in rural areas using a pedal-power cinema kit.

When a young albino woman is abducted and murdered, a team is formed to track down her killers.

“Sowing Seeds” is centered on a young lady Nthanda presently aged 26 who was married off to her teenage boyfriend (Jay) who impregnated her. The story depicts issues that teens are likely to face as effects of early marriages and early childbirth.

Raised in a refugee camp in Malawi, a young changemaker, Divine Mugisha, selflessly strives to provide education access and address mental health challenges in disadvantaged and refugee communities.

Citizens of 'The Warm Heart of Africa' attempt to define happiness in this short piece.

A man named Amadu falls in love with Asuwema, a girl from the other side of Yao Mountain. Later Amadu impregnates Asuwema and as they are about to get married, it is discovered that Amadu is Asuwema's brother. The film was shot in the Malawi Mangochi District at Che Moto Village.

Newly graduated architect Lorenzo Pierini is presented with a challenge: to renovate the rural hospital in Pirimiti, a small village in Malawi on the road to Jali.

A young struggling fisherman is caught in between pleasing his over demanding in-law or his wife.