The Pan-African Film Caravan is a monthly screening programme presented by Zeitz MOCAA in collaboration with the African Film and Media Arts Collective (AFMAC), held at the Labia Theatre in Gardens.
The series spans historical and contemporary African cinema, moving across drama, science fiction, and documentary modes to explore themes including queer life, the human condition, and cultural reclamation. The programme draws inspiration from FESPACO, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival founded in Burkina Faso in 1969, and from the tradition of filmmaking as a tool of cultural expression during the wave of African independence movements of the 1960s.
The series features works by filmmakers including Jim Chuchu, Wanuri Kahiu, Mati Diop, Ousmane Sembene, Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, Mostafa Derkaoui, The Otolith Group, and Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese. AFMAC was developed by Ethiopian-American painter Julie Mehretu together with Emmy-nominated film producer Mehret Mandefro, and is connected to BMW's 20th Art Car project, with participating artists drawn from across Africa and the diaspora.
The 29 May screening presents Ancestral Visions of the Future by Lesotho-born filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, whose work has screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and Sundance. The film works across autobiography, documentary, ethnography, and myth to examine themes of displacement, belonging, and identity. Each screening runs from 6pm to 8pm and is followed by a communal conversation hosted by Zeitz MOCAA's curatorial team. All ticket proceeds are reinvested in the museum's BMW Centre for Art Education. Zeitz MOCAA members attend free.
The Labia Theatre is within walking distance of several MyCiti bus stops on Kloof Street. Limited street parking is available on Orange Street and surrounding roads; public transport or cab services are recommended for evening visits.