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A man stares into the distance.

How Tanaka Chiriga Turned a Ghost Story From Childhood Into a Chilling Horror Short

The Chimanimani camp ghost legend about the vengeful Mrs. Willow stuck with him. Decades later, he used it as the source material for a gripping film.

The Zimbabwean Experience Meets the Otherworldly in 'Drinking From Graveyard Wells'

Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s debut short story collection possesses the hallmark of traditional oral storytelling: outlandish enough to be make-believe and just real enough to make you believe.

Kupakwashe Mabulala

‘I Hate Turning My Characters Into Objects of Pity’: Brian Chikwava on ‘Shamiso’

The ‘Harare North’ author talks his second novel, subverting notions of language and gender, and telling transnational stories with layered characters.

A young boy and his boxing coach eat desserts in a restaurant.

‘There’s Joy Even When There’s Sadness’: Jessica Rowlands on Her History-Making Short Film ‘Rise’

The story of a tenacious young boy and the coach who mentors him premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.

A watercolor illustration of the creation of Earth.

The Enchanting Worlds of African Folklore, Revived

Drawing largely from accounts by European researchers and missionaries, Helen Nde retells folktales from across the continent. Among them, a creation myth from the Makoni district.

Textile artwork hanging in First Floor Gallery Harare.

In First Floor’s ‘Nariti,’ Textiles Take Centre Stage

The works by women artists explore the needle and its fabrications.

The cover of NoViolet Bulawayo's novel "Glory."

NoViolet Bulawayo’s 'Glory' Crystallises the Unimaginable

Fearless and honest, this retelling of a well-known event explores just what it takes to achieve individual and collective freedom on the brink of collapse.

Tadiwa, the protagonist of "A Future Untold" does laundry outside.

'This is Reality': Monalisa Chisango and Prosper Kunyetu on 'A Future Untold'

The short film, which premiered at the European Film Festival, zooms in on one Zimbabwean family to tell a widely lived story.