Portal:African cinema/Selected anniversaries/43

Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman premieres in Nigerian cinemas on 28 October and on Netflix 4 November. The historical drama is the screen adaptation by Biyi Bandele of Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman, a stage play he wrote during his political exile from Nigeria. The story is based on a real incident that took place in Nigeria during British Colonial rule.

Lusala, a 2019 Kenyan drama is being released on Netflix on 4 November. The story is of a young man adopted by an affluent Nairobi family a decade ago who is forced to leave home and start on his own and is Mugambi Nthiga's directorial debut. The film was co-written by Silas Miami of Supa Moda and Wanjeri Gakuru and Oprah Oyugi creators of the 2021 Netflix drama series Country Queen.

Paranormal is an Egyptian supernatural-horror drama streaming television series based on Ahmed Khaled Tawfik's best-selling supernatural book series Ma Waraa Al Tabiaa premiered on Netflix on November 5, 2020. The paranormal is the streamer's first original Egyptian Arabic-language series and the first to reach the its global top 10 ranking.

Algeria celebrates the Anniversary of the Revolution 1 November. Watch Outside the Law a 2010 dramatic film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The story takes place between 1945 and 1962, and focuses on the lives of three Algerian brothers in France, set against the backdrop of the Algerian independence movement and the Algerian War. The film represented Algeria at the 83rd Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

Film Africa (28 October - 6 November) is a festival presented by the Royal Africa Society celebrating contemporary African cinema in the UK.