Tambay Obenson
@tambay.bsky.social
Founded Shadow & Act LLC, 2009. Sold to Blavity Inc, 2017. Staff writer at IndieWire 2018-2022. Now building akoroko.com. WE'RE FUNDRAISING: http://bit.ly/akoroko
The African Film Press AFP Critics Prize officially launches at S16 Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The African Film Press AFP Critics Prize officially launches at S16 Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
"El Sett" world premiere #MarrakechInternationalFilmFestival #UmmKulthum
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"El Sett" world premiere #MarrakechInternationalFilmFestival #UmmKulthum
Early rise today for a most privileged part of these programs — the works-in-progress screenings. Glimpses into the future...
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Early rise today for a most privileged part of these programs — the works-in-progress screenings. Glimpses into the future...
Meanwhile... also at Marrakech for the festival and the restructured Atlas Programs...
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Meanwhile... also at Marrakech for the festival and the restructured Atlas Programs...
We follow the whole ecosystem — Akoroko | Sinema Focus | What Kept Me Up
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We follow the whole ecosystem — Akoroko | Sinema Focus | What Kept Me Up
The only report of its kind: African Box Office 2025 — A Measured View of the Continent’s Theatrical Revenue akoroko.com/african-box-...
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The only report of its kind: African Box Office 2025 — A Measured View of the Continent’s Theatrical Revenue akoroko.com/african-box-...
Discussing the afterlives of African films at the University of Cambridge a few days ago...
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Discussing the afterlives of African films at the University of Cambridge a few days ago...
Been quite a year for me and the platforms I'm building. But 2025 is not done with me yet. Next: honored to have been invited to speak at the University of Cambridge during a symposium organized around the 60th anniversary of Ousmane Sembène’s landmark film. Details: crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47520/
October 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Been quite a year for me and the platforms I'm building. But 2025 is not done with me yet. Next: honored to have been invited to speak at the University of Cambridge during a symposium organized around the 60th anniversary of Ousmane Sembène’s landmark film. Details: crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47520/
Good company... #SanSebastianFilmFestival
September 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good company... #SanSebastianFilmFestival
Old Town, San Sebastián...
September 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Old Town, San Sebastián...
September 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
MY FATHER'S SHADOW comes home, opening in Nigerian cinemas on Sept 19. I was at the Cannes premiere. My review of the film (among this year's most popular subscriber newsletters) is online. Read for FREE: A Son’s Reconstruction of a Father Lost to Lagos and History — akoroko.com/my-fathers-s...
September 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
MY FATHER'S SHADOW comes home, opening in Nigerian cinemas on Sept 19. I was at the Cannes premiere. My review of the film (among this year's most popular subscriber newsletters) is online. Read for FREE: A Son’s Reconstruction of a Father Lost to Lagos and History — akoroko.com/my-fathers-s...
What happened when 11 Nigerian filmmakers explored the national audiovisual archive and produced new shorts, linking past moving images to present-day discourse on identity and politics...? akoroko.com/nigerian-fil...
September 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
What happened when 11 Nigerian filmmakers explored the national audiovisual archive and produced new shorts, linking past moving images to present-day discourse on identity and politics...? akoroko.com/nigerian-fil...
Much thanks to OkayAfrica for the piece 🙌🏾 www.okayafrica.com/how-african-...
August 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Much thanks to OkayAfrica for the piece 🙌🏾 www.okayafrica.com/how-african-...
Africa at Venice 2025 → the largest footprint in the festival’s history: 25+ projects across Competition, Critics’ Week, Venice Days, Biennale College, Final Cut, Gap-Financing, Book Adaptation.
Festival runs Aug 27–Sept 6.
Subscribe for full breakdown and analysis: akoroko.com/localpricing/
Festival runs Aug 27–Sept 6.
Subscribe for full breakdown and analysis: akoroko.com/localpricing/
August 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Africa at Venice 2025 → the largest footprint in the festival’s history: 25+ projects across Competition, Critics’ Week, Venice Days, Biennale College, Final Cut, Gap-Financing, Book Adaptation.
Festival runs Aug 27–Sept 6.
Subscribe for full breakdown and analysis: akoroko.com/localpricing/
Festival runs Aug 27–Sept 6.
Subscribe for full breakdown and analysis: akoroko.com/localpricing/
News on the March! deadline.com/2025/08/pan-...
August 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
News on the March! deadline.com/2025/08/pan-...
August 22, 2025, Unseen Nairobi, African Film Press (AFP)—a pan-African alliance that includes Akoroko, Sinema Focus, and What Kept Me Up—held its first public-facing gathering.
It was the beginning of a series of intimate gatherings we plan to hold across the continent. Up next, Lagos, Nigeria.
It was the beginning of a series of intimate gatherings we plan to hold across the continent. Up next, Lagos, Nigeria.
August 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
August 22, 2025, Unseen Nairobi, African Film Press (AFP)—a pan-African alliance that includes Akoroko, Sinema Focus, and What Kept Me Up—held its first public-facing gathering.
It was the beginning of a series of intimate gatherings we plan to hold across the continent. Up next, Lagos, Nigeria.
It was the beginning of a series of intimate gatherings we plan to hold across the continent. Up next, Lagos, Nigeria.
August 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
