African women on the forefront is not a new advent, but these positions of power have purposefully been buried, and are now slowly excavated by our storytellers. We journey with women truck drivers redefining the road in Truck Mama (Dir. Zippy Nyaru), and single mothers on the frontlines of public health in Mama-Demic (Dir. Nicole Schafer), we stand alongside poets repatriating spiritual heritage in Bones (Dir. Nomandla Vilikazi) and urgently reflect on bodies and power in Marxism & Period Pains (Dir. Mmabatho Montsho). At the same time, we remember how women throughout history have always been warriors and workers, holding positions of power and contributing significantly to their communities and nations since the dawn of time.
