A young man’s epic journey across Africa in search of a colonial killer. Using Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novel Heart of Darkness as his guide, British-Nigerian Oxford student Femi Nylander travels to West Africa to uncover colonialism’s darkest stories. Fiction and reality overlap as Femi is confronted with both the horrors of the past and present and a spirit of hope for the future. Amidst the rise of the Black Lives Matter protests, African Apocalypse is an exploration of oppression and resistance.

In 2022, the Hausa-language version was viewed by more than eight million people in Niger and Nigeria, sparking a major national conversation on historical accountability. Read more in Rob Lemkin’s essay: What France Owes to Niger.

Format: Festivals and TVOD
MPAA Rating: —
Release Date: 16/09/2020