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Bokolafilmfestival Bokola is more than a film festival—it’s a way of seeing.

Rooted in the Zimbabwean slang bokola—to truly see, to grasp deeply—the festival is a platform for truth, resistance, and transformation.

10/06/2026

IT TAKES A VILLAGE | Bokola 2026

Lights, Camera, Community!

The Long Game Of FilmmakingThank you to award-winning filmmaker, theatre director, and author; James R. Carey for joini...
08/06/2026

The Long Game Of Filmmaking

Thank you to award-winning filmmaker, theatre director, and author; James R. Carey for joining us at this year's Bokola Film Festival.

Hosting a masterclass titled 'The Long Game Of Filmmaking', powered by the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe. Thank you to everyone who came through for this rare learning opportunity.


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01/06/2026

HOLD THE LINE

To everyone who showed up, screened a film, shared a conversation, played music, built a pop-up, volunteered, partnered, performed, or simply took up space with us - thank you.

This year's theme, Hold the Line, was about standing firm in moments of uncertainty, protecting what matters, and creating new possibilities in the spaces between collapse and becoming. On Saturday, we witnessed that spirit come alive through powerful stories, bold ideas, youth culture, art, music, and community.

Thank you to our filmmakers, audiences, partners, speakers, exhibitors, artists, and the entire Bokola family for helping make the 2026 festival what it was.

The line holds because of all of you.

See you at the next one.

01/06/2026

Bokola Film Festival will be making its returns on 30 May 2026 at Studio Moto in Belgravia, Harare, bringing together one of Zimbabwe’s most vital spaces for independent cinema and cultural expressi

21/08/2025

We’re thrilled to announce Kudzai Tinago as one of our judges for the Bokola Film Festival this Saturday! 🙌

An award-winning filmmaker, producer and photographer, Kudzai brings over a decade of impact-driven storytelling across 16 countries. With his eye for powerful narratives, you already know our filmmakers are in for world-class feedback. 🎥🔥

📍 See you this Saturday at Bokola where stories come alive!

🌍✨ BOKOLA FILM FESTIVAL 2025 ✨🌍📅 Saturday, 23 August 2025📍 3 Downie Street, Harare⏰ 12PM – 10PMThis year, under the urge...
20/08/2025

🌍✨ BOKOLA FILM FESTIVAL 2025 ✨🌍
📅 Saturday, 23 August 2025
📍 3 Downie Street, Harare
⏰ 12PM – 10PM

This year, under the urgent theme “Dream. Now!”, we gather to celebrate fearless storytelling in the face of disinformation, climate collapse, and inequality.

🎥 Bold films
🎭 Immersive installations
🚸 Kids’ zone
🎶 Live music & food stalls
🌌 Radical Futures space

Bokola 2025 is more than a festival—it’s a platform for imagination, resistance & change. 💡

✨ Come dream with us. Now. ✨

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