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Afrotōpia, A Film By Gabonese Filmmaker David Mboussou, Named an Official Selection of the Alma Film Festival 2026

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Ezekiel on a boat. Caught between inheritance and imagination, between land and water, between what is expected and what must be protected. Las Terrenas, Samaná Province, Dominican Republic — The Alma Film Festival proudly announces Afrotōpia , directed by David Mboussou , as an Official Selection of its inaugural festival edition, taking place March 17–22, 2026 , in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. Afrotōpia (2025) is a Gabonese narrative film that follows Ezekiel , a 25-year-old aspiring filmmaker compelled to leave behind his artistic ambitions to work in his father’s logging business in the Congo Basin. When Ezekiel discovers plans to exploit a sacred forest, he is thrust into a profound moral conflict—one that places filial loyalty, creative freedom, and the survival of Indigenous communities in direct opposition. Rooted in the ecological and cultural realities of Central Africa, Afrotōpia examines legacy, power, and responsibility, asking urgent questions about who shapes th...
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National Actors Guild of Cameroon Announces Institutional Collaboration With Anthony R. Page and the Alma Film Festival

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Yaoundé, Cameroon — The National Actors Guild of Cameroon (NAGCAM) is proud to announce a strategic collaboration proposal with Anthony R. Page , centering the Alma Film Festival as a primary platform for expanded cultural exchange, professional development, and long-term institutional growth across Africa and the global diaspora. NAGCAM formally acknowledges Anthony R. Page as a respected and dynamic force in the global film ecosystem, recognized for his commitment to storytelling, artistic excellence, and the intentional development of creative infrastructure. Through the Alma Film Festival and aligned initiatives such as Studio Blue Acting Conservatory and the Afro-Mosaic Cinema Circle , Page has consistently amplified African and Afro-diasporic narratives while cultivating sustainable, values-driven creative communities. This proposed collaboration reflects a strong alignment between NAGCAM’s mandate to advance professional acting and film production in Cameroon and Page’s glob...
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Actique, A Global Performance Circle, Launches as a Keystone Creative Experiment of the Alma Film Festival

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Atlanta, GA — The Actique, A Global Performance Circle , officially launches as an ongoing, interdisciplinary performance experiment designed to explore new approaches to storytelling, embodiment, and shared humanity through global collaboration. Developed over several months of collective exploration, Actique brings together actors from varied cultural lineages, geographic histories, and artistic paths. The ensemble reflects a wide range of lived experiences—spanning continents, disciplines, and generations—intentionally assembled to examine how difference, when placed in genuine creative dialogue, can unlock new performance languages and deeper human connection. “We’ve been working together for several months now, and we’ve learned a great deal from one another,” said Anthony R. Page, creator of the Actiqueand Festival Director of the Alma Film Festival . “We intentionally brought together people with different backgrounds, different levels of experience, and different cultural pers...
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Global Reckoning: Beyond the Promised Land - A Multidisciplinary Art Exhibition Presented as Part of the Alma Film Festival Experience

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Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic — At a moment of profound global movement, reckoning, and redefinition, Global Reckoning: Beyond the Promised Land emerges as a timely and urgent multidisciplinary art exhibition presented as part of the Alma Film Festival experience. Integrated into the festival’s scholarly framework and guided by its Six Pillars of Purpose—Conversation, Connection, Community, Collaboration, Cultural Diplomacy, and Collective Growth—the exhibition deepens Alma’s commitment to critical inquiry, cultural memory, and collective imagination. Global Reckoning: Beyond the Promised Land interrogates one of the most enduring narratives shaping Black and Brown life across the globe: the idea of the “Promised Land.” Drawing from historical memory, contemporary geopolitical realities, and personal narratives, the exhibition examines migration, displacement, survival, and futurity across the African and Latin American diaspora. It poses urgent questions: What happens when the...
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A Special Screening Exploring Cinema from the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho — Presenting the Work of Khotso “Jaden” Maphathe

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A Basotho chief addresses his horsemen from horseback, the Lesotho flag carried as a symbol of heritage and authority. As part of its fellowship programming, the Alma Film Festival presents a curated exploration of contemporary cinema from Lesotho - the Mountain Kingdom. Programmed by filmmaker Khotso Jaden Maphathe , a fellow of the Dandelion Institute Film and Television Fellowship , the project is conceived as an experiential engagement with Lesotho's cinematic and cultural practice, rooted in questions of continuity, creative agency, and place. Situated within the cultural and historical lineage of the Basotho people, whose national identity is shaped by land, sovereignty, and resilience under the reign of King Letsie III, the program approaches film as both creative expression and cultural archive: a carrier of memory, worldview, and living tradition across generations. Inside Joachim Garments in Maseru — a contemporary fashion house where Basotho heritage meets modern luxury...
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