African Studies Film Collection
The African Film Collection comprises Africa-themed documentaries, feature films, and shorts, including television series, which have either been made in Africa or have predominantly African-related content.
Published Collections
Our published collections include African studies books, films, maps, newspapers, government publications, rare and Antiquarian books, and pamphlets.
Happy World Read Aloud Day!
UCT Libraries celebrated World Read Aloud Day 2022 by sharing recordings of stories by UCT Libraries' staff with the UCT Educare Centre. Feedback "the kids loved the stories..than
Fragments of the African Film Collection Survived the Fire
Initially believed to be entirely destroyed by fire, the AV team has recovered at least 850 titles of the original African Studies Film Collection. They were kept in VHS format and have now been digitised.