Bigger Than Africa
2018, English. Directed by Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye.
When the slave ships docked in North America, Brazil, and the Caribbean, hundreds of cultures, traditions, and religions landed with the Africans on board, one transcended slavery beyond imagination and remains alive till this day in the New World: the Yoruba culture.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 18 February 2018
- Country
- Nigeria, United States of America
- Written by
- Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye
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Bigger Than Africa runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Bigger Than Africa is streaming on PBS in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bigger Than Africa?
Bigger Than Africa (2018) was directed by Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye and stars Wole Soyinka.