Toward the beginning of the year, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, spoke to Variety about taking a team of executives on a multi-country trip across the continent to engage with local creators touting plans of creating originals shot in various African countries. He said Earlier this month, Netflix unveiled the new “Made In Africa” collection, which will run throughout the month of May in conjunction with Africa Month. It was originally created by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 focused on continental unity and to encourage nation building among the African diaspora through unity and freedom from oppression. The collection has numerous titles ranging from Netflix originals like South Africa’s Queen Sono staring Pearl Thusi and Senegal’s critically acclaimed Atlantics to previously acquired films like Nigeria’s Chief Daddy to the Malawian-based film The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind in addition to documentaries of real-life stories on the continent.
