Crocodile

Crocodile is screening at Watershed on Sunday 25 October, as part of the Afrika Eye programme. It's a New Zealand-Nigeria documentary by Pietra Brettkelly, and this particular screening is partially subtitled.

The film is part of Film Africa, the annual UK-based festival organised by the Royal African Society to celebrate African cinema. This is the 13th edition, running from 23 October to 1 November 2026, and it marks the Society's 125th anniversary. The theme for the year is '125 Years of Storytelling and Movie Making in Africa'.

There's a strong focus on women and their contributions to cinema throughout the festival, which includes a symposium titled 'TWENDE: African Women and Cinema' at BFI Southbank. The edition opened with Ben'Imana (2026), a Rwandan drama by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo that won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes, making her the first Rwandan director to premiere in the festival's official selection. The festival also celebrates the legacy of Tunisian filmmaker Ferid Boughedir, who made the pioneering documentaries Caméra d'Afrique (1983) and Caméra Arabe (1987).

Crocodile fits right into that mix. It's a New Zealand-Nigeria co-production, so it brings together perspectives from two very different parts of the world, and it's directed by Pietra Brettkelly. The screening is at Watershed on Sunday 25 October, and it's partially subtitled.