AFRICAN QUEENS: NJINGA

 
12 DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS

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BEST EDUCATIONAL & INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM

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WINNER National Film Awards 2023: Outstanding Performance (Adele James as Cleopatra) 
Nominated for 4 National Film Awards 2023: Best Director, Best Action, Best Drama, Outstanding Performance 
Nominated for World Congress of Science & Factual Producer Awards 2023 for BEST WRITING (Njinga) 
 

A bold original series, exploring the gripping and dramatic stories of the iconic African women who shaped the course of human history, with events unfolding from their personal perspectives. Season 1: explores Njinga, warrior queen and icon of resistance to European slavery. Season 2: Cleopatra, framed for the first time as an authentic African woman.

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