We are proud to announce that our documentary Climate Change: Africa’s Cooked and Sinking Communities has been selected as a finalist for the inaugural African SDGs Film Festival, scheduled for September 11–12, 2025, at Silverbird Cinema in Abuja, Nigeria.
The documentary follows three critical sites on Africa’s climate frontline: Taita Taveta County in Kenya, Kambele in Cameroon, and Ayetoro in Nigeria’s Ondo State. In Taita Taveta, prolonged drought has transformed once-productive farmlands into barren terrain, forcing agrarian communities into precarious survival strategies. In Kambele, unregulated gold mining has not only disfigured the environment but also entrenched poverty and exposed residents to recurrent landslides and severe health risks. Along the Nigerian coast, Ayetoro stands as a tragic emblem of environmental collapse, where rising seas accelerated by offshore oil extraction are steadily eroding both land and livelihood.
At its centre, the documentary advances the authentic claim that climate justice cannot be postponed or diluted. It underscores the imperative of a robust Loss and Damage mechanism within the international climate regime—one that acknowledges, quantifies, and compensates for irreversible harm. By foregrounding the lived experiences of local communities that have contributed the least to global greenhouse gas emissions yet endure the gravest consequences, the film reframes the climate crisis as a question of distributive justice and global accountability rather than mere adaptation or resilience
The African SDGs Film Festival aims to inspire, educate, and mobilise communities across the continent towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. By showcasing films that spotlight urgent issues such as poverty, gender equality, climate change, and sustainable practices, the festival fosters dialogue, empathy, and collective action. CAPPA’s selection underscores the role of film as both testimony and tool in the struggle for climate justice.
Chosen from a competitive pool of submissions, the documentary’s inclusion in the festival affirms the power of community voices in reshaping global climate debates. We celebrate this visibility and will keep sharing these urgent stories while pushing for climate justice across Africa.
