In Queer African Cinemas Lindsey B. GreenSimms examines films produced by and about queer Africans in the first two decades of the twentyfirst century in an environment of increasing antiqueer violence efforts to criminalize homosexuality and other statesanctioned homophobia. GreenSimms argues that these films not only record the fear anxiety and vulnerability many queer Africans experience they highlight how queer African cinematic practices contribute to imagining new hopes and possibilities. Examining globally circulating international art films as well as popular melodramas made for local audiences GreenSimms emphasizes that in these films queer resistancecontrary to traditional narratives about resistance that center overt and heroic struggleis often practiced from a position of vulnerability. By reading queer films alongside discussions about censorship and audiences GreenSimms renders queer African cinema as a rich visual archive that documents the difficulty of queer existence as well as the potentials for queer lifebuilding and survival.