In recent decades the discussion of the extinction of endangered minority Indigenous languages has engaged the attention of researchers across the world. As a result, various methods are being deployed to document, revitalize, and preserve Indigenous languages as carriers of culture. In Africa, efforts including Indigenous language broadcasting and film production among others are being geared towards the transmission and preservation of Indigenous languages and culture. This systematic review examines how Indigenous language films contribute to the transmission and preservation of Indigenous languages and culture in Africa through qualitative methods. Thus, thematic data analysis was deployed to extract themes from the papers based on the research questions. The review discovers that while some Africans are taking advantage of Indigenous language films to learn their Indigenous languages others are indifferent as a result of the shadows of colonialism and globalization. It is also clear that Indigenous language films are contributing to the transmission and preservation of Indigenous languages and culture amidst the impacts of neoliberalism, globalization, culture infusion, and modernism.
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