This week on Inside Africa

(CNN) -- This week on Inside Africa we have an update on the political crisis in Zimbabwe, then we head to the Big Apple for a look at the 15th annual New York African Film Festival.

Actor Danny Glover and director Charles Burnett tell the story of Namibia's independence. Filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa tries to change the way the world views Africa and filmmaker Siatta Scott Johnson describes having a front-row seat as Liberia's president made history.

Rural realities in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's high court now says it will rule Monday on a petition by the main opposition party demanding the release of results from last month's presidential election. The movement for democratic change says its candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai won-- and that it will not participate in any run-off. The MDC says incumbent President Robert Mugabe is just trying to buy time. The ongoing crisis in Zimbabwe is raising concern among other African leaders in the region. The Southern African Development Community called for an extrordinary one-day meeting on Saturday to discuss the contentious vote. CNN correspondent Paula Newton recently returned to South Africa from Zimbabwe. Despite restrictions against most western journalists entering the country she managed to travel into rural areas to gauge the mood.

Zina Saro-Wiwa

Nigerian-born filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa is on a mission. She's out to change the way the world sees Africa, and she's using her latest film to do it. The film is called "This is My Africa," and it explores the perceptions of 20 people, black and white, who love the continent. As Saro-Wiwa tells Isha Sesay, it's a 50-minute crash course in African culture.

Namibia's Independence

American actor Danny Glover is no stranger to Africa-- he has made six films on the continent. The latest is called "Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation," and it's showing at the New York African Film Festival. Glover plays Father Elias, a holy man who takes a political stand. He and director Charles Burnett discussed the film with Isha Sesay.

Iron Ladies of Liberia

Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has already made history by becoming Africa's first freely-elected female head of state. The Harvard-educated economist and grandmother of eight took the helm in 2006, after a bloody civil war that left her country in shambles. She enlisted other powerful women in her government to help set a new course for Liberia. "Iron Ladies of Liberia" is a new documentary that chronicles the first year of her administration, and it is featured at this year's New York African Film Festival. Co-director Siatta Scott Johnson took us behind the scenes. E-mail to a friend