Shaun De Waal

Shaun de Waal has worked at the Mail & Guardian since 1989. He was literary editor from 1991 to 2006 and chief film critic for 15 years. He is now editor-at-large. Recent publications include Exposure: Queer Fiction, 25 Years of the Mail & Guardian and Not the Movie of the Week.

Be bold with bananas
/ 7 September 2012

Be bold with bananas

Documentarians tend to traffic in misery and horror and it can be hard to escape that feeling when taking a look at the TriContinental Film Festival.

It’s complicated
/ 27 July 2012

It’s complicated

Although showing at the Out in Africa gay and lesbian film festival, Tom Tyk-wer’s film ‘3’ has the distinction of not being about gay people at all.