Sobukwe film screened at jail where he was kept In celebration of Pan Africanist Congress founder Robert Sobukwe, who would have been 100 years old on 5 December, the multi-award-winning film, Sobukwe: A Great Soul, will be screened at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg on 7 December. The film was made by Free Women Films’ Carolyn Carew […]
These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly
50 documentaries
The documentary, Bobi Wine, the People’s President, shows the confluence of music and art in the pursuit of freedom and democracy
A Sri Lankan documentary about the overthrow of its despotic leader is being shown locally
Documentary looks at how three Americans managed to steal millions by creating a currency
Matthew Robinson’s film ‘Conscripted Poet’ delves into the stories of former apartheid soldiers
The Marikana Massacre, which occurred on August 16, 2012, was a tragic and deeply unsettling event in South African history. In the town of Marikana, North West province, tensions between striking mine workers and the authorities reached a devastating climax when police opened fire on the protesters. The workers, primarily employed by Lonmin, a platinum […]
Milisuthando Bongela’s self titled documentary forces some introspection
Remembering the legacy and scrutiny of the ‘father of African film’
Industry documentaries that show the good, the bad and the ugly of this stylish world
The award-winning country music pair are the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Jesse Rudoy, which premiered at the New York film festival
This documentary tracks the life of an actor who walked a tightrope in white Hollywood
Cleopatra Kambugu is the first Ugandan whose transition has been recognised by the state
Fast-paced and densely structured, a new documentary retrieves Dulcie September from the confines of ‘forgotten apartheid hero’
This performative documentary restores the historical record of the ‘great king’ of Mali
The 1990 documentary ‘South African Blues’ offers insight into the effects of exile on Jonas Gwangwa’s psyche
Tracing America’s bungling of the containment of the coronavirus, Totally Under Control unveils the deep rot in Trump’s presidency
Photographer Kamogelo Lebotse has been documenting the effects of the national lockdown on the people of Mahikeng
Softie is an intimate portrait of how political activism complicates family life
Sifiso Khanyile, the maker of Uprize! and A New Country, selects five documentaries that influenced his latest film
Ramadan Suleman’s documentary, ‘By All Means Necessary’ honours the struggle against colonialism. It will be showing at the Encounters Documentary Film Festival from August 20
Nthato Mokgata’s documentary ‘Vukazithate’, showing online at the National Arts Festival, tells an intimate story of his mentor and maskandi legend, Bhekisenzo “Vukazithathe” Cele
This new docu-series by Diliza Moabi, which began airing on SABC1 at the beginning of the month, allows the new generation to lead in telling their stories
The Last Dance, a Netflix documentary series about basketball player Michael Jordan, is a romantic reframing of his halcyon period that fails to engage with the politics of race in America
With season two set to debut on Netflix at the end of the month, filmmaker Vincent Moloi opens up on his artistic choices and inspirations.
Doccie Who Killed Malcolm X? has led to a belated reopening of his murder investigation
"Strike a Rock is quite clearly a broader exposition of the unglamorous slog that is organising women in impoverished, patriarchal communities".
"Shake the Dust goes beyond a focus on dancing styles and techniques, choosing instead to highlight the friendships forged during the communal acts".
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Taiji’s annual cull of bottlenose dolphins and pilot
whales continues despite growing international
condemnation.
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/ 28 November 2008
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal on the political documentary Behind the Rainbow and the disappointing Mr Bones II.
MOVIES OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal gives his view on "big-screen doccies" and reviews <i>Up the Yangtze</i> as well as <i> Please Vote for Me</i>.