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Encounters Film Festival

Encounters with Palestine and the environment
Friday
/ 20 June 2024

Encounters with Palestine and the environment

These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly
50 documentaries

By Charles Leonard
M.I.A. brings the noize to South Africa
Article
/ 6 June 2018

M.I.A. brings the noize to South Africa

The musician will perform alongside some of the country’s best artists

By Youlendree Appasamy
NFVF says ‘abrupt’ Encounters fest funding withdrawal was due process
Article
/ 5 June 2018

NFVF says ‘abrupt’ Encounters fest funding withdrawal was due process

Organisers were shocked when they were told they had lost their biggest funder, but the NFVF says the delivery of its decision was procedure

By Sarah Smit
Winnie’s grace gave me strength
Article
/ 11 April 2018

Winnie’s grace gave me strength

‘Mama Winnie’s mere presence was enough to tell me that I am more than fine, and that I am capable,’ says the writer

By Deshnee Subramany
Powerfully unpacking of conditions that led to June 16
Article
/ 9 June 2017

Powerfully unpacking of conditions that led to June 16

‘The story is narrated by people who were there and who relay the climate that led to the day we now know as June 16.’

By Milisuthando Bongela
Encounters film festival: What to watch
Article
/ 4 June 2015

Encounters film festival: What to watch

As the renowned film festival opens across parts of the country, Darryl Accone and Katlego Mkhwanazi list their must-sees.

By Katlego Mkhwanazi and Darryl Accone
Recommended highlights from Encounters 2014
Article
/ 6 June 2014

Recommended highlights from Encounters 2014

Documentaries have long since ceased to be feature film’s irritating cousin but has grown up, as this year’s Encounters Festival programme proves.

By Staff Reporter
Is surgical circumcision the key to halting initiation deaths?
Article
/ 11 June 2013

Is surgical circumcision the key to halting initiation deaths?

Mayenzeke Baza’s documentary explores issues of best practice in circumcision as well as wider issues of secrecy and the exclusion of women.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Encounters: Five of the best at the fest
Article
/ 7 June 2013

Encounters: Five of the best at the fest

We choose some of the must-see documentaries showing as part of the Encounters festival.

By Staff Reporter
Jo’burg cast in new light, but old shadows abide
Article
/ 7 June 2013

Jo’burg cast in new light, but old shadows abide

"Jeppe on a Friday" is a compelling documentary filmed in one day by eight female filmmakers.

By Percy Zvomuya
No shortcut through the graveyard forest
Article
/ 7 June 2013

No shortcut through the graveyard forest

A striking new documentary delves into the lives of Israelis and Palestinians living together but apart.

By Hazel Friedman
The historical case for an independent judiciary
Article
/ 21 June 2012

The historical case for an independent judiciary

Viewed from the context of SA in 2012, Common Purpose reminds us of apartheid brutality, FW de Klerk’s recent protestations notwithstanding.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
SA-born film maker Jon Blair dances with his dark side
Article
/ 1 June 2012

SA-born film maker Jon Blair dances with his dark side

One feels an enormous sense of gratuitous satisfaction while watching Jon Blair’s Rio drug documentary "Dancing with the Devil".

By Matthew Krouse
Mugabe in black and white
Article
/ 17 June 2011

Mugabe in black and white

The foundation for the Zimbabwean president’s emergence as tyrant was laid before he was elected, according to a new documentary.

By Percy Zvomuya
An imam who was and wasn’t
Article
/ 10 June 2011

An imam who was and wasn’t

It becomes apparent very early in <em>The Imam and I </em> that this film is not just about a murdered apartheid-era imam.

By Ilham Rawoot
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Article
/ 10 June 2011

Festival fare

The 13th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival features 37 films from 14 countries and five continents this year.

By Staff Reporter
Malema mouths off on mines
Article
/ 10 June 2011

Malema mouths off on mines

Nationalisation is a fait accompli and the ANC is merely looking for the best way to implement it, claims Julius Malema.

By Mandy Rossouw

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