London Recruits is a film that tells of young foreigners who were recruited by the ANC
Thirty-three years since Dulcie September’s assassination, a new documentary hopes to bring her name back into the public consciousness
Writer, skater and filmmaker Phumlani Pikoli says his artistic intention was ‘to play’
Taking its cues from the dimming of the hope suggested by rainbowism, ‘A New Country’ attempts to articulate the depths of betrayal South Africans feel
‘Clebs’, which documents more than 750 dogs at a sanctuary in Morocco, provides some timely symbolism as it points to human truths
The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.
Tomorrow’s television viewing could be a mashup of documentary meets fiction meets mockumentary.
Documentary depicts life among jihadi groups
Mark, whose unflinching portraits of child prostitutes, mental patients and the homeless made her a leading documentary photographer, has died at 75.
Through his father Clive, Ben Stillerman delves into the relationship between the efforts we put into our work and our private lives.
Doctor Dolittle in the flesh: South African-born Anna Breytenbach explores the phenomenon of talking to animals in The Animal Communicator.
The TriContinental Human Rights Film Festival opens in Johannesburg this weekend, with its usual full slate of documentaries from around the world.
A striking new documentary delves into the lives of Israelis and Palestinians living together but apart.
We choose some of the must-see documentaries showing as part of the Encounters festival.
"Jeppe on a Friday" is a compelling documentary filmed in one day by eight female filmmakers.
The narrative of filmmaker Mohammed Alatar’s disturbing ‘Jerusalem: The East Side Story’ begins predictably in 1947 with the division of Palestine.
Miracle Rising, a documentary tracing South Africa’s difficult path to freedom and democracy, premieres on Sunday. Aneesa Fazel was at the preview.
Rodriguez’s magical transformation into a hero around the world has proved old South African hippies right — for once.
The film’s critical acclaim has prompted Israel to claim a Palestinian story as its own, writes Asa Winstanley.
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.
