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Reel impact: Encounters director Mandisa Zitha. Photo: Shunyu Gu
AFRICAN CINEMA

Stories that shift us: Mandisa Zitha on what makes a great documentary

As Encounters celebrates its 27th year, director Mandisa Zitha spotlights must-see films and the magic of documentary cinema

  • Kibo Ngowi
5 min read
Mother City directors Miki Redelinghuys and Pearlie Joubert
ACCOUNTABILITY

Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality

Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town

  • Charles Leonard
7 min read
Perseverance: Ramadan Suleman spent 10 years working on his documentary, By All Means Necessary. (Paul Botes/M&G)
AFRICAN LIBERATION MOVEMENTS

The Portfolio: Ramadan Suleman

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

  • Ramadan Suleman
3 min read