Inxeba (The Wound)
A brave and fascinating film that tackles a culturally sensitive subject, concludes Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.
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Interview with Sara Blecher
Toby Miller speaks to the director of AYANDA about the production of her hotly anticipated film, and the glass ceiling faced by female filmmakers in South Africa.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Justin Chadwick’s superficial overview of the late icon’s life fails to do justice to its subject, writes Gavin Midgley.
The Forgotten Kingdom
See this love story/odd-couple road movie/drama/rite of passage at Cambridge African Film Festival at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse on 10th November.
CAFF Closing Event: Nab'Ubomi Short Films
Nab’Ubomi meaning ‘This is Life’ is a South African youth project that goes into schools and helps teach secondary students about media production and development through a short film competition. The project has been running for five years and this programme in the Cambridge African Film Festival only represents a small amount of what has … Continue reading CAFF Closing Event: Nab'Ubomi Short Films
Beware of Mr. Baker
Jay Bulger’s all-encompassing documentary BEWARE OF MR. BAKER peers behind the dark glasses and gruff facade of one Ginger Baker. Ed Frost reviews at London Film Festival.