South African film is still popular for stories about animals and conflict. The Last Ranger combines both in a slick, well acted short film.
- Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Cape Town
The film explores the lasting impact of the killings on the Mitchells Plain community and raises questions about the police investigation.
The filmmakers followed the Reclaim the City campaign for six years to document their struggle for accommodation in Cape Town’s elite ‘city bowl’.
On in South Africa at the Encounters film festival, the documentary is an intimate portrait of the great artist.
A tide of ‘the feels’ buoyed the underdog documentary to an Oscar win – but the local industry will need to focus on where international gains are most needed.
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