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Louis Theroux (perhaps unintentionally) shows us that a traditional TV documentarian like him no longer holds the power.
The film insists that young Africans are not just passive recipients of imported technologies. They’re also active creators.
Oscar-nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab shines a light on emergency rescue workers in Palestine.
The films discussed by the women I interviewed served as commentaries on the social costs of poverty on the family. This is a popular Nollywood theme.
Netflix’s interest in Africa is more about business than telling nuanced stories about the continent.
He won global fame for his politically charged films about the fight for independence in Algeria and was central to building the country’s film industry.
Seven queer African creative works you should know about, from short stories to music videos.
South African film is still popular for stories about animals and conflict. The Last Ranger combines both in a slick, well acted short film.
The Senegalese-French director is a master storyteller with films like Dahomey and Atlantics weaving the supernatural with the real.
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’.
An emotional roller coaster, the film tracks the pop star’s political battle up close and personal.
The extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales takes a journey from Mali to The Gambia.
High action and outspoken politics meet digital-first thinking and a global hit is made.
Opening the Encounters documentary festival in South Africa, the film has received international praise.
On at Cape Town Pride, Melanie Chait’s documentary is about her life partner Nancy Diuguid.
The genocide of the Herero people lives on in today’s Namibia and Perivi Katjavivi’s film illustrates this.
Born 100 years ago this year, Africa’s most legendary filmmaker - and a prolific novelist -remains relevant through his beautifully crafted political works.
Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is a film of a play by author and activist Wole Soyinka. It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Screen Production and Film Theory & Practice, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Communication and Media Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of French and Postcolonial Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Professor of Literature and Applied Linguistics, Namibia University of Science and Technology
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Assistant Professor, Virginia Murchison Linthicum Scholar in Medical Research Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Collaborateur scientifique FNRS, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Research fellow, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Head of Department of Theatre and Performance and PhD candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
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Senior Research Fellow in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Research Associate, Dept of Anthropology & Development Studies and Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, University of Johannesburg
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Professor - Emerging Technologies (Stem Cells) at The University of Melbourne and Group Leader - Stem Cell Ethics & Policy at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne