Nakhane (front) stars in Inxeba (The Wound), a South African film about gay love at an initiation school. Inxeba/Urucu Media September 26, 2023 Queer film in Africa is rising – even in countries with the harshest anti-LGBTIQ+ laws Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
A still from High Fantasy by Jenna Cato Bass. Proper Films/Big World Cinema August 20, 2020 Enter the micro-budget film: lockdown amplifies South African cinema trends Liani Maasdorp, University of Cape Town Micro-budgets, alternative distribution and collaboration have been fast-tracked by the coronavirus crisis.
Daniel Manners/Moffie March 12, 2020 Film review: Moffie is a harrowing meditation on white masculinity Grant Andrews, University of the Witwatersrand Set in the army during apartheid, the South African film Moffie is a masterpiece. Oliver Hermanus, a black filmmaker, explores how toxic white masculinity breeds racism and homophobia.