An emotional roller coaster, the film tracks the pop star’s political battle up close and personal.
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High action and outspoken politics meet digital-first thinking and a global hit is made.
Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
The director will receive the Carrosse d'Or, awarded to cinema pioneers, at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May.
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.
From Blood Sisters to Half of a Yellow Sun, he was loved for his TV series and films as well as his novel Burma Boy.
Lifting awards at film festivals is just the start of the journey for documentaries like The Last Shelter (Mali), No U-Turn (Nigeria) and No Simple Way Home (South Sudan).
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Lecturer in Screen Production and Film Theory & Practice, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
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Professor of Literature and Applied Linguistics, Namibia University of Science and Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
