#South Africa
Trailer Watch: Three Lost Souls Seek “Salvation” in Carmen Sangion’s Debut Feature
Things are pretty grim in the trailer for “Salvation”: A priest flagellates himself and struggles to comfort people in crisis. A young man runs from some unknown danger. Set to a cover of...
Nosipho Dumisa to Direct South Africa-Set Teen Drama “Blood & Water” for Netflix
Fans of “Sex Education,” “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” and/or “On My Block,” take note: Netflix has another teen-centric series on the way. The streamer...
TIFF 2017 Women Directors: Meet Jenna Bass — “High Fantasy”
Jenna Bass is a director and writer whose work has premiered around the world, including Sundance, Berlinale, Göteborg, Busan, and Durban International Film Festivals, where she has been heralded...
Trailer Watch: Oprah Reunites with Her South African Academy Grads in “O Girls”
“I wanted to help girls who were like me,” Oprah Winfrey says in the trailer for the doc “O Girls.” Five girls from Oprah Winfrey’s Johannesburg, South Africa school, The Oprah Winfrey...
Biopic Celebrating Apartheid Activist and Singer Miriam Makeba in the Works
The life of South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba is headed to the big screen, Variety reports. The film will be a combined effort between the Miriam Makeba Estate, Miriam Makeba...