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Foreign Contenders: John Trengove on Surviving the Controversy Surrounding South Africa’s The Wound

Conceived to forge men via traditional practices, the rite of passage in South Africa’s Xhosa community is grounded on the…

6 years ago
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Festival Wrap: South Africa’s Durban International Film Festival Reflects on their 34th Year by Kelly Leow

MovieMaker’s exclusive interview with Durban International Film Festival's manager Peter Machen touches on the festival’s rich, emotional history: from apartheid…

11 years ago
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Resurrecting Sixto Rodriguez: Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching For Sugarman

In the 1970s, the music of a mysterious singer-songwriter named Rodriguez became the anthem for a generation of Afrikaners increasingly…

12 years ago