MY MERCURY – Review by Timothy Niwamanya
A CONSERVATIONIST’S LONELY FIGHT TO RESTORE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE The world owes a big debt of gratitude to the numerous nature conservationists on the planet. Their tireless efforts to fend off the devastating effects of human activity on various ecosystems often gounder the radar. My Mercury, directed by Joelle Chesselet and Pippa Ehrlich, casts a light […]
Made in Ethiopia – Review by Bob Perfect
A Nuanced Exploration of Neocolonialism Made in Ethiopia, the debut offering from the directing team of Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan, is a nuanced and empathetic look at the effects of Chinese industrial expansion in Ethiopia. Since the establishment of the Eastern Industry Park by private Chinese investors in 2008, Ethiopia has steadily been built […]
Dairy of an Elephant Orphan – Review by Tony Asankomah
The documentary film, “Diary of an Elephant Orphan,” written and directed by Hermain Roelvert-Van Gils, is about wildlife conservation and tells a very moving story about a tragic, orphaned baby elephant called Khanyisa. Filmed in the backdrop of beautiful landscapes and vistas of Hoedspruit, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa. This documentary narrative captures and […]
Al Djanat, the Original Paradise – Review by Youssra el-Sharkawy
After her uncle’s death, Chloé Aïcha Boro returned to her homeland in Burkina Faso to find that the long years she spent abroad had changed the place and the people. In her documentary Al Djanat, the Original Paradise, Chloé Aïcha Boro is delving into the life of her family members, while they dispute the property […]
