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By Mohamed Sayed Abdel Rehim “And She Didn’t Die” is a poignant feature documentary directed by Kethiwe Ngcobo. The film delves into the

By: Mohamed Sayed Abdel Rehim In the cinema of protest, few voices dare to echo from the margins so defiantly. But Womxn: Working,

By Alice Johnson Documentary films are often the quiet revolutionaries of cinema; less glitz, more grit. But in South Africa, one festival has

Normal to Me is an engaging and heartwarming feature documentary that intimately explores the lives of individuals with special needs, all employed at

A Reflection on Shanelle Jewnarain’s Documentary on Sex Work Activism in South Africa By: Alice Johnson Sex work remains criminalised under South Africa’s

by Riley Hlatshwayo May 30th, 2025 ‘I used to see her as an enemy…’ is a line that resonates throughout the strikingly arresting

Khartoum is a bold, experimental documentary directed by a collective of Sudanese and British filmmakers Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmed, Timeea

By:Tshi Malatji All images sourced from the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival “And She Didn’t Die” is not an objective and neutral

An Uncomfortably Familiar Situation Imran Hamdulay’s short film The Wait is a deft and sharp look at modern day South Africa through the

INTERSECTIONALITY AND RESISTANCE Decoloniality, as a school of thought and action, has been central to dismantling the vestiges of cultural, economic and psychological