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San Master Tracker Xui finds signs of the ghost elephants in a stretch of wetlands. (Credit: Ariel Leon Isacovitch)

‘Ghost Elephants’ explores nature, myth and memory

A haunting journey into Angola’s wild highlands, ‘Ghost Elephants’ follows Steve Boyes and KhoiSan master trackers as they search for a mythical elephant

Social media sensation: The documentary Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within tells the story of Masaka Kids Africana, a bustling home for more than 30
orphaned children. Picture: Supplied

Top binge entertainment picks

From transformative books to binge-worthy series, these South African titles will keep you entertained this holiday season

Great soul: A film about Robert Sobukwe is to be screened at Constitution Hill, where he was imprisoned.

Diary: Sobukwe film screening, Kwasuka Sukela a fun event for the whole family and Kwaito makes a komeback

Sobukwe film screened at jail where he was kept In celebration of Pan Africanist Congress founder Robert Sobukwe, who would have been 100 years old on 5 December, the multi-award-winning film, Sobukwe: A Great Soul, will be screened at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg on 7 December. The film was made by Free Women Films’ Carolyn Carew […]

Encounters with Palestine and the environment

These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly 50 documentaries

Celebrity charisma: Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. Photo: Sumy Sadurni/AFP

Bobi Wine, Uganda’s democracy hunter

The documentary, Bobi Wine, the People’s President, shows the confluence of music and art in the pursuit of freedom and democracy

A scene from Sri Lankan Sulochana Peiris’s documentary #GoHomeGota. Photo: Sudeepa Dhananjaya

Film explores people power

A Sri Lankan documentary about the overthrow of its despotic leader is being shown locally

Modern cowboys in crypto con

Documentary looks at how three Americans managed to steal millions by creating a currency

Well versed: A still from the documentary ‘Conscripted Poet’, which tells of Kris Marais, who turned his experiences in the apartheid army, and those of other men, into poetry.
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Trauma, silence and complicity

Matthew Robinson’s film ‘Conscripted Poet’ delves into the stories of former apartheid soldiers