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Death of a Whistleblower: Bravery blow by blow

A gripping South African political thriller expands on the theme of whistleblowers

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Spotlit: Malik Yoba, in South Africa for the Johannesburg Film Festival, says he would like to be remembered as someone who cared. Photo: Derek White/Getty Images

My seven minutes 28 seconds with Malik Yoba

Why did I do this interview? I come between the American polymath actor and his lunch

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Keeping it reel: Gordon Main (left), director of London Recruits, which premiered at the Johannesburg Film Festival.

Apartheid doccie is a blast

London Recruits is a film that tells of young foreigners who were recruited by the ANC

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
A scene from Inshallah a Boy, which will be screened at the Johannesburg Film Festival.

Tapestry of life through the lens of film

Johannesburg Film Festival offers 60 thought-provoking, conversation-inducing movies

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read