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Topical: Chris Nyathi, left, and Oumi Ndaba in Nyasha Kadandara’s documentary Matabeleland about a Zimbabwean immigrant’s journey home from South Africa to retrieve his father’s bones. Photo: Supplied

Whose Zimbabwe is it anyway?

Beautifully made and emotionally rich, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight exposes the uneasy truth of who gets to tell Zimbabwe’s story

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela. Photo: Hankyeol Lee

Milisuthando: A film reckoning with our past

Through Milisuthando, cultural thinker Milisuthando Bongela confronts South Africa’s unfinished healing — reimagining nationhood, belonging and love through deeply personal storytelling

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Reel impact: Encounters director Mandisa Zitha. Photo: Shunyu Gu

Stories that shift us: Mandisa Zitha on what makes a great documentary

As Encounters celebrates its 27th year, director Mandisa Zitha spotlights must-see films and the magic of documentary cinema

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
‘Electronic, less housey’: Nthato Mokgata, aka Spoek Mathambo. (Florian Spring)

Labours of love: A movie, music, a novel – oh, and a baby

Multi-talented filmmakers Carla Fonseca Mokgata and Nthato Mokgata are making history with their romantic comedy

  • Eyaaz
14 min read