Documentaries

Playing the game the Bafokeng way

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The Bafokeng Story is one of thinking big and global but acting locally to meaningful and effective change.

Joaquin Phoenix's 'I'm Still Here' hits the web

The much-anticipated documentary about the crazy, bearded, hip-hopping rebirth of actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives in theaters next month, and the teaser trailer is drawing a frenzy of attention on the w

South African film scoops Unicef Child Rights Award

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Themba: A Boy Called Hope has scooped the Unicef Child Rights Award at the 2010 Zanzibar International Film Festival.

Relive the '95 Rugby World Cup in The 16th Man

South African film director Clifford Bestall's documentary about Nelson Mandela's role in the Springboks' 1995 Rugby World Cup victory has become a motivational tool. by Hugh Eley

Rivers runs through it

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Comedienne Joan Rivers has received extensive press over the years, so it’s hard to believe there’s anything left unexposed.

Documentary lands Cape Town ballerina U.S. scholarship

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A South African ballet dancer from a poor township outside Cape Town has been given the chance to train in the United States, all because of a documentary film and an email from a caring viewer.

Hollywood stars to make films for Oprah's new network OWN

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Oprah Winfrey's network OWN has drafted celebrities to make documentaries for the series 'Documentary Film Club.' by Richard Huff

World Premiere of 'My Hunter's Heart' at DIFF

My Hunter's Heart, the documentary feature film that focuses on the plight of the Khomani San people premiered at the Durban International Film Festival on Friday, 30 July 2010.

Film to raise awareness of Zim abuses

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The award-winning film telling the story of Zimbabwean farmer Ben Freeth and his father-in-law Mike Campbell is to be shown at venues in South Africa and the USA during the coming weeks.

1995 Rugby World Cup documentary

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An acclaimed new documentary tells the real story behind the Springboks' miraculous road to glory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.