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DOC NYC/ Ernest Cole: Lost and Found Review / Timely and Heartbreaking Portray of the Great South African Photographer

©Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures When filmmaker Raoul Peck took on the iconic James Baldwin (1924-1987), in his Oscar-nominated documentary I am Not Your Negro (2016), he wanted the writer himself to tell the story, not by a narrator like in a regular biography. Samuel L. Jackson read Baldwin’s profound words like he was him and…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director and Cast of TIFF World Premiere ‘Death of a Whistleblower’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. The completely independent, all South African production Death of a Whistleblower tells a story that spans generations of South African history and looks at the coercive, sinister methods employed by those who wish to remain in power above all else. It’s also a tight…