Finally a teaser for the film “Skoonheid,” by Cape Town director, Oliver Hermanus, is now online. Billed as the first Afrikaans film to compete at the Cannes Film Festival, the film also finally screened earlier today at Cannes. That means the first mainstream reviews are in. They’re mixed. Here are some excerpts from the reviews […]
America Through Zambian Eyes
May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Add one more to yesterday’s list. Also screening at Cannes this year, as part of the prestigious Director’s Fortnight is ZedCrew, a Canadian production set in Zambia about Zambian rappers trying to make it big in the States. The short film, which is also meant to be an exploration of the African view of U.S. […]
Françafrique
May 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Africa has come to Cannes. First up is the documentary, Benda Bilili!, screening as part of the Director’s Fortnight. This French documentary, which was shot over several years and cut from over 600 hours of film, focuses on a group of Congolese street musicians, some of whom are paraplegic. The film is getting rave reviews—it […]
