
Oliver Schmitz’s South African AIDS drama, “Life, Above All,” is now on sale on on DVD in the United States. I was invited to a pre-screening of this film when it first came out this summer and would strongly recommend it. About these ads

Oliver Schmitz’s South African AIDS drama, “Life, Above All,” is now on sale on on DVD in the United States. I was invited to a pre-screening of this film when it first came out this summer and would strongly recommend it. About these ads
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 […]
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