📰 Amigo the Griot – film review by Harouna Neya
“Artistic creation is no longer mere entertainment. It becomes a form of therapy to overcome the hardships and traumas they have endured.” - Harouna Neya
Read here👉 moderntimes.review/marginal-…
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Encounters Festival retweeted
@EncountersDoc wrapped! Thank you to Dr. Ziyana Lategan for moderating yesterday’s panel for us! and thank you to everyone who came to see the film!
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mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻 retweeted
Jun 14
Reflecting on an amazing 28th edition. Can’t wait for the next one, congratulations @EncountersDoc team!
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Some films don't end when the credits roll.
The Woman Who Poked the Leopard sparked powerful conversations on courage, accountability and speaking truth
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Mmabatho Montsho retweeted
🎬 Final day of #Encounters2026 in Cape Town!
🔥 Notes From the Underground and The Hour After Midnight are SOLD OUT.
Still showing:
Where We Gather
All About the Money
Marxism & Period Pains
Amadou & Mariam
Kikuyu Land
The Body Remembers
🎟️ linktr.ee/encountersdoc
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mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻 retweeted
The problems we signed up for, encouraging audiences to check out the last days schedule to still support African Cinema encounters.co.za/festival/sc…
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When every view is a photo op, what are we really seeing?
The Spectacle is a visually stunning documentary that turns the camera on modern tourism, beauty, and performance.
encounters.co.za/film/specta…
🎬 Today | 11:00 AM The Bioscope, JHB
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Mmabatho Montsho retweeted
🎬 It’s Closing Weekend at #Encounters2026!
From My Father and Qaddafi and Nuisance Bear to The Eyes of Ghana and American Doctor — powerful stories await across JHB & PTA today.
📍 The Bioscope, Rosebank Nouveau & Ster-Kinekor Brooklyn
🗓️ Sat 13 June linktr.ee/encountersdoc
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🌈prettylee_ retweeted
Our last 2 screenings of Marxism & Period Pains at the @EncountersDoc Festival are this weekend. Please come through and engage. 🩸🎬
Tswhane: sterkinekor.com/f/marxism-an…
Cape Town: sterkinekor.com/f/marxism-an…
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Mmabatho Montsho campaigns for menstrual leave in new docu
“It is a real reality. Many women experience that level of pain every month and they still have to show up at work or school,” says Montsho
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mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻 retweeted
🎬 How do you turn personal experience into powerful cinema? Join filmmaker Miguel Eek (Amílcar) for a masterclass on building first-person documentary narratives.
encounters.co.za/industry-ev…
📍 Goethe-Institut, JHB
🗓️ Sat 13 Jun | 10:30–12:00
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Encounters Festival retweeted
Jun 12
We unfortunately can't make it so I have two tickets for tonight's @EncountersDoc showing of Eyes of Ghana at the Labia, 6.30pm, if anyone wants them (free)? The film is about Chris Hesse, personal cameraman to Ghana’s revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah in scarcely seen footage.
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined Cutting for Character with Sam Pollard & Paul Trewartha, exploring the craft behind TUTU.
🎬 Catch TUTU this Sunday:
📍 14:00 | Rosebank Nouveau, Screen 6
📍 14:00 | Ster-Kinekor Brooklyn, Screen 5
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#TristanForever brought audiences to the edge of the world at The Labia, followed by a special @SWISS_FILMS dinner
Next screening: encounters.co.za/film/trista…
🗓️ Sun 14 June | 14:00
📍 The Bioscope, JHB
📸 Katrin Haunreiter & Kwei Shun-yu
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