DOCUMENTARY FILMS

!AITSA
Bringing together ancient spiritual knowledge and cutting-edge science, !AITSA is a transcendental film about humans in the Great Karoo desert of South Africa seeking meaning

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
This film examines the life and career of photographer and activist Nan Goldin and her efforts to hold Purdue Pharma – owned by the Sackler

BEYOND UTOPIA
Hidden camera footage augments this perilous, high-stakes journey as we embed with families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. At the film’s core are

BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT
This observational documentary film follows Bobi Wine and his wife Barbie. He rises from the ghetto slums of Kampala to one of the country’s most

FREE MONEY
When universal basic income (UBI) comes to the Kenyan village of Kogutu, lives are forever changed. GiveDirectly – one of the fastest growing non-profits of

KNOWING THE SCORE
Knowing The Score is a biopic of Australian conductor Simone Young, an inspiring, brilliant woman who made it to the top in a man’s world

LE SPECTRE DE BOKO HARAM
A group of children attend school in Kolofata’s village, at the border with Nigeria, under a shadow threat. Since 2014, the terrorist organisation Boko Haram

LOBOLA, A BRIDE’S TRUE PRICE?
March 2014. Film maker Sihle Hlophe has just become engaged. A few days later, her father passes away. Sihle is in a serious fix –

MIDWIVES
Hla and Nyo Nyo live in a country torn by conflict. Hla is a Buddhist and the owner of a makeshift medical clinic in western

MILISUTHANDO
Set in past and present South Africa, Milisuthando is a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary on love and what it means to become human in

ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
In 1928, Virginia Woolf wrote Orlando, the first novel in which the main character changes sex in the middle of the story. A century later,

THE ETERNAL MEMORY
Augusto and Paulina have been together and in love for 25 years. Eight years ago, their lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As

THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
On a handmade set recreating her Casablanca neighbourhood, a young Moroccan filmmaker enlists family and friends to help unearth the troubling lies built into her

TWICE COLONIZED
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a