Cleopatra Documentary News Today

As Jada Pinkett-Smith’s voice floats in the background of a succession of images representing historical figure Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, viewers are introduced to the queen’s story in a sequence of scenes brimming with a dramatic undertone. Professor Shelley P.Haley, the first interviewee, then sets the tone for the rest of the documentary by

The debate around the Netflix series stems from the contested nature of Cleopatra's racial identity.

Prominent Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced on Wednesday the release of a documentary about Cleopatra, coinciding with the launch of a similar wo ...

Egypt has announced its own high-budget documentary about Queen Cleopatra VII, challenging Netflix's controversial documentary about the same subject. The documentary will be produced by newly-launched channel Al-Watha’eqeya (The Documentary), according to an announcement on the channel's Facebook page on April 30. “Al-Watha’eqeya have started preparations for the production of a documentary film about Queen

The council's secretary-general denied that backlash in Egypt over portrayal of Cleopatra as a Black woman was due to racism