Kora: in search of the origins of west Africa's famed stringed musical instrument
The extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales takes a journey from Mali to The Gambia.
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The extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales takes a journey from Mali to The Gambia.
Media will need to rethink and reimagine their work, including the stories they tell about the African continent.
On in South Africa at the Encounters film festival, the documentary is an intimate portrait of the great artist.
Lifting awards at film festivals is just the start of the journey for documentaries like The Last Shelter (Mali), No U-Turn (Nigeria) and No Simple Way Home (South Sudan).
The Best Documentary Feature gong for My Octopus Teacher at this year’s Academy Awards has been seen by many critics as the type of underdog story Oscar loves. The film, directed by Pippa Erlich and James Reed, was—like the other South African-themed documentary to wow the Oscars, The story of a man and his relationship with an octopus in the cold, cold water off Cape Town’s peninsula triumphed over a number of heavy hitters. These included an exposé of hospital deaths caused by corruption in the Romanian government ( Collective) and the Obama-produced story of the battle for disabil...