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Our film critic's pick of the best documentaries from near and far

The star of Amazon Prime's 'Underground Railroad' - directed by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins - is the first local actress in history to headline a US series

'Songs My Brothers Taught Me' paved the way for Oscar winner Chloé Zhao The groundbreaking director's debut film is now available to SA viewers Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer 02 May 2021 - 00:01 On Sunday night, director Chloé Zhao became the first woman of colour to win an Oscar for best director and best picture, for Nomadland. She also became only the second female director in Oscar history to win the award. Zhao's next film will be very different to the three she's made so far — a big-budget Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) blockbuster called Eterna...

'Judas and the Black Messiah' deserves its multiple Oscar nominations The real people behind the FBI’s war on the Black Panthers stand out in this provocative and moving film Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer 25 April 2021 - 00:01 The story of actors caught on different sides of the web of intrigue and paranoia that characterises the battles between total, consuming ideologies is an old one. The use of spies and collaborators by different powers in these ideological wars is one that resonates throughout 20th-century history from Northern Ireland to Latin...