Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana have filed an urgent court application to stop Netflix from releasing its upcoming ...

Wrestling in the mud, a dance of the mind, and a medieval sport on horseback.

One of many themes tackled in the documentary is the idea of being Black in the U.S. For all of the students, coming to study in the U.S. also implied a transition from being part of the majority to ...

A new world film festival opens in St. Louis today Kenya Vaughn Of the St. Louis American “The African experience is global,” said Niyi Coker, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor at UMSL. “This ...

Check out films to watch from Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, the most important platform for documentaries.

Africa is uniquely positioned to capitalize on international demand for nature TV shows, but there are few opportunities for African filmmakers in the field.

The documentary features interviews that tell the story of life for the early African Americans of Braceville—their struggles, challenges, accomplishments and successes. The film explores the ...

The industry has gotten a boost from initiatives like the Cape Town-based media non-profit STEPS, whose Generation Africa anthology set the ambitious goal to produce 30 African documentary features.

Indie distributor ThinkFilm has acquired worldwide rights to the African documentary "War/Dance," which will have its world premiere in competition this month at the Sundance Film Festival.

A new film chronicles the life of auto racer Willy T. Ribbs, who was the first black driver in the Indianapolis 500 at a time when most other American sports had already long been integrated.