I watched Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation (1996) several months ago yet I decided not to write anything about it until now. It is quite difficult to judge the movie on its own since it is more of a tribute than an independent inquiry. Our beliefs do not change after watching the [...]

From filmmakers Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza comes a very short documentary about the lives of thousands of people still living in slum-like dwellings. After spending a week in Abahlali baseMjondolo in December 2007, the directors compiled this short but powerful documentary which allows ordinary people to talk about their problems, anxieties and daily struggles. [...]

From Angus Gibson, the producer of the famous documentary Mandela, comes 21 Up South Africa: Mandela’s Children (2006), a stunning documentary that features the same 11 children interviewed every seven years since 1992. These children were selectively chosen from various racial, social and personal backgrounds. They are white, black or colored, rich, poor or middle [...]

If you have dollars, Euros or any major currency, you should make sure you bring 100 euro / dollar bills. In East Africa, you get a better rate for 50 / 100 bills than for 10/20 bills. (EAC) Do not bring travel checks. There are probably only one or two places in Nairobi where you [...]

The Family Motel is what critics call a docu-drama, a film that combines real-life facts, stories and experiences with fictional elements meant to present a true story in new and innovative way to a larger audience that might not necessarily be interested in documentaries per se. In a docu-drama, the key word is improvisation. Actors [...]