The Art of the Huntby Craig Foster, Damon Foster, and Ellen Windemuth Nqate is a hunter. His home is the Kalahari. His family depends on him. This is his story. Global Perspectives Collection | |
Behind the Rainbowby Jihan El-Tahri Can the deal between South Africa’s old apartheid regime and its new government withstand the test of time? Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens | |
Cuba, an African Odysseyby Jihan El-Tahri and Tancrede Ramonet The previously untold story of Cuba’s support for African revolutions, Cuba, an African Odyssey reveals one of the Cold War’s most vigorous contests over resources and ideology. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection | |
Have You Heard From Johannesburgby Connie Field This five-part series chronicles the history of the global anti-apartheid movement that took on South Africa’s entrenched apartheid regime and its international supporters who considered South Africa an ally in the Cold War. Independent Lens | |
A Lion's Trailby Francois Verster, Dan Jawitz, and Mark J. Kaplan In the 1920s, Zulu singer Solomon Linda composed "Mbube," a hit melody in his native South Africa. Decades later, it skyrocketed to the top of the international pop charts as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Follow this beloved song's rocky history, from South Africa to Brooklyn and back, asking why Linda died penniless, while American artists made millions off of his music. Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
Milking the Rhinoby David E. Simpson The native herding tribes of Africa are emerging from a century of “white man’s conservation,” which turned their lands into off-limits game reserves. Now, with a new model of conservation, African wildlife is back in their hands and the tribes are vying for a piece of the ecotourism pie. But can poachers become protectors? Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens | |
Poor Us: An Animated History of Povertyby Ben Lewis Explore the history of grand schemes to eradicate poverty, through a combination of animation, archival material, live action, anecdote, and humor. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Why Poverty? | |
Sea Point Daysby Francois Verster The Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town was once once a bastion of apartheid exclusivity. Today it is a mix of age, race, gender, religion, wealth status, and sexual orientation. In a country that will not fully deal with past or present, is all as it appears? Global Perspectives Collection | |
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandelaby Thomas Harris An African American filmmaker explores the life and death of the man who raised him, facing stark questions about South African history, the anti-apartheid movement and his own identity. POV, Global Voices | |
The Water Project: South Africaby Lichaba Nthethe An enlightening quartet of international documentaries designed to bring awareness and attention to the worldwide water crisis. Global Perspectives Collection |

