So many of us think our parents are inspirational, Check what Robert De Niro is doing to honour his late father.
In an upcoming documentary on the late Muammar Gaddafi, some of the Libyan dictator’s sick and perverted habits are revealed. ‘Mad Dog: Inside the Secret World of Muammar Gaddafi’, reveals among other things, his university sex dens and his home corpse freezers.
Where there is oil there will be greed. Rachel Boynton is the director of a documentary described by critics as a real life ‘There Will Be Blood.’ Backed by the cash of Executive Producer, Brad Pitt, she follows the story of Ghana’s troubled commercialization of it’s oil fields, and the militants in Nigeria combating the corruption that their oil wealth caused.
Imagine a world without burgers – it’s scary, we now. This documentary created by Burger King features people that never knew burgers even existed trying them out for the first time. Our favourite is the guy who says he prefers seal meat.
Over a century ago, 600 Afrikaner Boer families left South Africa for remote Patagonia. This community survives to this day – but is on the verge of dying out. This is a teaser for the documentary feature film in production, The Boers at the End of the World. Follow the project, here. Read an extensive story […]
Mitt Romney appeared alongside Jimmy Fallon on ‘Late Night’ last Friday, and performed with him as they slow jammed the news.
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, otherwise known as the FLDS, is one of the most secretive and mysterious cults in America.
There’s nothing quite as fun as mocking old-school music videos. And Noel Gallagher does it best.
Film maker Will Burrard-Lucas shot this stunning footage of the flora and fauna of the Serengeti with his “BeetleCopter” drone. Just rest your eyes for a while and give that TPS report a skip.
The Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Daxing, China, is one of over 400 prison-like ‘rehabilitation centres’ that seek to ‘deprogram’ teens, and wean them off their crippling addiction to the world wide web.
‘Free Inside’ is a documentary filmed from within the confines of Pollsmoor prison.
Meet Thalente Biyela. His story reads like millions of others in our country: he grew up with an abusive stepfather, he sold drugs on the streets of Durban to survive, and has been homeless since his mother passed away at age 11.
Local film maker, Ben Jay Crossman got in touch with us recently to share his video series, titled ‘The Streets Of Fietas’. The series is a stark insight into the lives of the residents of one of Johannesburg’s poorest suburbs, as they battle drug addiction. This is part three of three.
Local film maker, Ben Jay Crossman got in touch with us recently to share his video series, titled ‘The Streets Of Fietas’. The series is a stark insight into the lives of the residents of one of Johannesburg’s poorest suburbs, as they battle drug addiction. This is part two of three.
Local film maker, Ben Jay Crossman got in touch with us recently to share his video series, titled ‘The Streets Of Fietas’. The series is a stark insight into the lives of the residents of one of Johannesburg’s poorest suburbs, as they battle drug addiction. This is part one of three.
Anyone between the age of 25 and 45 (and a few either side) will be very excited about this. They’ve actually gone and made a documentary about Street Fighter, the absolute classic arcade fighter game. Check it out – it’s glorious..
German director Werner Herzog directed this chilling documentary which details stories of people who are living with the effects of texting and driving.
We’re slightly late to the game with this one, but we are pleased to have nabbed it for you before it drifted into the back catalogues of the internet. Directed by Cale Jansen and Reuven Kustanovich, ‘King Of The Jack’ is a three part web mockumentary documenting the sporting times of three competitive lawn bowls enthusiasts, Ron ‘The Swan’ Morton, Tim […]
You know them, you love them, you’ve slow danced with your sweetheart at one of their gigs – The Wedding DJs are a Cape Town music scene institution, and a local film maker has been following them for 12 years, culminating in the production of this 40-minute documentary, “Dancing For Money”. Here’s the description under the […]
In a documentary aired on Britain’s Channel 5 last night, the late Reeva Steenkamp’s parents revealed shocking details of their daughter’s relationship with Oscar Pistorius Reeva’s mother June details a conversation she had with her daughter and begs for answers why Oscar Pistorius shot thier ‘baby’.
No your fantasy is not coming true, and mermaids still don’t exist, but this fake documentary has angered some people. The fake documentary aired on the Animal Planet on Sunday, with the network describing the documentary as “science fiction based on some real events and scientific theory.”
It’s here. The controversial BBC documentary, “Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened” has hit the internet, in full length. The documentary may come across as slightly tacky, but in terms of pure turn-around time, you have to admire the skills of the BBC. This must have been commissioned on the same morning that news broke of […]
For over four years, the BBC searched the African continent to find and film unfamiliar wildlife, surprising behaviour and new landscapes for the BBC’s new Africa series. The Africa series is however drawing to a close, with only one geographic still to be covered on BBC Knowledge, DSTV Channel 184. Episode one was filmed […]
A mockumentary about a local armed response company and what they get up to on a day-to-day basis, is such a perfect recipe for local comedy, the mere thought got me giddy. And boy did they not disappoint. Please watch this pilot – you won’t regret it.. Armed Response – Pilot Episode, “Education” from Donovan […]
Hot damn, now this is what we call mutually gratifying. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese will direct and produce an authorized HBO documentary on former US President and cigar connoisseur, Bill Clinton. Clinton (heretofore referred to as “Bubba”) has agreed to fully cooperate with Scorsese on the production — though studio execs aren’t saying whether the doccie will include details […]
Releasing December 7, Breaking the Taboo is a documentary made by Sir Richard Branson’s son Sam which sets out the case for decriminalising drugs. Some big names are backing the venture, including Morgan Freeman and Kate Winslet.
Yesterday marked the 60th birthday of recently re-elected Russian President, Vladimir Putin. In celebration of the momentous occasion, the President graced his citizens with a first-person documentary which depicted his abilities as the tireless, hard-working, unexaggerated national treasure that he believes he is.
“Rhinos Under Threat” is a new YouTube documentary aiming to raise public awareness of the current crisis faced by poaching. It launched at the Rio+20 Conference earlier this week. See the full 28-minute film inside, however be warned that it might be upsetting for sensitive viewers.
‘Searching For Sugar Man’ won the audience and grand prize awards for documentary at Sundance this year. That’s pretty damn awesome for a South African inspired film. Narrated by Cape town’s very own Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman (Mabu Vinyl) I can guarantee you this thing is going to EXPLODE. Synopsis: Aspiring ’70s folk rock musician Rodriguez […]
You just cannot make this stuff up! Fight Church is an upcoming documentary about the combination of Christianity and Mixed Martial Arts. The film follows several pastors and fighters in a quest to reconcile their faith with this violent sport.