@EncountersDoc

The official account of Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. #BackTogether from 4 - 14 June 2026

 Joburg, Pretoria & Cape Town
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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 16
📰 Artistic vulnerability: Concerto & More – film review by Michelle Abuti “The process of creating art is a vulnerable one.” - Michelle Abuti Read here👉 moderntimes.review/artistic-… #TalentPress @EncountersDoc

Artistic vulnerability: Concerto, Curtain Call, Just Because I'm a Street Kid

Three short films peek behind the kimono of the art-making process and the realities of the art we consume.

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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 16
📰 Articulating instability: Broken Windows & More – film review by Elijah Oluwanisola “They collectively articulate different ways of articulating instability.” - Elijah Oluwanisola Read here👉 moderntimes.review/articulat… #TalentPress @EncountersDoc

Articulating instability: Broken Windows, Eyes to See, & My Jebba Story

Across three shorts presented within the Encounters SA International Documentary film festival shorts programme, social, ephemeral and epistemic instability are approached through distinct, not-eas...

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Mmabatho Montsho@MmabathoMontshoJun 17
A big thank you to everyone who supported our @EncountersDoc festival premiere run, and made it the success it was. I appreciate you deeply. If you’d like updates with upcoming screenings, click here mmondaypictures.com/ and join our mailing list. Glory to the Most High ❤️
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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 15
📰 Amigo the Griot – film review by Harouna Neya “Artistic creation is no longer mere entertainment. It becomes a form of therapy to overcome the hardships and traumas they have endured.” - Harouna Neya Read here👉 moderntimes.review/marginal-… #TalentPress @EncountersDoc

Marginal neighbourhoods: Amigo the Griot, Just because I'm a Street Kid, My Jebba Story

Three short films from Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival look at urban African life through figures who refuse victimhood.

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mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻@manofcolor_Jun 15
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@EncountersDoc wrapped! Thank you to Dr. Ziyana Lategan for moderating yesterday’s panel for us! and thank you to everyone who came to see the film!
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documentary film.
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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 14
Reflecting on an amazing 28th edition. Can’t wait for the next one, congratulations @EncountersDoc team! #Encounters #TalentPress #TalentsDurban2026 #DurbanFilmMart #DFM2026
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mpho a. ndaba 🌘🌻@manofcolor_Jun 14
I am doing to a panel later on this film, on which I was one of the producers! the session is oversubscribed unfortunately (a good problem to have nonetheless).
Encounters Festival@EncountersDocJun 13
The Hour After Midnight at Ster-Kinekor V&A Waterfront is officially sold out. A full house gathers tomorrow to witness the story of Dr Neil Aggett and the decades-long pursuit of truth, justice and accountability. #Encounters2025 #TheHourAfterMidnight #SoldOut
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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 13
📰 The Eyes of Ghana – film review by Elijah Oluwanisola “The Eyes of Ghana is the archive of an archive—a document of history and the human vessel preserving it.” - Elijah Oluwanisola Read here👉moderntimes.review/the-eyes-… #TalentPress @EncountersDoc

The Eyes of Ghana

Chris Hesse’s memories of Kwame Nkrumah anchor 'The Eyes of Ghana', a moving yet formally uneven study of cinema and historical preservation.

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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 13
📰 Truck Mama – film review by Michelle Abuti “One cannot help but wonder what other milestones that she may have missed while on the road.” - Michelle Abuti Read here👉 moderntimes.review/truck-mam… #TalentPress @EncountersDoc

Truck Mama

Zipporah Nyaruri’s 'Truck Mama' offers an intimate portrait of Evaline, whose work on the road comes at a deep maternal cost.

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Kate Stegeman@KatesCuriousJun 12
We unfortunately can't make it so I have two tickets for tonight's @EncountersDoc showing of Eyes of Ghana at the Labia, 6.30pm, if anyone wants them (free)? The film is about Chris Hesse, personal cameraman to Ghana’s revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah in scarcely seen footage.
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Mmabatho Montsho@MmabathoMontshoJun 12
Our last 2 screenings of Marxism & Period Pains at the @EncountersDoc Festival are this weekend. Please come through and engage. 🩸🎬 Tswhane: sterkinekor.com/f/marxism-an… Cape Town: sterkinekor.com/f/marxism-an…

Marxism & Period Pain (F/F)

Marxism & Period Pain (13PG) Dir. Mmabatho Montsho | South Africa | 2026 | 75 minutes<...

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@EmmiieTLOJun 11
Mmabatho Montsho campaigns for menstrual leave in new docu “It is a real reality. Many women experience that level of pain every month and they still have to show up at work or school,” says Montsho
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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 11
📰 Kikuyu Land – film review by Michelle Abuti “We cut away to b-roll shots of Kenya’s breathtaking landscape, depicting lush highlands dotted with tea plantations, Kenya’s most important...” - Michelle Abuti Read here👉 moderntimes.review/kikuyu-la… #TalentPress @EncountersDoc
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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 11
📰 My Father and Qaddafi – film review by Harouna Neya “Using television archives, she sets out to trace the course of history. Alongside this, she highlights her mother’s struggle during that time” - Harouna Neya Read here👉tinyurl.com/eb5rf574 #TalentPress @EncountersDoc

My Father and Qaddafi

A daughter searches for truth after her father’s disappearance under Qaddafi.

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"And She Didn’t Die", a South African film directed by Kethiwe Ngcobo​,​ won the Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman,​ in the 8th edition of the acclaimed award, the Ladima Foundation announce​d, adding that the honor is bestowed in partnership with the Afrikamera Film Festival​. youtube.com/watch?v=-ykekRY7… As part of the award, the film will be screened during the AFRIKAMERA 2026 edition REFLECT, in Berlin in November and will be featured in the festival program, celebrating diverse African storytelling in cinema. ​African Renaissance Television (ARTS TV) congratulates Kethiwe Ngcobo on the great achievement! @LadimaAfrica​ @dokfes​t​ #Encounters2023 #adiahaaward​ @EncountersDoc
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Talents Durban@TalentsDurbanJun 10
We’re thrilled to cover this year's @EncountersDoc! 🎬✨ Catch insights on the lineup & the exciting future of African documentary filmmaking. Follow our site for reviews & interviews to get the inside scoop: 👇 🔗shorturl.at/AfJlC #Encounters28 #TalentPress #DFM2026
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NFVF Council member, Ms Nobuntu Dubazana with MEC Ricardo Mackenzie and Ayanda Msebenzi of The Isivivane Centre, Bertha Movie House eKhayalitsha. Ms Dubazana watched the documentary “Notes From The Underground” during the opening weekend of the @encountersdoc Film Festival.
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Met Mandisa Zitha, Director of Encounters @EncountersDoc , as we explored opportunities to strengthen the arts, film sector and creative industries. Please support film ⬇️⬇️ Visit encounters.co.za for the programme and tickets. 🎬 #Encounters2026 – at Cape Town, South Africa
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Nduduzo Nyanda@Nduduzo86Jun 8
My friend did a thing... absolutely beautiful piece. Check it out if you can #Wonder #EncountersFilmFestival26
Encounters Festival@EncountersDocJun 7
🎬 SONDER | African Premiere A powerful exploration of Black Zulu queer masculinities, intimacy, identity, and survival in Johannesburg's inner-city hostels. 📍 CT Labia — Today | 6:30PM 📍 JHB Rosebank — 11 June | 8:15PM + Q&A encounters.co.za/film/sonder…
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African Couch Potato@africancouchpotJun 8
Kick-starting the week is an insightful conversation with @encountersdoc festival director, Mandisa Zitha. She opens up about her role, curatorship around the films and programme, and the rise of shorts (short documentary films). Click here to listen: buzzsprout.com/2220442/episo…
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Watched Notes from the Underground at Bertha Movie House Isivivana in Khayelitsha as part of #Encounters2026. 🎬 A documentary capturing history, creativity and impact of Cape Town Hip Hop through voices of legends such as @DJReadyD Ready D, Isaac Mutant, Lyrix @EncountersDoc – at Khayelitsha, South Africa
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