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22/11/2024 Documentary 1h 45m
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Overview

More than 60,000 of Ernest Cole’s 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost, especially the thousands of pictures he shot in the U.S. Told through Cole’s own writings, the stories of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation and will unravel the mystery of his missing negatives.

  1. Raoul Peck

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. LaKeith Stanfield

    Ernest Cole (Voice over)

  2. Raoul Peck

    Ernest Cole (French voice over)

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A review by Brent Marchant
Written by Brent Marchant on 2024-11-30
Chronicling the atrocities of social, political and ethnic persecution is undeniably a courageous and important act, especially when informing a largely unaware public of the horrendous events unfolding out of view. However, doing so can also take quite a toll on those recording such incidents, as seen in the graphic depictions captured in their accounts. Such was the case for South African photographer Ernest Cole (1940-1990), who snapped vivid, troubling images of apartheid in his homeland in the early 1960s. In doing so, he took his life in his hands when photographing what was occurring, o...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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