Encounters Film Festival

This year, we rise. With a sharp eye and a bold heart, @EncountersDoc brings the finest in non-fiction — stories that speak, stir, and stand tall. Join us in Cape Town and Johannesburg from 19–29 June for powerful premieres, in-depth Q&As, and unmissable industry events.

Playing at: V&A, The Zone @ Rosebank

Abo Zaabal 89(F/F)

Abo Zaabal 89(F/F)

Albie: A Strange Alchemy (F/F)

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Albie: A Strange Alchemy (F/F)

And She Didn't Die (F/F)

And She Didn't Die (F/F)

Anselm (F/F)

Between the Ordinary and the Uncanny Shorts Block (F/F)

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Between the Ordinary and the Uncanny Shorts Block (F/F)

Brief Tender Light (F/F)

Brief Tender Light (F/F)

Brink of Dreams, The (F/F)

Brink of Dreams, The (F/F)

Currents of Resilience Shorts Block (F/F)

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Currents of Resilience Shorts Block (F/F)

Death by Discrimination Shorts Block (F/F)

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Death by Discrimination Shorts Block (F/F)

Didy (F/F)

Fragments of a Forgotten Land Shorts Block (F/F)

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Fragments of a Forgotten Land Shorts Block (F/F)

How to Build a Library (F/F)

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How to Build a Library (F/F)

In Her Name Shorts Block (F/F)

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In Her Name Shorts Block (F/F)

Intercepted (F/F)

Intercepted (F/F)

Kabul Chaos (F/F)

Kabul Chaos (F/F)

Khartoum (F/F)

Land’s Silent Witness Shorts Block, The (F/F)

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Land’s Silent Witness Shorts Block, The (F/F)

Matabeleland (F/F)

Matabeleland (F/F)

Misty: The Erroll Garner Story (F/F)

Misty: The Erroll Garner Story (F/F)

More Than Meets the Eye Shorts Block (F/F)

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More Than Meets the Eye Shorts Block (F/F)

Mothers of Chibok (F/F)

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Mothers of Chibok (F/F)

Roots of Resistance Shorts Block (F/F)

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Roots of Resistance Shorts Block (F/F)

Shadow Scholars, The (F/F)

Shadow Scholars, The (F/F)

Shifting Baselines (F/F)

Shifting Baselines (F/F)

Thinking Game, The (F/F)

Thinking Game, The (F/F)

This is Ballroom (Salão De Baile) (F/F)

This is Ballroom (Salão De Baile) (F/F)

Tree of Authenticity, The (F/F)

Tree of Authenticity, The (F/F)

Union (F/F)

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Unmasking the Self Shorts Block (F/F)

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Unmasking the Self Shorts Block (F/F)

Walk, The (F/F)

Walk, The (F/F)

Where Zebus Speak French (F/F)

Where Zebus Speak French (F/F)

Yintah (F/F)

Yumi (F/F)

Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk (F/F)

Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk (F/F)