The Wound
Celebrating Black Stories
•
1h 28m
Directed by John Trengove • Drama • 2017 • South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France • Xhosa with English subtitles
Starring Mallory Wanecque, Timéo Mahaut, Johan Heldenbergh
Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "The Wound" is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid South Africa’s Xhosa culture that caused controversy and sparked crucial conversations in its home country.
Up Next in Celebrating Black Stories
-
Banel & Adama
Directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy • Drama • 2024 • Senegal, France, Mali, Qatar • Pulaar with English subtitles
Starring Khady Mane, Mamadou Diallo, Binta Racine SyBanel and Adama are fiercely in love. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But duty dictates that Adama accept the role of ...
-
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene ...
Directed by Sara Fishko • Documentary • 2016 • US • English
Featuring Sam Stephenson, Carla Bley, Steve ReichIn 1950s Manhattan, a dingy loft building becomes the home and obsession of the brilliant photographer W. Eugene Smith – who leaves his family and moves there to live the artist’s life. ...
-
Trouble the Water
Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin • Documentary • 2008 • US • English
Featuring Brian Nobles, Wink Rivers, Kimberly Rivers RobertsWinner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. “Trouble the Water” takes you inside ...
