Critically acclaimed film The Wound (Inxeba) stays winning. The award winning film received 8 nominations at the South African Film and Television Awards including Best Directing, Best Feature Film and Best Actor – Feature Film for Nakhane. However, the opening of the film in South Africa has been followed with protests and cancellation at some…
The nominees for the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards are here. GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, announced the nominees live from the Sundance Film Festival. The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media…
The 2017 edition of Tunisia’s Carthage Film Festival wrapped up with LGBT themed films winning big. “The Wound” was the recipient of the Tanit d’Argent, the second prize at the Festival. Directed by John Trengove, the South African film explores masculinity and sexuality in the Xhosa culture. Nada Mezni Hafaiedh’s “Upon the Shadow” was also…
Critically acclaimed South African film ‘The Wound’ is South Africa’s submission for the foreign-language category for the Oscars. The movie was selected by the National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) last week. Directed by John Trengove and starring Nakhane, the film explores masculinity and sexuality in a traditional South African setting. ‘The Wound’ screened at the Durban International Film…
Critically acclaimed film, The Wound is not getting love from all sides. amaXhosa king Zwelonke Sigcawu is seeking to stop the distribution of the film. According to his lawyer, he says there are limits to the extent customs can be exposed. News24 is reporting that Sigcawu wants to talk to the film producers “amicably” before approaching…
Remember our post on The Wound early this week? Well, the film screened at the Durban International Film Festival and lead actor Nakhane, alongside the film’s director John Trengove picked up major awards at the just concluded awards ceremony. Nakhane won the award for Best Actor, while Trengove picked up the directing award. Nakhane shared his excitement…
John Trengove’s The Wound is set for it’s U.S release. It chronicles the initiation rites of a South African tribe, as tradition and modernity collide when an urbanized businessman from Johannesburg resolves to expose his 17-year-old son to the circumcision ceremony of his old tribe. The critically acclaimed film has been in the news not…
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