What is it about the holiday season and heartwarming tales revolving around an orphan who’s miraculously saved by some selfless act of charity? This year’s contribution to the tried-and-true genre is The Blind Side, a real-life story based on Michael Lewis’ best seller of the same name. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a …
How Not to Write About Africa Narrated by Djimon Hounsou (Video)
Djimon Hounsou tells “How Not to Write About Africa” a story written by Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina. The short film is directed by Jesse Dylan/Free Form. Film shot at one of W Hotel locations. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west …
Jennifer Husdson to Play Winnie Mandela
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in an upcoming film that chronicles the ex wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The film will be directed by South African film-maker Darrell J. Roodt, who is also responsible for films like “Cry,” “The Beloved Country” and “Sarafina.” Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® …
End Game (Film Review), South African Docudrama Chronicles Demise of Apartheid
While most people are well aware of the years of civil unrest which led to the demise of Apartheid in 1994, not as many know about the secret talks that simultaneously transpired for almost a decade between the South African government and the African National Congress (ANC), the political party spearheading the independence movement. Since …
The End of Poverty? Globalization Documentary Discusses Paradox of Poverty in Era of Unparalleled Wealth
Why have so many Third World countries remained impoverished and underdeveloped even after gaining their independence from the European nations which had conquered and colonized them? This is the basic question addressed by The End of Poverty, an incendiary expose’ directed by Philippe Diaz. In essence, this damning documentary is a history lesson about the …