DIFF26
bios at the Durban International Film Festival 2026
A rolling index of bios reviews, interviews, essays and festival notes from DIFF 2026.
This page will be updated throughout the festival.
Published
DIFF26 |Themba People grieve differently. This is the entire premise of Mngomezulu’s Themba. The entire film is two people grieving differently, and misunderstanding each other’s grief. There is little plot business.
DIFF26 | I Myself Am The Sun An essay on Gayton McKenzie's call for South African blockbusters, the NFVF, Sediba, social cohesion, AI-compliant pitch culture, and the death of chance in state-funded cinema.
DIFF26 | FOSTA Review of Eldon van Aswegen's documentary on DJ Fosta, Bridges For Music, Langa, redemption, music, and the difficulty of making a feelgood film about complicated lives.
DIFF26 | “The Passage Of Time Is Not A Story” An interview with Eldon van Aswegen, director of FOSTA, on thirteen years of footage, the edit, music, memory, animation, and finding the story inside the archive.
Tomorrow
- **DIFF2026 | Dance WIth Me **
Notes
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