Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

This documentary examines the life and work of South African photographer Ernest Cole, who used his art to expose the brutality of the apartheid regime. After publishing House of Bondage in 1967, Cole lived in exile across Europe and New York. The film explores his artistic struggles and his frustration with global indifference toward South Africa's racial violence. A central focus is the mysterious discovery of over 60,000 of his 35mm film negatives in a Stockholm bank vault in 2017, including thousands of images from the United States that were long believed to be gone. The narrative is constructed using Cole's own writings, his photographs, and testimonies from those close to him.

Directed by Raoul Peck, the film follows his previous works including The Young Karl Marx and I Am Not Your Negro. It is a joint production from the United States and France, involving companies such as ARTE France Cinéma and Magnolia Pictures. The cast features LaKeith Stanfield providing the English voice-over for Cole, while Peck provides the French voice-over. The movie has a runtime of 105 minutes. On TMDB, the film holds a rating of 7.6/10 based on 17 votes.