

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
More than 60,000 of Ernest Cole’s 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost, especially the thousands of pictures he shot in the U.S. Told through Cole’s own writings, the stories of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation and will unravel the mystery of his missing negatives.
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- Language
- French
- photographer
- south africa
- apartheid
- exile
- racial segregation
- racism
- black history
- anti-apartheid
- observational documentary
- life and career
- freelance photographer
- street photography
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)22 Nov 2024
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival11 Oct 2024
- Theatrical (limited)7 Mar 2025
- Digital / OTT157 Apr 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMA 15+Sydney Film Festival12 Jun 2024
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival12 Aug 2024
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival 5 Sept 2024
ChinaCN
- PremiereHainan Island International Film Festival5 Dec 2024
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival20 May 2024
- Theatrical25 Dec 2024
- TVCanal+ Cinéma(s)6 Oct 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1217 Apr 2025
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival11 Apr 2025
ItalyIT
- PremiereFesta del Cinema di Roma25 Oct 2024
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1216 Jan 2025
NorwayNO
- Theatrical1230 May 2025
PolandPL
- PremiereMillennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival8 May 2025
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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found was released on 22 November 2024.
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1- B6/10
Brent Marchant
11/30/2024
Chronicling the atrocities of social, political and ethnic persecution is undeniably a courageous and important act, especially when informing a largely unaware public of the horrendous events unfolding out of view. However, doing so can also take quite a toll on those recording such incidents, as seen in the graphic depictions captured in their accounts. Such was the case for South African photographer Ernest Cole (…
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