Few photographers have risked as much as Ernest Cole, and the new documentary Ernest Cole: Lost and Found brings the life and work of the exiled South African photographer into sharp focus. Directed by Raoul Peck and narrated by Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield, the film will be released in cinemas on March 7, 2025, following its prestigious L'Œil d'Or, Le Prix Du Documentaire win at Cannes 2024.
Cole is renowned as one of the most important documentary photographers in history, chronicling the reality and brutality of Apartheid in South Africa. His landmark 1967 photo book House of Bondage exposed the brutal realities of the Apartheid era in South Africa through a courageous lens.
