ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND

By Raoul PECK

PHOTON FILMS AND MEDIA - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, VOD, CANADA

Documentary - Completed 2024

Raoul Peck’s search for the soul of Ernest Cole, this great yet overlooked artist, is nestled in an international thriller which traces back the steps of his turmoil, and the legacy of his timeless and poetic pictures.

    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Director(s)
    • Raoul PECK
    • Synopsis
    • Ernest Cole was the first black freelance photographer in South Africa, whose early pictures laid bare the injustices of apartheid for a world audience.
      Cole was exiled to the US, where his experiences were far from his expectations of the American Dream.