TOM EATON | If you want to make a documentary on Zuma, show him the Manyi
Lights, camera, action ... and lots of resources are needed for an intense, chronological account of the former president’s life
05 October 2022 - 21:33
The problem with cold-calling “all media houses” with an invitation to make a documentary about Jacob Zuma, as the long-suffering Mzwanele Manyi did on Tuesday, is that you are loudly admitting that no legitimate filmmaker has shown any interest in telling Zuma’s story...
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