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The executive producer behind Netflix's seven-part documentary sat down with Black Film Wire to talk about the freedom fighter the world loved to hate, the twelve years it took to earn her trust, and why he refuses to let anyone turn her into either a saint or a devil. The Trials of Winnie Mandela, streaming on Netflix across Africa. Image courtesy of Netflix. A quick note before you dive in: this is a long one, longer than our usual interviews. It earns it. Twelve years, thr

Four writers from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Cameroon are a week into a six-month program turning original series ideas into pilot scripts, with a pitch at Series Mania waiting at the finish line. Official AuthenticA 2026 cohort photo | From L-R Lindsey Addawoo, Sahndra Fon Dufe,Phumi Morare, Lateefah Mayaki | Black Film Wire The Realness Institute has named the four screenwriters selected for the 2026 AuthenticA Series Lab, and for the first time since the program laun