2020 HIGHLIGHT REEL
Oct 23, 2020
4 minutes
COMPILED BY
ASHLEIGH ROMAN
Best groundbreaking documentary
Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning For Sama is my top pick for 2020. It not only offers a powerful account of the war in Syria, but it does so from the perspective of new mother Waad al-Kateab, and the love and fears she has for her family against this violent backdrop.
MANDISA ZITHA, festival director of Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
SONGS OF THE YEAR
My favourite song for 2020 is How Deep is the Ocean by Diana Krall, off her album This Dream of You. Everything about it is cool: it’s understated, mysterious, simple, poignant and unpretentious. Her voice is at its gentlest, yet still firmly in control. I
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