France / May 20, 2024 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
More than 60,000 of Ernest Cole’s 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost, especially the thousands of pictures he shot in the U.S. Told through Cole’s own writings, the stories of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation and will unravel the mystery of his missing negatives.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ernest Cole, photographe |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | France, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Velvet Film, Velvet Film, ARTE France Cinéma |
| Release date | 22 novembre 2024 |
| Executive producer | Laurence Lascary |
| Production | Olivier Père, Tamara Rosenberg, Raoul Peck |
| Writer | Raoul Peck |
| Editing | Marie Pascaud |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Held, Moses Tau, Raoul Peck |
| Assistant directors | Raoul Peck |
| Camera operators | Wolfgang Held, Moses Tau, Raoul Peck |
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| Additional photography | Wolfgang Held, Moses Tau, Raoul Peck |
| Music | Alexei Aigui, Victor Praud, Romain Anklewicz, Stéphane Thiébaut, Aymeric Devoldère |
| Sound | Victor Praud, Romain Anklewicz, Stéphane Thiébaut, Aymeric Devoldère, Alexei Aigui |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Jun 12, 2024 / MA 15+ / Sydney Film Festival
Canada / Sep 05, 2024 / Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea / Oct 04, 2024 / 12 / Busan International Film Festival
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Switzerland / Oct 06, 2024 / 20. Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 11, 2024 / BFI London Film Festival
Italy / Oct 25, 2024 / Festa del Cinema di Roma
China / Dec 05, 2024 / Hainan Island International Film Festival
South Africa / Mar 11, 2025 / Joburg Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 11, 2025 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Poland / May 08, 2025 / Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Nov 22, 2024
United Kingdom / Mar 07, 2025
Theatrical release
France / Dec 25, 2024
Netherlands / Jan 16, 2025 / 12
South Africa / Mar 28, 2025
Germany / Apr 17, 2025 / 12
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Spain / May 15, 2025
Norway / May 30, 2025 / 12
Portugal / Sep 25, 2025
Digital
United Kingdom / Apr 07, 2025 / 15
TV
France / Oct 06, 2025 / Canal+ Cinéma(s)
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