For the second year in a row, the L’Oeil d’or prize – the top award for documentary at the Cannes Film Festival – is being shared by two films. The award announced on the Croisette today went to Ernest Cole: Lost and Found , directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck , and The Brink of Dreams , directed by Ayman El Amir and Nada Riyadh . Peck’s film centers on the titular South African photographer who documented life under apartheid for his country’s oppressed Black population.
Actor LaKeith Stanfield voices writings from the late artist in the film. Ernest Cole: Lost and Found premiered in the Special Screenings section of Cannes. Related Stories Festivals What's In The Running To Win The Palme d'Or & Other Cannes Awards This Weekend? Festivals Donald Trump Tries To Halt 'The Apprentice' Hitting The Big Screen With Cease & Desist Demand; "Fair & Balanced" Producers Say Of Film Director Raoul Peck at the Deadline Studio during the 77th Cannes Film Festival presented by NEOM on May 22, 2024.
Michael Buckner/Deadline via Getty Images The L’Oeil d’or jury – comprised of president Nicolas Philibert, as well as Dyana Gaye, Elise Jalladeau, Francis Legault and Mina Kavani – wrote, “A film that follows the journey of a young South African photographer during the apartheid era. In 1967, at the age of 27, Ernest Cole published a book on the horrors of his country’s regime, the publication of which forced him into exile in the United States and Europe, ne.
