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It follows the journey of Ernest Cole as the first black freelance photographer in apartheid South Africa

Documenting the atrocities of social, political and ethnic persecution is undoubtedly a courageous and important act, especially when we inform a largely unaware public of the horrific events that take place out of sight. But it can also take a heavy toll on those who document such incidents, as can be seen in the graphic depictions captured in their reports. Such was the case for South African photographer Ernest Cole (1940–1990), who in the early 1960s created vivid and disturbing images of apartheid in his homeland. He took his life into his own hands in capturing what was happening, often having to shoot covertly and on the run.

This disillusionment, coupled with a deep homesickness and the apparent onset of depression, took its toll on the photographic work that would make him famous

Cole nevertheless managed to capture candid images of the disturbing treatment of blacks at the hands of a brutal, indifferent, insensitive white population, often with the complicity of other Africans. Cole eventually fled to the United States, where he was soon deported by South African authorities for publishing House of Bondage (1967), a book of photographs depicting the barbarity of the country’s apartheid practices, a title that was subsequently banned in his homeland. Once in the States, Cole was dismayed to discover the almost comparable, legally sanctioned prejudices afflicting blacks in the American South under regional Jim Crow laws. He spent the next two decades wandering aimlessly, including internships in Sweden and elsewhere, before returning to the U.S., gradually falling into obscurity (including the mysterious disappearance of his photographic archives) and becoming homeless on the streets of New York City before his death in 1990.

But past the middle, the picture loses direction

Writer-director Raoul Peck documents Cole’s biography through a largely first-person narrative that details the protagonist’s life and glimpses into what are said to be his own words and photographs, a novel approach to presenting his story. And through the first half of the film, the production does it brilliantly. The chronological storytelling style employed at the beginning is often abandoned in favor of a confusing, disjointed timeline. What’s more, Cole’s words occasionally become redundant, and the specifics of his artistic withdrawal (and the associated effects of that decision) remain mysterious and inexplicable, with many pieces of the puzzle conveniently missing.

Unfortunately, these changes in direction undermine all the goodwill the filmmaker worked so hard to build up in the first place

It’s also puzzling how Cole is somehow able to offer observations on events that took place after his death, such as the miraculous but inexplicable rediscovery of much of his archival material in a Swedish bank vault in 2017. This is certainly a confusing development, as it affects certain aspects of the film that worked well to begin with, such as its skillful editing, which doesn’t hold up nearly as well in the latter. To its credit, a few elements remain consistent throughout, such as LaKeith Stanfield’s captivating narration as the protagonist, Alexei Aigui’s excellent original score, and the fine selection of photographs and archival footage used to tell Cole’s story. If this release had been as well put together in the second half as it was in the first, it would have been a truly excellent documentary.

But as it stands, it feels like an offering that was only half-finished, which is a regrettable outcome for a compelling story about a talented, enigmatic character

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