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By Buhle Andisiwe Made

DocLove and the Documentary Filmmakers’ Association are back again in Makhanda, and on 28 July screened the documentary film, One Take Grace by Lindiwe Matshikiza.

Matshikiza, a former Rhodes University Drama student and a member of the Matshikiza family of writing and creative art luminaries, is now a filmmaker and creative.

She chose the Rhodes University Theatre for the screening as it was the place where she developed her process-based creative practice.

One Take Grace has stacked up international accolades since its release, including Winner of the Best International Feature in the 2022 Montreal International Documentary Festival, Winner of Best Feature Documentary in the Blackstar Film Festival, and Winner of the Envision Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 2022 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

It has been nominated for several other awards.

Developed over a decade, the film follows the life of Mothi