In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family was going back. Davidtz, a ...

Writer-director Embeth Davidtz offers a beguiling film inspired by Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir about her childhood in ...

Seven-year-old performer Lexi Venter delivers a feral, unforgettable performance in "Schindler's List" actor Embeth Davidtz’s ...

Embeth Davidtz told UPI her memories from working with Steven Spielberg and Robert Altman influenced her own directorial debut, "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight," in theaters Friday.

Bobo, a white girl growing up on a farm in Africa, has a mop of unruly hair, smudgy cheeks, and a fondness for cigarettes at ...

Based on the bestselling memoir of the same name by Alexandra Fuller, the film “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” explores a violent period of transition in Zimbabwe’s history — through the eyes of ...

The film tells the story of Rhodesia’s transformation from British colony into the independent nation of Zimbabwe through a ...

Embeth Davidtz was a hard-working actress, and then she found her voice as a writer/director. Thanks to a cancelled series, ...

It took Embeth Davidtz six years to bring "Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight" to the big screen. It's based on a 2001 memoir ...

Director Embeth Davidtz discusses how current events and her childhood in South Africa inspired "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs ...

And it’s where she’d return decades later to direct her first film, “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” a poetic and deeply personal adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir about ...

Embeth Davidtz drew on her childhood in Africa to adapt Alexandra Fuller’s memoir. ... like Fuller’s mother, a complex figure who struggled with trauma, alcohol and mental health.