Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
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.
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Raoul Peck Director · Ernest Cole Writer Alexei Aigui Composer
United States release November 22, 2024 · Produced in France, United States · Languages English, French
Production
Velvet Film
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France · United States
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Original title
Ernest Cole, photographe
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 20, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · November 22, 2024
Limited theatrical
Australia
June 12, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 12, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
December 5, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
France
December 25, 2024 · Theatrical
October 6, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Germany
April 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 11, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · Festa del Cinema di Roma
Netherlands
January 16, 2025 · Theatrical
Norway
May 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
May 8, 2025 · Premiere · Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Portugal
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 11, 2025 · Premiere · Joburg Film Festival
March 28, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · 20. Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 7, 2025 · Limited theatrical
April 7, 2025 · Digital
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