The Orphans of Nkandla

Last updated December 28, 2025

The Orphans of Nkandla
Release dates	2004 (2004)
Country	South Africa
Language	English

The Orphans of Nkandla is a 2004 documentary film about AIDS orphans in the South African town of Nkandla, produced and directed by Brian Woods and Deborah Shipley.^[1]

The film won the Flaherty Award for Best Single Documentary at the 2005 British Academy Television Awards.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Film - True Vision". truevisiontv.com.
↑ "2005 Television Flaherty Documentary Award". bafta.org.
↑ "Orphans of Nkandla - True Vision". truevisiontv.com.

External links

The Orphans of Nkandla at IMDb

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