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 ...

We spoke to the actor, director and screenwriter about her bold behind-the-camera debut "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" ...

It’s 1980 in Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, and a war rages, while a high-stakes election could change this country ...

Embeth Davidtz reveals how her directorial debut, 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight' was inspired in part by Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, and other unrivaled filmmakers she worked with as an ...

Actor Embeth Davidtz is a familiar presence in Hollywood movies and television shows. In her career that spans over 30 years, ...

Director Embeth Davidtz’s film, based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of the same name, follows Bobo (Lexi Venter) as she grows up on her family’s farm in Zimbabwe during the war-torn 1980’s. After the ...

NEED TO KNOW Actress and director Embeth Davidtz played the beloved teacher Miss Honey in the 1996 film Matilda Recently, TikTok users have been putting a voiceover from the film about the teacher ...

NEED TO KNOW Actress and director Embeth Davidtz played the beloved teacher Miss Honey in the 1996 film Matilda Recently, TikTok users have been putting a voiceover from the film about the teacher's ...

Davidtz, 59, says she fell in love with the character, too, "the first time I read the book. I just loved her gentleness, and was so excited to explore that." On the set of the film, which also ...

It marks the feature directorial debut of South African-American actress Embeth Davidtz. The film depicts 8-year-old Bobo's life on her family's Rhodesian farm during the Bush War's final stages.

Embeth Davidtz’s directorial debut, Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight, will be released on July 11, 2025 in Los Angeles and New York, before expanding in the following weeks.

Davidtz was on hand for a Q&A at the Riviera Theatre yesterday afternoon, where she spoke about having stumbled on the precocious non-actor Ventor after extensive auditions of professionals. “It had ...