VarietyMar 2

‘Rising Giants’ Documentary Set to Follow Fate of Africa’s World Cup Hopefuls in Search of Elusive Soccer Glory (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/global/rising-giants-documentary-africa-world-cup-1236673256/

VarietyMar 2

‘Rising Giants’ Documentary Set to Follow Fate of Africa’s World Cup Hopefuls in Search of Elusive Soccer Glory (EXCLUSIVE)
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https://variety.com/2026/film/global/rising-giants-documentary-africa-world-cup-1236673256/

'Rising Giants' Documentary Follows African World Cup Hopefuls

The documentary feature, from 'Umbrella Men' director John Barker, will follow the African teams competing at this summer's World Cup.

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Show threadanarchofggtJan 26, 2025

@workingclasshistory has an excellent two-part podcast interview with John Barker.

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VarietyFeb 28, 2024

‘Umbrella Men’s’ John Barker Prepping ‘Last Dance’-Style Docuseries About South Africa’s 1996 Championship Soccer Squad (EXCLUSIVE)
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https://variety.com/2024/film/global/john-barker-bafana-the-boys-1235924946/

John Barker Prepping Docuseries About South African Soccer Champs

The director is prepping a six-part limited series about the African champions who riveted and uplifted the post-apartheid nation.

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