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

Embeth Davidtz tells PEOPLE about observing the work of great directors as an actress and what she took with her when making ...

Embeth Davidtz is excited to see her family proud of her hard work. Speaking with PEOPLE about Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs ...

Embeth Davidtz directs child discovery Lexi Venter in 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight,' an adaptation of Alexandra Fuller's memoir. Review.

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

Though not perfect, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is, by most measures, a rousing success and an impressive debut for ...

In her screenplay, Davidtz zeroed in on the portion of the book when 8-year-old Bobo (Lexi Vinter) is living on her parents' farm in Rhodesia, the former Zimbabwe. As the country's 1980 prime minister ...

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

Davidtz was inspired by Terrence Malick films like "Badlands" and "Days of Heaven," and the young girls' narrations, as well as Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun," in which the end of a colonial ...

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 by Alexandra Fuller spanning more than two decades, beginning when she is ...

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

Embeth Davidtz directs a scene on location in South Africa during filming of “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” an adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir of the same name.