Helena Spring

#SouthAfrican Independent Film Producer with 30+ Award-Winning films to credit. #SAFilms #Producer Latest: Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight

[Sony Pictures Classics @sonyclassics]

🎉 Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, directed by Embeth Davidtz, has been named to IndieWire’s Best Films of 2025 – Best First Film by Anne Thompson!

[Sony Pictures Classics @sonyclassics]

#DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight has made AP’s Best Movies of 2025 rank by AP film writers.

Now available in the Academy Screening Room.

[Helena Spring @helenaspring1]

Great interview! #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight #EmbethDavidtz - Now in local cinemas.
🙏 @947 @Anele https://t.co/mBwL4Hr8nX

[Sony Pictures Classics @sonyclassics]

#DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight has been awarded the Best South African feature at the 2025 Durban International Film Festival! 🐕See it yourself, now playing in select cities #DLGTTDT

[Ster-Kinekor @sterkinekor]

DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT is now showing at #Sterkinekor

A hauntingly beautiful journey through love, loss, and a family’s bond to a country in transition.

Book now and see Alexandra Fuller’s unforgettable memoir: https://t.co/cAHCaw9ZWT

[Helena Spring @helenaspring1]

Bringing it home! The South African premiere of #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight \ #EmbethDavidtz & our powerful cast in a film that’s already sparking conversation. #DIFF2025

[Bob Strauss @bscritic]

Co-staring in her impressive feature-directing debut #DontLetsGototheDogsTonight, #EmbethDavidtz pulls off the tough trick of humanizing white Rhodesian colonizers on the brink of losing it. The film's real star, 7-year-old #LexiVenter, is an anarchic, truth-seeking find.

[Helena Spring @helenaspring1]

"Lexi Venter, an extraordinary first-time actor who gives, at age 7, one of the more compelling child performances in recent memory" via @AP 3/4⭐️
#DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight limited theatrical release in LA & NY as of today!
https://t.co/3f5pqlTODU

[Sony Pictures Classics @sonyclassics]

“Lexi Venter is astonishing throughout.” -Caryn James, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 🐕

#DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight in select cities July 11, coming soon to a theater near you!

[Sony Pictures Classics @sonyclassics]

Bobo’s story is a powerful reminder of our responsibility to tell the truth and shine a light on the world. 🐕👧

Don’t miss #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight opening in NY & LA this Friday, everywhere July 18

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

Congrats to my friend and fellow South African, Embeth Davidtz 🇿🇦 on your directorial debut & for bringing such an important & powerful story to life in such a beautiful and moving way! 👏🏽😀#DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight opens in NY & LA tomorrow, July 11th, and nationwide July 18th! 🎬 #DLGTTDT

[Helena Spring @helenaspring1]

Our local première. #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight will screen at the Durban International Film Festival 17-27 July - International Competition. For details, visit https://t.co/nVQMteTAxl or visit @webticketsSA
@DIFFest
#DIFF2025

[Sony Pictures Classics @sonyclassics]

Watch the official trailer for #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight, Embeth Davidtz's directorial debut. Opens only in theaters July 11 in New York and Los Angeles. Coming soon to a theater near you.

[Sony Pictures Classics @sonyclassics]

Sony Pictures Classics will release DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT, the directorial debut of Embeth Davidtz, adapted from Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of the same name.
https://t.co/luS1Znj3UL

[Variety @Variety]

Sony Pictures Classics Buys Embeth Davidtz's Directorial Debut 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight' https://t.co/QNQHu9wPP0

[News24 Arts and Entertainment @News24Arts]

American-South African triple threat Embeth Davidtz signed a global distribution deal with Sony Pictures Classics for her directorial debut, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.
https://t.co/SPNXnLrEPw

[Helena Spring @helenaspring1]

@Anele So proud of everyone involved

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight' Director Embeth Davidtz On Growing Up In Africa – Toronto Studio https://t.co/wpLU0jtuF3

[IndieWire @IndieWire]

Actor Embeth Davidtz Knew the Story of ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ in Her Bones — and Had to Direct It https://t.co/veJJmgMHvj

[TIFF: The Market @TIFF_TheMarket]

With 7 year-old actor Lexi Venter recalling Anna Paquin's Oscar-winning turn in THE PIANO, @THR says Embeth Davidtz' directorial debut DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT is a "beautifully realized" adaptation, making its Canadian Premiere at #TIFF24. https://t.co/joEmGugoHH