# Upright Films: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-10, Upright Films has 5,560 subscribers, 1,151,686 total views, and 243 videos. It ranks #5,567,969 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Upright Films is “The Dissidents \| Matabeleland's Other War, Zimbabwe 1982–1988 (Documentary)”, a long-form video published Nov 9, 2026.
- These are Upright Films’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 30, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 811. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “THE TEN: ZIPRA's Commanders \| Zimbabwe History Documentary \| Upright Films” (17,476 views, Nov 6, 2026). Least viewed: “The Dissidents \| Matabeleland's Other War, Zimbabwe 1982–1988 (Documentary)” (68 views, Nov 9, 2026).
- Median length: 21:02 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, Upright Films’s consecutive uploads were a median of 0 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 1 day).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 10, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Dissidents \| Matabeleland's Other War, Zimbabwe 1982–1988 (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/zMewypf5fY4/) | 2026-11-09 | Long-form | 68 | 17:15 | - |
| [ZIPA: The Army That Tried to Unite Zimbabwe's Liberation War (1975–1977) \| Full Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/IC-EmlK5NUM/) | 2026-11-09 | Long-form | 1,405 | 59:23 | 2.24x |
| [ZAPU'S TOP 5 LEADERS: Architects of Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle \| Full 40-Min Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/kCYCOgqaccg/) | 2026-11-09 | Long-form | 849 | 42:37 | - |
| [Nkomo's Last Journey and the Future of ZAPU \| Joshua Nkomo's Death, Legacy & Party (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/Y0FdVAxD84w/) | 2026-11-08 | Long-form | 370 | 18:26 | - |
| [SHANGANI: The 1893 Anglo-Ndebele War & Fall of King Lobengula \| Full Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/G083NSHwoTY/) | 2026-11-08 | Long-form | 1,169 | 24:33 | - |
| [UDI: The Day Rhodesia Ended \| Ian Smith's Rebellion, 1965–1980 (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/N5plcosMvXQ/) | 2026-11-08 | Long-form | 285 | 20:21 | - |
| [OPERATION ZERO HOUR: How ZIPRA Planned to Win Zimbabwe's Independence \| Full Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/oUPd8g9lUX8/) | 2026-11-08 | Long-form | 3,180 | 31:20 | 1.71x |
| [KOMBO MOYANA — The First Signature \| Zimbabwe's First Black RBZ Governor (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/sDU_f1GRWOc/) | 2026-11-08 | Long-form | 3,103 | 15:09 | 2.22x |
| [FORBIDDEN FRONTIER: ZAPU's Secret Foreign Bases and the Bloodiest Battles \| Full Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/rLvxJx5gD28/) | 2026-11-08 | Long-form | 1,894 | 22:22 | 1.98x |
| [ENTUMBANE: The Uprising \| When ZIPRA and ZANLA Fought in Bulawayo, 1980–81 (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/RhE-8Nn5FZM/) | 2026-11-07 | Long-form | 11,180 | 21:36 | 13.74x |
| [FATHER ZIMBABWE: Could Joshua Nkomo Have Been a Better President Than Mugabe? \| Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/TlZtWFbjoj4/) | 2026-11-07 | Long-form | 547 | 18:14 | - |
| [BULAWAYO SOUND: Ten Voices of Matabeleland \| Majaivana, Sandra Ndebele, Cool Crooners (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/18LFInl7yOU/) | 2026-11-07 | Long-form | 3,234 | 20:28 | 4.16x |
| [The Fall of the ANC and the EFF: South Africa's 2026 Election (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/Z3_tvoPXmeY/) | 2026-11-06 | Long-form | 553 | 16:10 | - |
| [THE TEN: ZIPRA's Commanders \| Zimbabwe History Documentary \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/nNssmAsXEsI/) | 2026-11-06 | Long-form | 17,476 | 45:24 | 26.12x |
| [PROJECT 2030 — How Mnangagwa's Term Was Extended \| Zimbabwe (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/bxizpbJvS3Q/) | 2026-11-06 | Long-form | 273 | 10:58 | - |
| [CHIWENGA — The General's Wait \| Zimbabwe's Vice President (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/_mLwCRbryHg/) | 2026-11-06 | Long-form | 1,225 | 16:36 | 1.47x |
| [The President Who Never Was: Sydney Sekeramayi, Mugabe's Chosen Successor \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/MMamApptNb0/) | 2026-11-05 | Long-form | 634 | 11:24 | - |
| [Mobutu Sese Seko: The Dictator Who Betrayed Patrice Lumumba](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/65TcctNxyeE/) | 2026-11-05 | Long-form | 501 | 56:09 | - |
| [Chatunga Mugabe: Two Cars and an Investigator \| ZACC Case Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/0_onIJcls1U/) | 2026-11-05 | Long-form | 1,019 | 10:20 | - |
| [Mnangagwa’s Generals Since 2017 \| Power, Command and Succession](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/mFhnraePMVw/) | 2026-11-05 | Long-form | 729 | 40:01 | - |
| [The Prophet and Sabhuku: Mliswa Tears Into Uebert Angel Over Chiwenga \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/_we6_-QUfQI/) | 2026-11-05 | Long-form | 479 | 19:51 | - |
| [Sir Wicknell: Chivayo's Fortune, His Two Wives, and Sonja the Co-Executrix \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/Qzg8P-8NULw/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 1,841 | 59:37 | 1.9x |
| [Learnmore Jongwe: The MDC's Rising Star, a Killing, and a Death in Custody \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/dbo1qIE2fd0/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 6,323 | 28:35 | 7.42x |
| [Patrice Lumumba — The Speech, the Crisis, the Killing \| Congo's First Prime Minister (Documentary)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/JyLXjkVqgfw/) | 2026-11-04 | Long-form | 221 | 39:14 | - |
| [Tendai Biti: Treason, the Treasury and the Fight Over 2030 \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/tgBFEUcXX2o/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 1,512 | 27:55 | 1.85x |
| [How 8 African Dictators Died \| Gaddafi, Amin, Mobutu, Bokassa, Doe, Abacha, Macías, Habré](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/UVjZP6VArVA/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 338 | 18:32 | - |
| [Did Chiwenga Force Mugabe into the GNU? \| Fact-Checked \| General Chiwenga Show Ep 6](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/biicM9kLFkY/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 1,190 | 15:59 | 1.7x |
| [Phillip Chiyangwa: The Showman Tycoon – Land, Football, Politics and the Spy Case \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/xiF2Lc0xblg/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 1,419 | 39:27 | 2.2x |
| [Sabhuku Deals: Why Minister Garwe Is Cracking Down on Village Heads Selling Land \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/eXL2aPWrISI/) | 2026-11-03 | Long-form | 772 | 25:54 | 1.19x |
| [Mugabe vs Bush and Blair: "Keep Your England" — Land, Sanctions and a War of Words \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/QLEPxKU-Mno/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 172 | 10:03 | - |
| [The Unsung Jit Pioneer: The Untold Life Story of Marshall Munhumumwe \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/9roDYlWr03M/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 170 | 13:45 | - |
| [Top 20 Zimdancehall Artists of All Time: Who Is Number One? \| Upright Films Countdown](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/wD6mdaV3mSI/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 526 | 22:40 | - |
| [The Sungura Twenty \| 20 Musicians Who Built Zimbabwe's Sound (No Particular Order) \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/tlFf3mSTIjU/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 1,121 | 14:12 | 1.42x |
| [The Wonga Coup: The Mercenaries Caught in Harare \| Simon Mann, 7 March 2004 \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/TV6rkHZy-Tc/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 886 | 24:36 | 1.14x |
| [The Treason Trial of Morgan Tsvangirai: The Montreal Tape, Ben-Menashe & the Verdict \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/XnDlQQX6-2k/) | 2026-11-02 | Long-form | 280 | 24:46 | - |
| [Saviour Kasukuwere: Power, Exile and the Fight to Return \| Zimbabwe Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/5ktfQ8DBbtg/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 645 | 21:42 | - |
| [Mugabe and the Fall of Rhodesia: The Full Story, 1924–1980 \| Upright Films Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/cIrQgewJ82Q/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 671 | 57:04 | - |
| [Could Chiwenga Be Zimbabwe's Next President? The Case for the General \| General Chiwenga Show Ep 4](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/u-wKuFrtgJY/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 929 | 11:12 | - |
| [General Chiwenga’s Promises: Jobs and an End to Corruption?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/AnPyRtpmoOw/) | 2026-11-01 | Long-form | 627 | 12:41 | - |
| [Josiah Tongogara: The General Who Never Saw Independence \| How He Fought Zimbabwe's Liberation War](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/xiirmDB0vq4/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 1,317 | 53:13 | 1.17x |
| [Chiwenga In Charge? ED Returns From Russia \| The Split Shift \| The General Chiwenga Show Ep 2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/7edlsdDFpbI/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 4,377 | 10:46 | 3.92x |
| [Sam Nujoma: Founding Father of Namibia (1929–2025) \| Special Report](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/Z5IFWsMbJ2A/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 360 | 28:41 | - |
| [Chiwenga Takeover? Is Mnangagwa Finished? His Real Chances \| The General Chiwenga Show Ep 1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/B_zQiYdvU9w/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 1,636 | 11:56 | 1.46x |
| [RIP Mdara Gweshe Gweshe \| William Matenga (1954–2026), the Gringo Series Legend \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/17ve1eQh1mY/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 4,934 | 10:15 | 6.51x |
| [Josiah Chinamano: Nkomo's Forgotten Right Hand \| Special Report](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/YIxHAMJatOw/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 1,133 | 23:08 | 1.5x |
| [Vladimir Putin: The Long Reign \| From the KGB to the Kremlin, Ukraine and Zimbabwe \| Upright Films](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/cZ69AnWp5Ho/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 144 | 54:04 | - |
| [Chatunga Mugabe: The Last Son \| Fined, Deported, Back in Court \| Upright Films Special Report](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/kcTHcFQ7C7w/) | 2026-10-31 | Long-form | 245 | 17:40 | - |
| [Bruce Grobbelaar: The Clown Prince \| Liverpool, Zimbabwe & the One-Pound Verdict \| Special Report](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@uprightfilmsafrica/videos/Z4naHxgseCA/) | 2026-10-30 | Long-form | 328 | 16:15 | - |

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