[3] Sinclair wrote and directed a variety of short films and documentaries in the late eighties and early nineties, exploring themes of equality, culture, history, and the landscape of Zimbabwe.
[4] Her short fiction, Riches, was selected for international festivals world-wide and won the coveted City of Venice prize.
She is widely considered to be a filmmaker of the African Renaissance[5] The political situation in Zimbabwe changed dramatically in 2001 with the land reform program.
[4] Riches is a short film which tells the story of a black teacher and her son from apartheid South Africa who move to an isolated village in Zimbabwe and the challenges they encounter.
"Amai Rose, a Zimbabwean housewife and businesswoman, Phuti Ragophala, a dedicated school principal in one of South Africa's poorest communities, and Njoki Ndung’u, a human rights attorney and member of Kenya's parliament, tell their individual stories, reflecting upon their own achievements and failures as well as needed initiatives for women and children in their respective societies".