Anton Franch’s last stand was one of the most heroic moments in the struggle against apartheid. On 17 November 1989, armed with grenades and an AK47, he kept the security forces besieging his house at bay for seven hours before blowing himself up. A dramatic reconstruction of the events of that day and a moving
For Lameez Peters, growing up half Muslim and half Christian meant having to conform to prescriptive religious norms of appearance and behaviour. Her commitment to her dreadlocks becomes a warrior’s weapon in a society obsessed with pigeonholing racial and cultural identity.
Some call him a beggar, a liar, a drifter or a thief – a no-good smokkelhuis layabout. But to those who really know him, Grumpies is the ex-Rockets singer who toured with Jonathan Butler in the ’70s, fell ill, then disappeared into oblivion on the eve of a US tour. This is the story of
Twelve-year old Giancarlo fled the streets of his homeland Peru and has been living in Sweden for two years without a residence permit. He describes what it’s like to live in hiding, feeling persecuted, unable to make friends at school and constantly fearing deportation. A poignant depiction in highly effective animation of a child forced
Each short film is a concise and important essay on what it means to be South African. IKON South Africa displays three personal histories that are inexorably tied to the political and emotional struggle for a democratic South Africa. Filmed through the eyes of the subjects, this series offers diverse opinions on the heartbreaking implications
Touting taxis and flashy cars, herds of cattle and donkey carts – old men on canes, young hipsters flaunting their threads: this is the heart of cool. NY1, it’s where the heat is on. Residents share their thoughts and feelings on Guguletu’s busiest street, Native Yard 1, on the eve of its name change.
An inspiring record of the spiritual, musical and personal journey of two Ragga-muffin singers. Yellow studies journalism, Dan photography, and between classes they hang together or with their Rasta brethren while pumping out angry sounds to put Babylon on fire.