Short
African

2004

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In 1994, South Africans experienced two very different freedoms: emancipation from oppression and liberation of personal expression. The youth of South Africa seized on the opportunities offered by the first to explore the wealth of options arising from the second. Parents didn’t often agree with the choices they made. Being two self-confident, female, hip-hop DJs, Tumelo and Dominique cannot reconcile their very modern life-style choices with the conservative expectations of their families. Their families are equally bemused, unable to relate to the children that they once knew. A stalemate exists as neither party seeks to bridge the generation gap. Set in the ultra-cool hip-hop culture, Dom and Tumelo are trying to find themselves, remaining defiantly dedicated to their free existence and musical passion.

Courtesy of SABC 1.

Guests

Director: Rudzani Dzuguda