Moya
Born from these tumultuous times is MOYA, an acrobatic art film rooted in South African culture seen through the eyes of our youth. We follow the protagonist who experiences living, breathing, laughing, and dancing through the technicolour natural landscapes of Cape Town, discovering himself and his environment through the magic of circus. Staying true to […]
Zero to Zero
A gripping insider’s view of the Covid pandemic at the start of 2020, filmed by a South African health care worker, which takes you into the heart of the hospital. The mood is buoyed by the engaging personality of the lead physician – a dedicated female doctor from Malawi — as well as the sense […]
Moffie
Moffie, the story of a young soldier who forms an erotic connection with another conscript during basic military training on the Angolan border in 1981, is both confronting and tender. Brutal scenes of boot camp, with its physical and psychological abuse, contrast with an elegantly understated portrayal of a teenager’s emerging feelings for a fellow […]
Hotele Lerallaneng
Stylish Hotele Lerallaneng, situated high in Johannesburg’s Mellville’s “koppies” or hills, sets the scene for filmmaker Charlie Vundla’s engaging, authentic and moody drama. Two South African artists find themselves adrift during lockdown – Jabu, a young writer recently out of rehab who hopes to reunite with his young son, and Roxanne, a filmmaker who is […]
Atlantis
Ra’ida, a taxi driver, is the hero of this fast-paced gangster film. The story unfolds on the gritty streets of Atlantis, a township near Cape Town. Ra’ida’s brother, Marid, has disappeared, her family is torn apart, and she is determined to find out what happened. Above all, she wants justice. A snitch, a snoop, drugs, guns, and […]
The Untamed Voice
For decades Afrikaans music – seen as exclusively the purview of White South Africans – was used as a tool in the arsenal of Apartheid. The Untamed Voice: A Rediscovery of Afrikaans Music gives a voice to all those musicians who didn’t fit the mould and whose contributions were consequently ignored or belittled. Riku Lätti (of “Die Wasgoedlyn”) […]
Township Yogi
Through the stories of six residents who become yoga instructors, Township Yogi documents the surprising flourishing of yoga in the townships of Kwa Zulu-Natal. Life for all six has been a struggle for basic survival, given joblessness, government incompetence, crime and the ravages of chronic diseases. Despair is close to the surface. But, despite some church […]
Dance Me to the End of Time
The moving and personal Dance Me to the End of Time is an ode to the extraordinary Nancy Diuguid, whose life was one of grace, both in the living and the leaving of it. Made by Nancy’s life partner and award-winning filmmaker, Melanie Chait, the documentary is not an extended meditation on death, but rather […]
Sifa
War and ongoing violence force eight-year-old Sifa and her family to flee their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The documentary recounts the family’s harrowing journey on foot to South Africa, where they are taken in as refugees. Their struggle to survive in a country known for its xenophobia is movingly recounted. Sifa is helped […]
#WeAreDyingHere
This compelling film, which some may find challenging and disquieting, portrays three women reciting an indictment of the unending violence perpetrated against females in South Africa. They portray themselves as soldiers fighting a war of survival. Is this violence aided by social media as the hashtag in the title may imply? #We Are Dying Here […]
