Boetie Kom Kyk
Produced by Timothy Gabb and Lara Rall – 5min
TV Intensive 2011
The story of Karoo sheep shearers in Nieu-Bethesda.
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Umbulelo (Thanksgiving)
Produced by Annie Polak amd Mvuso Ponono. 5min.
TV intensive 2011
An after –funeral drinking spree ended in tragedy. Twelve young people journeyed from Dimbaza to Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape after a funeral. Close to their destination their car crashed over a bridge killing half the group and leaving six survivors . Mawethu Maweza, the only sober person to have survived that night, tells the story of the fatal crash and the traditional isiXhosa ceremony to pay respects to his ancestors for protecting him that tragic night.
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The Roots of our Ills
Production by Bradley Jannsen, Ntombikayise Mlangeni & Lisa Bluett.
Digital Korruption Productions – 24 minutes
Winner of the RUTV 2011 Doc Fest Audience Award
Nutrition is a fundamental part of human existence. So why are South Africans suffering from nutrition related diseases when a simple change of lifestyle would ensure a longer, healthier and more productive life? This documentary debunks myths about what is actually traditional food, examines how traditions can negatively affects health, and looks at indigenous foods that should be preserved and promoted in the Eastern Cape.
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Anything but the Bucket
Produced by Andy Leve, Duduetsang Makuse & Prinesh Naidoo
Pretty Dandy Productions – 24 mins
School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
People In Kwandancama Township in Grahamstown still use the bucket system introduced during apartheid. They are some of the more than 130 000 people in the Eastern Cape still using the bucket and want the chance to use “proper” flush toilets. We document the journey of Siliwe Ntlanjeni and her frustration in the community and help her to look at the economically and environmentally viable alternatives to those who really want anything but the bucket.
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Inbetweeners
Production by Daniel Eslick, Lonwabo Fayo & Viktoria Marinova.
A 4tune Cookie Production. School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
A small coloured community in Grahamstown, trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, crime and drug abuse, attempts to describe how and why they are seemingly disregarded by the rest of their country – voicing concerns about how their “race” is marginalised and disregarded in the Eastern Cape. The crew found a variety of voices including Newton Jordaan, a young social commentator with great concerns about the future of the youth and the “individual” in his area.
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A Question of Thrones
Production by Chwayitisa Futshane, Zikhona Masala & Kyle Robinson.
Kwagga Productions. 24 minutes
The consequences of colonisation and Apartheid can still be seen in the complex politics of traditional leadership today — made worse by a democratic Constitution which makes no mention of customary law. The kingdoms of the Eastern Cape, mainly the AmaXhosa, the AmaPondo and the AbaThembu all face internal dispute and dissention; and the team journeyed into the Transkei to attempt to understand the pivotal issues involved.
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