Movies: South africa

Two halves split by the perseverance of a scorpion. Come on, feet....

Directed by Ingrid Martens, this documentary takes place completely within the lifts of Ponte tower in Johannesburg. Over five years, Ingrid films the tenants of the tower and the snippets of their lives that are captured within their rides between f...

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The African penguin is the only penguin that lives on the African continent. It was known as the jackass penguin because of its donkey-like call. This film covers the life cycle of this incredible bird, fom mating to laying of eggs to hunting and the...

Featuring Paul Robeson, this is the first documentary film to take a serious look at social conditions and race relations in South Africa....

William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas – two of the most celebrated names in international contemporary art – come face to face in a series of frank, witty and intense discussions about their work and practice. The film follows them from the gentle ambi...

Shot in New York, Cape Town, St Helena and the Atlantic Ocean, Sathima's Windsong, is a lyrical portrait of South African jazz singer, Sathima Bea Benjamin. In her Chelsea Hotel apartment, home for over thirty years, she patches together her journeys...

Drowning by the loss of his mother, Matthew retreats into a solitary existence while clearing out his mother’s post office. His world is disrupted when he discovers an undelivered letter, in a last-ditch attempt to avoid his grief, he sets out to d...

Explores the deep bond between Nelson and Winnie and their marriage in the struggle against apartheid. An intimate portrait of their connection from the early years through to the dismantling of apartheid and Mandela's historic presidency....

A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting the walls of their houses....

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