The Most Remote Afrikaans Community | Documentary
The Boers at the End of the World: Teaser from The Good Work Picture Company on Vimeo. In the early 1900s, 600 Afrikaner Boers set off on a move to a remote corner of Patagonia to start a new life. Lured by the prospect of free land and a new life away from colonial British...
Beatenberg | Beaten Everyone To It
Beatenberg has a lot to be proud of right now. As a local Cape-Town band consisting of singer and guitarist Matthew Field, bass player Ross Dorkin and drummer Robin Brink, their indie-pop music has been appearing more and more on our radio frequencies, with the melodic guitar twangs of their hit single ‘Chelsea Blakemore’ becoming...
Public Intimacy | South African Art in San Francisco
When Madiba passed away in December last year, people resonated with gratitude for the positive change that the legend brought to South Africa and the world. As our country is about to enter into the fifth democratic election that will take place on 7 May 2014, the new Public Intimacy: Art and Other Ordinary Acts...
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Backstage Epilepsy by Photographer Waldo Pretorius
Only some witness the final product and the few moments of perfection from the viewers’ seats of the catwalk. Designers spend months immersed in their work to bring their visions to life at the show. Filmed at the 2013 SA Fashion Week and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, photographer Waldo Pretorius‘ short film, Backstage Epilepsy, offers a...
Dancing for Money: Documenting the Wedding DJ’s
MJ Lourens’ documentary, Dancing for Money, follows the successful Cape Town-based Wedding DJs duo consisting of Charles Miller aka Chopper Charley and Donald Swanepoel as Super Deluxe 3000. (Length: 40:18)
The Hives and Skunk Anansie to perform in SA!
That’s right ladies and gents! Swedish rock sensation The Hives and revived iconic British band Skunk Anansie are coming to South Africa! These two powerful and dynamic music forces now join alt-j and Boys Noize for the Vodacom In the City one-day music festival on 4 October in downtown Jozi, moving on to Rocking the...
Survival tips for SA writers | An interview with Ben Trovato
‘Unemployed columnist. Author of ten books. Hasn’t seen a royalty cheque in years. Lives alone with two regrets and a hangover.’ (Twitter Bio, Ben Trovato). To follow is a candid, highly engaging (and somewhat typical!) interview conducted by writer Keara Edwards with the famous/infamous Sunday Times writer and publisher of numerous books, Ben Trovato.
Marc Maingard – Making Trees Sing Again
A brief look into the life and profession of one of the top five luthiers in the world. Marc Maingard, a born and bred South African, shares some of his secrets and philosophies that have helped him become one of the most talented artists in his trade. With over 40 years of experience as both...
The Suit Makes a Man
Thousands of migrants come to South Africa looking for a piece of the African Dream. They are drawn by the well-spread knowledge of Johannesburg being the leading financial centre on the continent. Sadly, most of them, once arrived, don’t make a lot of money. But there are a few who do. Rafael, a tailor from...
STREETS OF FIETAS | The Short Series
Amateur film maker Ben Jay Crossman exposes a world of violence, crime, drugs and lost youth in his short documentary Streets of Fietas. Crossman follows the life of those who contribute and are affected by the vicious cycle of poverty, crime and drug use. While conducting interviews and showing powerful footage that is completely raw...
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Inge Beckmann | What’s Your Story?
Severely beautiful, mysterious and dark are some of the words used to describe Inge Beckmann, but behind all of that which makes her so fascinating is the hunger of a very human individual who truly loves everything she does, and she’s done a lot… As Avant garde and versatile as they come, she’s gone beyond...
Encounter with Grandmaster Flash
Born Joseph Saddler in 1958, Grandmaster Flash is now almost 60 years old. Gracing South African soil this October, we were able to gain some insight into the science behind the man himself and how this living legend came to find his way into music history, overcoming every negative voice who told him he would...
Underwater with Ilse Moore and Elsa Bleda
Small-town girl Ilse Moore grew up at a yacht club in the Free State, where she spent most of her time sailing and skiing… She later went on to get her visual arts degree where she first started experimenting with photography… Getting back into the water was simply inevitable. Always on a mission to defy...
