Press Play VIDEO ESSAY – Pacino: Full Roar
Pacino: Full Roar is a hilarious montage dedicated to one of film’s greats. In much the same way Tumblr users cut clips to create funny gifs — remember the Ari Gold ‘Get the Fuck Out’ gif? — Nelson Carvajal has captured some of Al Pacino’s loudest, most insulting moments and catalogued them into a single...
“Still Falls the Rain” – A short film by Miguel Santana
Set in the gritty streets of wartime 1940s London, Stanley, a homeless boy, is caught stealing food from a bombed house — at a time when looting could warrant the death penalty. Still Falls the Rain is a graduation short film that is written, directed and produced by Miguel Santana, who also completed all 38...
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...
The Old Samurai
Shot over the course of three days, designer and filmmaker Benjamin Wong tells the story of an old samurai, who is nearing the end of his life but still has passion for battle. The short film is a cinematic adventure that incorporates themes of love, honour, and loss without a single word being spoken. With...
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...
KATSUYUKI YOSHIDA – THE GINZA COWBOY | “A Capture of Time”
In this episode of Obscuravision they take a look into the mind of Katsuyuki ‘Katsu’ Yoshida, founder of Porter Classic, member of the Yoshida family legacy (Yoshida Kaban/Porter) and celebrated behind-the-scenes pioneer of the Japanese vintage fashion movement over the past four decades. As a by-story of the Obscura Issue #11, Katsu talks in-depth about...
More Than Photography
Brad Evans and Travis Jensen are two talented photographers who decided to portray San Fransisco’s Tenderloin district — an undeserved neighbourhood considered to be ‘rough on the edges’ – by paying it some long due respect. See how their project developed in this short film by Jonas Normann of sidewalktalk.dk. Length 05:57
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CBGB at SYNW
The night of January 16th saw the weekly event – See You Next Wednesday at The Assembly – paying tribute to the legendary home of punk – none other than the historic CBGB. Initially intended for country, bluegrass and blues, the New York City night club soon favoured the disorderly. It saw bands like The...
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| Video Interview | “Langa”: A photo-essay by Luke Daniel
In issue 25 of one small seed magazine, we featured a seven-page spread on local photographer Luke Daniel’s most recent project, entitled Langa. On 19 October we caught up with Luke again for an interview at Cape Town’s Iziko SA Museum where his Langa photographs were being showcased as part of the Land and Cityscape...
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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...
L’Odyssée de Cartier
Three months in the making, “L’Odyssée de Cartier” features Shalom Harlow as the quintessential Cartier woman, proudly exuding strength, beauty, and poise, with Cartier‘s symbol and regal muse: the panther. (03:32)
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| Elektronik Dialogue | Haezer: The Interview
A particular Cape Town film editor turned producer/dj has been steadily climbing the hierarchy of electronic music in South Africa. one small seed TV crew are chuffed to witness the rivalry amongst fellow Joburgers grow even bigger as they intake their humble pie with bit of Haezer. | Elektronik Dialogues | Haezer: the...
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Jess Cross | Vinyl DIGZ
one small seed followed California-born Jess Cross around Cape Town and discovered her innate passion for music, art and records. Jess talks of music being a form of art, and art being the most beautiful way to bring people together. After studying Critical Theory Social Justice at Occidental College Jess had the realization that is...
