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Ndebele Women
written by Kelly Lilienfeld, fl. 1997 and Richard Beynon, 1925-1999; produced by Shelagh Lubbock, Enrichment Art (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 52 mins
The Ndebele women are known throughout the world for their vivid and multi faceted art forms, especially the colorful embellishment of their houses. Their arid land is pierced with blocks of color, each dwelling singular in a stylized way. Their resplendent clothing also boldly proclaims their identity. This uniqu...
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written by Kelly Lilienfeld, fl. 1997 and Richard Beynon, 1925-1999; produced by Shelagh Lubbock, Enrichment Art (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 52 mins
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The Ndebele women are known throughout the world for their vivid and multi faceted art forms, especially the colorful embellishment of their houses. Their arid land is pierced with blocks of color, each dwelling singular in a stylized way. Their resplendent clothing also boldly proclaims their identity. This unique film also explores Ndebele rituals never shown on film before. We see their fertility rites, a celebration that bonds them to their a...
The Ndebele women are known throughout the world for their vivid and multi faceted art forms, especially the colorful embellishment of their houses. Their arid land is pierced with blocks of color, each dwelling singular in a stylized way. Their resplendent clothing also boldly proclaims their identity. This unique film also explores Ndebele rituals never shown on film before. We see their fertility rites, a celebration that bonds them to their ancestral tradition. Ndebele performance art shows how traditional forms of expression can become a vehicle for political empowerment today. Nelson Mandela referred to the Ndebele as a 'Rainbow People.' Despite a history of racial oppression, forced removal from their ancestral land and economic privation, their pride and sense of joy has endured. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shelagh Lubbock, Enrichment Art, Michael Richard, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Kelly Lilienfeld, fl. 1997, Richard Beynon, 1925-1999, Shelagh Lubbock
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Richard, fl. 1997
Topic / Theme
Ndebele, Adulthood, Gender roles, Women, Visual art, Houses, Anthropology, Women's issues, Ethnography, Ndebele (South Africa)
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Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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A Question of Madness: The Furiosus
directed by Liza Key (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour
In Capetown, South Africa, in September 1966, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, was stabbed to death in Parliament. The course of South African history was changed by the assassin, Dimitri Tsafendas, who was written off as mad and condemned to twenty eight years of imprisonment. A Questi...
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directed by Liza Key (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour
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In Capetown, South Africa, in September 1966, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, was stabbed to death in Parliament. The course of South African history was changed by the assassin, Dimitri Tsafendas, who was written off as mad and condemned to twenty eight years of imprisonment. A Question of Madness tells the extraordinary human story of a man, born of a black mother, but classified white, who travelled the world in ho...
In Capetown, South Africa, in September 1966, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, was stabbed to death in Parliament. The course of South African history was changed by the assassin, Dimitri Tsafendas, who was written off as mad and condemned to twenty eight years of imprisonment. A Question of Madness tells the extraordinary human story of a man, born of a black mother, but classified white, who travelled the world in hopeless search of sanctuary - eventually returning to the land of apartheid to wreak vengeance on the one who symbolised the racism which had haunted his life. College Adult
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Liza Key
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
History curriculums, Race and culture, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Voices
directed by Joachim Landau, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2013), 52 mins
This documentary, directed by Joachim Landau is about the South African film industry following apartheid.
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directed by Joachim Landau, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2013), 52 mins
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This documentary, directed by Joachim Landau is about the South African film industry following apartheid.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Joachim Landau, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Film industry, Film and films, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of Filmakers Library
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We Jive Like This
produced by Kinoki Production and Cinecontact (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 55 mins
The dusty South African townships contain not one single theater for the eight million people who live in them. Nor are the arts taught in the black schools. But a flood of creativity fueled by protest and hope finds express-ion in every available space - the streets, backyards, garages and empty school rooms. Hun...
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produced by Kinoki Production and Cinecontact (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 55 mins
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The dusty South African townships contain not one single theater for the eight million people who live in them. Nor are the arts taught in the black schools. But a flood of creativity fueled by protest and hope finds express-ion in every available space - the streets, backyards, garages and empty school rooms. Hundreds of "culture clubs" sprang up after the Children's Uprising in 1976, providing a focal point for street education. Reminiscent of...
The dusty South African townships contain not one single theater for the eight million people who live in them. Nor are the arts taught in the black schools. But a flood of creativity fueled by protest and hope finds express-ion in every available space - the streets, backyards, garages and empty school rooms. Hundreds of "culture clubs" sprang up after the Children's Uprising in 1976, providing a focal point for street education. Reminiscent of Serafina, this production captures the infectious spirit and uncontainable energy of the dance, poetry, theater and music of the townships. Despite the violence and death that is a part of everyday life, the performers celebrate their freedom and their hopes for a united country. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kinoki Production, Cinecontact
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Dance and dancing, Music, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Choosing Exile
directed by Marc Radomsky; produced by Marc Radomsky (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 56 mins
Filmmaker Marc Radomsky is third generation South African. His grandfather emigrated from Lithuania to escape pogroms. The family established their roots in Johannesburg and prospered. However Marc and his wife see that growing lawlessness and crime in post-Apartheid South Africa has driven the white community int...
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directed by Marc Radomsky; produced by Marc Radomsky (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 56 mins
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Filmmaker Marc Radomsky is third generation South African. His grandfather emigrated from Lithuania to escape pogroms. The family established their roots in Johannesburg and prospered. However Marc and his wife see that growing lawlessness and crime in post-Apartheid South Africa has driven the white community into gated communities where armed guards, attack dogs and barbed wire are the brutal signs of the need for increased security. Marc and h...
Filmmaker Marc Radomsky is third generation South African. His grandfather emigrated from Lithuania to escape pogroms. The family established their roots in Johannesburg and prospered. However Marc and his wife see that growing lawlessness and crime in post-Apartheid South Africa has driven the white community into gated communities where armed guards, attack dogs and barbed wire are the brutal signs of the need for increased security. Marc and his wife Vivianne have made the painful decision to emigrate to Australia. Their close-knit family, threatened with separation, tries to prevail upon the couple to reconsider. The camera captures the painful unravelling of their interconnected lives. Their parents will now be deprived of participating in the lives of their grandchildren, and their sobbing seven-year old tries to grasp why he must leave his dog behind. But leave they do, to an apparently welcoming new country, and hopefully a brighter future. Choosing Exile is a portrait of some of the current conditions in South Africa, as well as an intense portrait of the pain of emigration. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marc Radomsky
Author / Creator
Marc Radomsky
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Demographics, Crime, Immigration and emigration, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Karoo Kitaar Blues
directed by Liza Key (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 34 mins
Karoo Kitaar Blues follows South African songwriter David Kramer and slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee into remote regions of South Africa on their quest to find musicians who play an almost forgotten folk music. The film documents their journey into the harsh and arid landscape of Namaqualand and the Great Karoo int...
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directed by Liza Key (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 34 mins
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Karoo Kitaar Blues follows South African songwriter David Kramer and slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee into remote regions of South Africa on their quest to find musicians who play an almost forgotten folk music. The film documents their journey into the harsh and arid landscape of Namaqualand and the Great Karoo interweaving musical performance and interviews with violinists, guitarists, piano accordionists and mouth organ players who play what Kra...
Karoo Kitaar Blues follows South African songwriter David Kramer and slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee into remote regions of South Africa on their quest to find musicians who play an almost forgotten folk music. The film documents their journey into the harsh and arid landscape of Namaqualand and the Great Karoo interweaving musical performance and interviews with violinists, guitarists, piano accordionists and mouth organ players who play what Kramer describes as Karoo Blues. Little is known of the origins of this music. It is the music of shepherds and sheep shearers who are descendants of the original inhabitants of these semi -desert areas. This music has probably evolved in much the same way as the Afrikaans language that the musicians speak a blend of indigenous and colonial influences. By the end of the journey nine musicians are invited to Cape Town where they record some of their songs and perform to packed houses and great acclaim. An endangered culture has been given a new breath of life. Longer version (92 min) is available High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Liza Key
Author / Creator
Liza Key
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
South African, Music, Musical performances, Folk music, Musicians, Ethnography, South Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Maids and Madams
directed by Mira Hamermesh (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1986), 54 mins
Mira Hamermesh's powerful film, shot in South Africa, eloquently examines the tragedy of Apartheid through the complex relationship between black household worker and white employer. This domestic situation is a microcosm of the racial issues dividing the country. Over a million black women live in a state of dome...
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directed by Mira Hamermesh (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1986), 54 mins
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Mira Hamermesh's powerful film, shot in South Africa, eloquently examines the tragedy of Apartheid through the complex relationship between black household worker and white employer. This domestic situation is a microcosm of the racial issues dividing the country. Over a million black women live in a state of domestic bondage, underpaid, working long hours and at the mercy of draconian laws which separate them from their own families.
As psycholo...
Mira Hamermesh's powerful film, shot in South Africa, eloquently examines the tragedy of Apartheid through the complex relationship between black household worker and white employer. This domestic situation is a microcosm of the racial issues dividing the country. Over a million black women live in a state of domestic bondage, underpaid, working long hours and at the mercy of draconian laws which separate them from their own families.
As psychologist Ethel Wallt says at the end of the film: "The white people in this country are imprisoned by their own fear."
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mira Hamermesh
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Race and culture, Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The New South Africa: A Personal Journey
produced by Tug Yourgrau and Joel Olicker (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 5 mins
The white expatriate playwright Tug Yourgrau (The Song of Jacob Zulu) returns to South Africa after the election of Nelson Mandela to learn about the changes there. He finds a people exhilarated to have been spared a horrifying civil war but still grappling with how to bring about reconciliation. Everywhere he loo...
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produced by Tug Yourgrau and Joel Olicker (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 5 mins
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The white expatriate playwright Tug Yourgrau (The Song of Jacob Zulu) returns to South Africa after the election of Nelson Mandela to learn about the changes there. He finds a people exhilarated to have been spared a horrifying civil war but still grappling with how to bring about reconciliation. Everywhere he looks he sees that the enormous gulf between white and black still exists, not just in standards of living, but also in their understandin...
The white expatriate playwright Tug Yourgrau (The Song of Jacob Zulu) returns to South Africa after the election of Nelson Mandela to learn about the changes there. He finds a people exhilarated to have been spared a horrifying civil war but still grappling with how to bring about reconciliation. Everywhere he looks he sees that the enormous gulf between white and black still exists, not just in standards of living, but also in their understanding of one another. Yet there are also signs of change. His old school which was totally white, now has a mixed student body and teaches Zulu in addition to Afrikaans. He rejoices in the new diversity in the press, which reflect voices ranging from the hard Right nostalgic for apartheid to the revolutionary Left impatient for change.It is not easy to overcome so many years of inequity. Crime, pollution and shanty towns are still in evidence. But here and there real progress is in evidence. Ndaba Ntsele, who once would have been a manual laborer, now owns a successful construction company and drives a BMW sedan. Here is a fascinating, first hand report on a country undergoing immense social change as the whole world watches. College Adult
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tug Yourgrau, Joel Olicker
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Area Studies
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Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Zulu Love Affairs
directed by Emmanuelle Bidou (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour 1 mins
Set in the verdant hills of Kwa-Zulu Natal, this is an intimate and spontaneous depiction of the lives of women left behind while their husbands, migrant laborers, work in the mines far away. By turns sad, touching or amusing, this film bears eloquent testimony to the ravages of an economic system which tears fami...
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directed by Emmanuelle Bidou (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour 1 mins
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Set in the verdant hills of Kwa-Zulu Natal, this is an intimate and spontaneous depiction of the lives of women left behind while their husbands, migrant laborers, work in the mines far away. By turns sad, touching or amusing, this film bears eloquent testimony to the ravages of an economic system which tears families apart to feed South Africa's insatiable mines. These women raise huge families, tend the fields, herd the cattle, and generally ru...
Set in the verdant hills of Kwa-Zulu Natal, this is an intimate and spontaneous depiction of the lives of women left behind while their husbands, migrant laborers, work in the mines far away. By turns sad, touching or amusing, this film bears eloquent testimony to the ravages of an economic system which tears families apart to feed South Africa's insatiable mines. These women raise huge families, tend the fields, herd the cattle, and generally run village affairs. One says defiantly "I'm the man of the house." As they talk with each other and the filmmaker one hears many of the same joys and sorrows, angers and hopes as one would anywhere in the world. But here life is shaped by the absence of men, who seem to come home only to make children and contribute paltry pay to the subsistence of their families. Some women treasure their rare nights of passion with their husbands, while others resent their being left to languish in loneliness and sexual frustration. The filmmaker, a Western woman married to a Zulu musician has lived in the society. Her film captures the warmth and humor of the Zulu women, which they retain despite the challenges of their lives. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Emmanuelle Bidou
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Africa in the 21st Century, Zimbabwe & South Africa: Still Far From Coexistence
produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
South Africa emerged from the evils of Apartheid more than a decade ago, but its problems are endemic. The gap between rich and poor has expanded, the confrontation between white and black people are on the rise, the crime rate has risen, and AIDS is decimating the mostly black population. Zimbabwe, once under Bri...
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produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
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South Africa emerged from the evils of Apartheid more than a decade ago, but its problems are endemic. The gap between rich and poor has expanded, the confrontation between white and black people are on the rise, the crime rate has risen, and AIDS is decimating the mostly black population. Zimbabwe, once under British rule, still reels from the aftereffects of independence. The former colonials are blamed for failing to work out compensation and...
South Africa emerged from the evils of Apartheid more than a decade ago, but its problems are endemic. The gap between rich and poor has expanded, the confrontation between white and black people are on the rise, the crime rate has risen, and AIDS is decimating the mostly black population. Zimbabwe, once under British rule, still reels from the aftereffects of independence. The former colonials are blamed for failing to work out compensation and land reallocation. Violence against whites is on the increase. The international conference held in Durban in 2001 to address the issue of compensation for slavery ended without specific recommendations. Both of these countries still suffer the aftereffects of colonialism. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Africa in the 21st Century
Topic / Theme
Politics, Race and culture, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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