South Africa Tag Archive

Talia Smith Mines Her History of Growing up in South Africa for Oscar-Winning Domestic Motherhood Drama ‘Umama’

Live Action

21st June, 2021

Talia Smith recounts how her personal history informed the diasporic tension she exorcised through her Student Academy Award-winning NYU drama 'Umama'.

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Waves

Jessie Ayles on Empowering Disadvantaged Women Through Storytelling in South African Surf Doc ‘Waves’

Documentary

14th August, 2020

Shot in the notorious Lavender Hill district of Cape Town, Jessie Ayles' Waves' is a remarkable story of three young girls who find solace in surfing.

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Belly Flop

Animation, Asides

21st November, 2018

A plucky young girl musters her fearless determination to learn how to dive in Jeremy Collins and Kelly Dillon's charming as hell short 'Belly Flop'.

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Kyle Lewis Maps Nasty C’s Journey of Past, Present & Future in Epic Music Video Triple Bill ‘Bad Hair’

Music

20th April, 2017

South African Director Kyle Lewis talks about the creation of his epic triple threat, 14-minute music video for Nasty C's 'Bad Hair' album.

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DN LFF2014: Zee Ntuli Flirts with the Danger of South Africa’s Criminal Streets in ‘Hard to Get’

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

29th October, 2014

DN sits down with director Zee Ntuli to discuss his high octane feature debut 'Hard to Get' and why he wants his film to break away from the legacy of

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Paul Speirs Makes the Personal Universal in Visual Poem ‘There is No End’

Live Action

28th January, 2014

Editor turned director Paul Speirs “unravels the patterns of conditioning that create the unmanaged expectations we take into life and love”, by use of

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Clive Will Marries Sexy Chic Edged with Contemporary Punk for Kirsten Goss’ Arcade Collection

Art & Fashion

13th December, 2013

Clive Will’s promo for Kirsten Goss' Arcade collection mixes high speed videography, with a range of colourful props for an onslaught of arresting images,

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Knytro: Still Standing

Music

20th September, 2013

Knytro shouts out to the forefathers of rap in Drew Cox’s FX peppered promo for Still Standing.

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YOAV: Pale Imitation

Music

25th June, 2013

Ari Kruger and a little future tech help YOAV ignore the one he’s with for the memory of the one he loves in Pale Imitation.

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Die Antwoord: Cookie Thumper

Music

19th June, 2013

It’s been far too long a wait to see what visual delights Die Antwoord would drop on us next and believe it or not, the Yolandi Visser fronted Cookie

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Jack Parow: Afrikaans is Dood

Music

8th April, 2013

Least you think South Africa’s Afrikaans rap scene comprises but a single freaky group, Jack Parow dispels that myth whilst kicking arse to protect

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Die Antwoord: Fatty Boom Boom

Music

21st October, 2012

Lady Gaga may not be too pleased by the new Die Antwoord video from Ninja, Terence Neale and Saki Fokken Bergh, but we at DN are feeling much Zef love for

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