List of Documentaries Until 2019
A! Bus Journey (Episodes 5 & 6)
Produced by Activate! Siyashesha Leadership Incubator. 2019. Duration: 24 min.
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The Activate! Change Drivers Programme seeks to connect and equip young leaders already active and committed to the public good, with a toolkit for social change. A! Bus Journey takes these young leaders on a quest around South Africa to investigate the past and come up with solutions for the future.
The Curse of the Nobody People
Producer: Sam Rogers. DOP: Meggan Raubenheimer. Completed: 2009. Duration: 38 min.
The Curse of the Nobody People investigates the brutal murder of albinos in Tanzania. In just 18 months 60 albinos were hunted down by unscrupulous operators. Their body parts were used for "muti", following a belief that their skin has medicinal powers. There have been cases where young albino children have been dragged from the safety of their beds at night and murdered.
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Winner of the CNN Multichoice African Journalist Award, 2010
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Winner of the 2010 Regional Vodacom Journalist Award
Fashion Imbizo
Producer: Ria Hepburn Bonthuys. Online editor: Michael Bowen. First TX: 24 September 2007 (e.tv). Duration: 24 min.
Rageh Omaar Report - South Africa: The Party is over
Produced by Lisa Henry (Left Hand Films) and Shareen Anderson (Fort Greene Filmworks). Associate editor: Taku Kaskela. First TX: 15 September 2010 (Al Jazeera English).
In June 2010, the eyes of the world were on South Africa as it hosted the largest international sporting event - the FIFA World Cup. For ordinary South Africans, it was also a month-long reprieve from the usual bad news about crime, corruption, and poverty that has plagued the nation in recent years. But it is only now, months after the World Cup has been over and the fans have long gone home, that South Africa can finally access how it moves forward, and how it overcomes the huge number of challenges it faces.
Return to the USS Atlanta - Defender of Guadalcanal
Director: Shareen Anderson. Executive producer: Elena Konstantinou. Associate editor: Taku Kaskela. Duration: 52 min. First TX: 28 July 2014 (PBS). Other: Jozi Film Festival; Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival; North Sea Film Festival; 16th International Underwater Film Festival; Netflix USA.
A team of scuba divers travels to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific to dive the wreck of the USS Atlanta, which was destroyed and sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal during WWII. The story of the diving expedition is interweaved with accounts by USS Atlanta veterans, historians, and archival footage and photographs.
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Winner of Spirit of the Independents Award, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2012
These Streets Belong To Us
Produced by Lisa Henry (Left Hand Films) and Shareen Anderson (Fort Greene Filmworks). Associate editor: Taku Kaskela. Completed: 2011. First TX: 8 February 2012 (Africa Magic Plus). Other: Jozi Film Festival; 5th Africa World Documentary Film Festival.
With one of highest crime rates in the world, South Africans are struggling with the repercussions of living in a country where they feel they are at the mercy of criminals and that the police cannot protect them. South Africa now also has the biggest divide between wealthy and poor in the world, not only between black and white but with a gap that is growing intra-racially too. Experts believe it is this visible difference between the have and have-nots that adds fuel to the fire in terms of violence and aggression in relation to crime. So what are communities doing to protect themselves? These Streets Belong To Us looks at how ordinary South Africans are coping with the scourge of crime and its accompanying violence.
Beating Cholera (Short)
Producer: Lesley Lawson for HLSP. Completed: 2009.
Beefing up South Africa's Meat Markets (Short)
Produced by Darling Lama Productions. Completed: 2010.
Design for Life (Short)
Produced by Darling Lama Productions. Completed: 2010.
Beautiful Africa – My Second Home series (ONLINE ONLY)
Director & Offline editor: Charlene Stanley. DOP: Eddie Stanley. Five-part series. First TX: 25 March 2013.
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This documentary series focuses on Chinese nationals of vastly different walks of life, occupations and backgrounds, all of whom have found a happy new foothold in Africa. We learn what enterprises they are involved with in Africa, hear what they love about their new homes, but also what challenges they've had to overcome while settling on a new continent.
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Two Wings, Many Prayers (ONLINE ONLY)
Producer & Offline editor: Lloyd Ross. Executive producer: Sam Rogers. Completed: 2013. Duration: 52 min.
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Two friends with a love for aviation and adventure decide to design and build their own tiny aircraft. They also want to attempt to fly the little single engine, two-seater around the world. Technically, attempting to fly around the world in such an aircraft may just be possible, and without doubt it would be a high-risk endeavour that most pilots would classify as insanity. James Pitman and Mike Blyth aren't aeronautical engineers, they're not even mechanics. But they have seen a gap in the market for an affordable, reliable light aircraft and decide to go for it, hoping to make the deadline for Oshkosh, the world's greatest air show. With the clock ticking down, they rush to complete the build of the plucky little plane that will become known as The Sling.
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Winner of 2 Roscars at Wild Talk Africa 2013
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SAFTA nomination for Best Documentary 2014
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