Surfing Soweto
| Surfing Soweto | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sara Blecher and Dimi Raphoto |
| Screenplay by | Justine Loots |
| Produced by | Sara Blecher |
| Cinematography | Dudley Saunders |
| Edited by | Karyn Bosch |
| Music by | Phillip Miller |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
Surfing Soweto is a 2010 documentary film directed by Dimi Raphoto and Sara Blecher.
Synopsis
[edit]Surfing Soweto is the story of a forgotten generation: Bitch Nigga, Lefa and Mzembe are three of the most notorious train surfers in Soweto. They represent a generation of alienated youth, born during the glowing promise after the demise of apartheid and yet without the skills or wherewithal to reap the benefits of their newly won freedoms. Surfing Soweto shows them riding on the top of trains (train surfing) which in South Africa is known as "ukudlala istaff",[1] ducking as they hurtle past lethal electrical cables, and also in the intimacy of their homes and families.[2][3]
Awards
[edit]- Tri-Continental 2010
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ "Train Surfers - Mr. Cape Town". Mr. Cape Town. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Mthembu, Sihle (10 January 2010). "Surfing Soweto" (Film review). Mahala. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "The story of Soweto train surfing" (Audio interview with director Sara Blecher and Dr. June Bam-Hutchison). BBC News. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- Sources
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)
External links
[edit]- Surfing Soweto at IMDb
- Surfing Soweto, National Film & Video Foundation webpage
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