Penguin Films completed two documentaries for SABC 1’s Democracy Now strand. The series focussed on the rights of ordinary South Africans. Penguin Films examined the rights of children as well as housing rights. The series was directed by Nurma Dippenaar and director of photography was Christopher Wessels.
This 48 minute documentary was produced by Paw Paw Films for SABC 1 about a young man named Kemang. Born of a South African Tswana speaking mother and Caucasian European father, Kemang grew up in the township of Gugulethu. Kemang struggled to find his identity as an artist as both his parents are deceased and…
Sangoma Story follows Fatima’s journey as she contemplates and learns about what it means to be a sangoma (traditional healer) in an urban world. Sangoma Story was directed and shot by Natalie Haarhof.
The truth is that animals are bred to be killed and to be consumed. That’s not the way nature intended it, but the way our consumption driven society dictates it should be. We think it’s okay to eat as much meat as we do everyday because we need to survive and stay fit and strong…
Against All Odds profiles South African youths who face adversity and who triumphantly reflect on the road they have travelled to wellness. A central question that was posed to each participant was: ‘How did you manage to overcome your adversity to become a conqueror instead of a victim in your situation?’ The series included the…
Krotoa is a documentary in the Hidden Histories’s slate of documentaries produced for SABC 1. The series investigates historical occurrences or people of significance that may not be widely known: Krotoa [her Khoi name] was a Khoi girl (c.1643-1674) of the Goringhaicona tribe from the Cape who was taken at the impressionable age of ten…
African Sky Stories 2 echoes the rich storytelling culture of the African continent that was introduced in the innovative and acclaimed first series. Each of the stories in both series has been told around fires under the African sky for countless generations. In this series of 13 programmes, some of the stories are about the…
The Bulhoek Massacre is a documentary in the Hidden Histories’s slate of documentaries produced for SABC 1. The series investigates historical occurrences or people of significance that may not be widely known: Bullhoek Massacre: The Bulhoek massacre signifies a point when government recognised the independent African churches as powerful organisations that could mobilise black people…