Surfing Soweto
| Surfing Soweto | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sara Blecher |
| 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 Sara Blecher.
Synopsis[]
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[]
- Tri-Continental 2010
References[]
- Notes
- ^ "Train Surfers - Mr. Cape Town". Mr. Cape Town. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ 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)
External links[]
- Surfing Soweto at IMDb
- Surfing Soweto, National Film & Video Foundation webpage
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