description About
Sol Plaatje was a politician, novelist, historian, musician, translator of Shakespeare into vernacular language, and founder member of what was to become the African National Congress. In 1924, a visionary South African, Sol Plaatje, set out to bring the wonders of cinema to the community. Brandishing a few educational 16mm films under his arm, Plaatje arrives in a dusty, Blacks-only township in the Western Transvaal. He is looking for a venue which can be set up as a bioscope. Things do not seem promising, but Plaatje is first befriended by a helpful young boy. And then, despite prevailing apartheid obstacles, a room is found. The township community is excited and set to be overawed by the new celluloid world about to unfold before them.
Info
- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1994-02-04
- video_camera_front Companies
- timer Runtime: 26 Mins
- star Rating: 0 / 10
- favorite Likes: 0 Likes
- info IMDB ID
- visibilityViews:
-
starUser Ratings:
play_circle Streaming Sources
smart_display Cast
groups Crew
Catharina Weinek
Screenplay
Kevin Montanari
Sound Recordist
Leon van der Merwe
Art Direction
Lance Gewer
Director
Didi Kriel
Music
Beverley Green
Production Manager
Lance Gewer
Director of Photography
Mark Newman
Line Producer
Micki Stroucken
Editor
Lloyd Ross
Music
comment Comments