Die Kwiksilwers

Elsabe Marais, a widow in her 80s, and her three elderly friends embark on a hilarious road trip across the Karoo to experience a meteor shower in Sutherland. They have three days to get there, but to reach their goal in time, they will have to elude and outsmart her overprotective son, who is hot on their tail.

Escape from Pretoria

Escape From Pretoria is the true story of Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, young, white South Africans branded ‘terrorists’, and imprisoned in 1978 for working covert operations for Nelson Mandela’s banned ANC.

Old Righteous Blues

A young man is forced to confront his limitations, face the ghosts of the past and rise above establishment constraints to unite a fractured community and realise his life-long dream of leading his town’s Christmas Choir Band (Kerskoor) to its former glory.

Snake

When a mysterious stranger arrives at a secluded farm, he brings with him a dark past that threatens to unravel a fragile family. As his true intentions come to light, a young girl must confront the evil lurking within her home to protect those she loves.

Sonti

A 19-year-old village boy saves the life of a woman who has been kidnapped. In doing so he endangers the lives of his family.

The Shakedown

A well-respected medical aid broker finds himself entangled in the Cape Town underworld after his mistress threatens to reveal the secret of their affair

Feature Film

Black People Don't Get Depressed

A  poetic exploration of mental health issues among creatives in communities on the African continent and in the diaspora, exploring myths, stigma and solutions through the personal stories of the characters

Capturing Water

Capturing Water delves into Cape Town’s escalating water crisis

Diary of an Elephant Orphan

Diary of an Elephant Orphan takes us through the struggles and turmoils of orphaned baby elephants and the people who have made it their life's mission to save them. Khanyisa is the newest addition to the elephant sanctuary.

Don't Be Late For My Funeral

An intimate tale of the impact a domestic worker had on 4 generations of one white family during the time of apartheid and beyond told by the filmmaker, one of the children she helped raise

Legacy: Apartheid's Shadow

Apartheid may have fallen, but its shadow still lingers. South African filmmaker Tara Moore delivers a definitive documentary on one of history’s most brutal regimes, revealing how its dark legacy continues to shape the nation today

Mbira Talks

Following Moyo’s migration from Zimbabwe to Canada, he connects with his indigeneity through playing Mbira, a sacred instrument banned during colonization.

Milisuthando

Set in past, present, and future South Africa — an invitation into a poetic, memory-driven exploration of love, intimacy, race, and belonging by the filmmaker, who grew up during apartheid but didn't know it was happening until it was over

Night Train

From the 1900s to the 1970s some 5 million Mozambican men rode the night train to come and work the coal and gold mines of the Witwatersrand. This is their story

Temperature Rising

As climate induced disasters are on the rise across Southern Africa, three activists grapple with what thinking globally and acting locally means in practice.

The Battle for Laikipia

Climate change and unresolved historical injustices raise the stakes in a generations-old conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in a wildlife conservation haven.

The Radical

An intimate portrait of Muhsin Hendricks, the world’s first openly gay imam, who, despite death threats, established the radically-inclusive mosque in South Africa that gave rise to the global Queer Muslim movement

Wild Coast Warriors

For centuries, indigenous people have lived sustainably while resisting invaders on South Africa's Wild Coast. In this documentary about a David and Goliath court-case struggle against Shell, these communities succeeded in halting oil and gas exploration, winning ongoing protection for their ocean and culture.

The Friendship Bench

In a country ravaged by generational trauma, a psychiatrist trains grandmothers to treat depression within their communities

Documentary

I Did Not Ask For This

A story of a courageous survivor of sexual violence in juvenile detention.

Illusion of Distance

Separated by race and apartheid laws, The Illusion of Distance follows Boeta Allie, a man classified as coloured, on a poignant journey with filmmaker Sapho Wulana to reunite with his childhood friend Isaac after over 70 years of forced separation. Their enduring friendship transcends borders and highways, revealing the lasting impacts of apartheid on communities in District 6, Langa, and Bonteheuwel.

Love Your Neighbour

In this wry love letter to South African suburbia, a local filmmaker attempts to connect with his upmarket neighbours through their intercom systems, starting conversations about guard dogs, racial profiling and home security.

Marie

One night, a knock on Tom's door presents him with a challenge. Sometimes radical personal change is only a small step away if we would only take it

Middel van Êrens (Middle of Somewhere)

After a family tragedy, a man attempts to guide his son into manhood through a series of hunting trips at the request of his overbearing and traditional father.

Take a Seat

After receiving her vaccine, a young woman unexpectedly reunites with her ex‑boyfriend in the crowded observation room

The Voice of Others

Rim is a Tunisian interpreter working in France on asylum procedures. Every day, she translates the stories of exiled men and women, whose voices raise questions about her own history

The Wait

After arriving in a police station to report a crime, Mzu takes it upon himself to help an elderly man at the back of the line. But he finds resistance from the people ahead and a stifling bureaucratic system

Van Brood en Water (Of Bread and Water)

In a South African fishing community, Witbrood (White Bread) and his wife, Monica, face endless hardships. Nevertheless, they share what they have – and take in a child, who they raise as their own.

Short

Big Brains Matter More - an EwB testimonial

Big brains matter more - an EwB testimonial

Bonus Content: Capturing Water panel discussion

Bonus Content: Diary of an Elephant Orphan Q&A

Derrich Gardner, TV & Radio Presenter discusses his own personal experiences with Jabulani, the orphaned elephant.

Bonus Content: Die Kwiksilwers - behind the scenes

Bonus Content: Don't Be Late For My Funeral panel discussion

Bonus Content: Mbira Talks Q&A

Bonus Content: Milisuthando discusses her film

Milisuthando discusses her film, which explores the complexities of identity, race, and the personal narratives of black women in South Africa.

My Next Wave is Going to Come

The Story of EwB

A short film about Education without Borders (EwB)

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