South Africa Movies

Directed by Ingrid Martens, this documentary takes place completely within the lifts of Ponte tower in Johannesburg. Over five years, Ingrid films...

Kataza the baboon made international headlines when he became the subject of a series of moves made by authorities which upset the people of Cape...

South African composer Monthati Masebe is writing an opera about Queen Mamani, one of the first women in 18th-century South Africa to marry another...

Robert (not his real name), is a gay Zimbabwean man who fled to South Africa in the hopes of making this his home. What he found instead was abuse at...

Two camp men cruising for sailors at the Durban harbour. Believed to be the first openly queer South African movie, produced between 1949 and May...

A listening journey into South Africa's stories and memories of the past, challenges of the present and dream of the future.

A provocative look from within at Afrikaner extremists who, in 1991, clung to the belief that they were the chosen ‘super race’ of...

Mokone and Charles attend a 'pens down' party after writing their final exam paper. The two timid characters are perceived as misfits by their peers...

With Nelson Mandela freed from prison, South Africa is changing fast - but big challenges lie ahead. In the township of Soweto children have taken...

Being Gay or Lesbian is not necessarily something you can naturally control or decide to choose. It most likely comes from a very young age or at...

Why are illegal abortions more accessible in Poland than legal ones in South Africa? This documentary feature explores and contrasts changes in...

Follows internationally acclaimed artist Strijdom van der Merwe over four consecutive seasons as he travels to remote locations in the southern...

Shot in New York, Cape Town, St Helena and the Atlantic Ocean, Sathima's Windsong, is a lyrical portrait of South African jazz singer, Sathima Bea...