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<\/span>Production\u00a0and Credits<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Genre<\/span>:<\/strong> Documentary (Art \/ Music \/ Culture\/ Human Interest \/ Social Issues\/ History\/ Politics\/ Society)<\/span>
\nProducers<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0Riason Naidoo and Damon Heatlie \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nExecutive Producer<\/strong>:<\/strong> \u00a0Florian\u00a0Schattauer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Directors<\/span>:<\/strong> Damon Heatlie and Riason Naidoo \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nDOP<\/span>:<\/strong> Eran Tahor<\/span>
\nEditor<\/span>:<\/strong> Melissa Parry<\/span>
\nSound Recording<\/span>:<\/strong> Robin Harris \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Narrators:<\/span><\/strong> Riason Naidoo and Aziz Hassim \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sound Design<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0Riason Naidoo<\/span><\/p>\n

Language<\/strong>:<\/strong> English<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a073 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Year of Release<\/span>:\u00a0<\/strong>July 2016\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Current status<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> Available for film festival and international distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>Formats<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Screening format<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>DCP<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Format remarks<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0HD (shot on XD-CAM codec)\u00a0ProRes HQ Master<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frames per second<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a025 frames per second<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aspect ratio<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0HD Video 16:9: 1920 x 1080<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sound format<\/strong>:<\/strong> 2\u00a0ch Discrete<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colour<\/strong>:<\/strong> Shot in\u00a0colour \/ black and white archival footage<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/span>Directors' bios<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Riason Naidoo<\/span> <\/strong>(b.1970) is an independent curator, art critic, art historian and artist. He directed the South African National Gallery, was director of the South Africa-Mali Project: Timbuktu Manuscripts<\/em>, managed artistic projects for the French Institute of South Africa, taught drawing and painting at the University of the Witwatersrand, worked in art education at the Durban Art Gallery. Among his curated projects are: neuf-3\u00a0<\/em>(2021-23), Any Given Sunday\u00a0<\/em>(2016), 1910-2010: From Pierneef to Gugulective\u00a0<\/em>(2010), The Indian in DRUM magazine in the 1950s\u00a0<\/em>(2006), retrospective exhibitions on Cape Town artist Peter Clarke shown in Senegal, England and France (2012-13), and on Durban photographer Ranjith Kally exhibited in South Africa, Mali, Austria, Spain and Reunion Island (2004-2007). \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Damon Heatlie<\/span> <\/strong>(b.1969) is a screenwriter\/ filmmaker and Senior Lecturer at Wits University. Damon produced over 60 local music videos (from Brenda Fassie to Mandoza),\u00a0and\u00a0directed for such musical heavyweights as Hugh Masekela and Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens).<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>Soundtrack<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Drunken Caravan<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Babu \u00a9 2008 Babu Music<\/span><\/p>\n

Lionel<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by Closet Snare,\u00a0\u2018Live at the Armchair Theatre, 2007\u00a0\u00a9 2010 Closet Snare<\/span><\/p>\n

Die Goema<\/em><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0by Kyle Shepherd \u00a9 2008 Kyle Shepherd<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve Seen It All<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>by Kesivan and the Lights \u00a9 2010 Kesivan and the Lights<\/span><\/p>\n

Lonely Woman\/ India<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Kesivan and the Lights \u00a9 2010 Kesivan and the Lights<\/span><\/p>\n

Eclipse<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Babu \u00a9 2008\u00a0Babu Music<\/span><\/p>\n

Kgalagadi<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by Bokani Dyer \u00a9 2011 Bokani Dyer<\/span><\/p>\n

Toyi\u00a0Toyi\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong>by Kesivan and the Lights \u00a9 2010 Kesivan and the Lights<\/span><\/p>\n

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