Milisuthando: a powerful documentary that will get South Africans talking about identity
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Bongela, born in 1985, offers a version of her life story in five parts organised poetically and thematically.
Key Points:
- Bongela, born in 1985, offers a version of her life story in five parts organised poetically and thematically.
- In the process the film offers images of middle-class life beyond the much more familiar images of violence and unrest in Black townships.
- Milisuthando premiered to critical acclaim at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is winning hearts on the international festival circuit.
- As a lecturer and scholar who specialises in documentary film, my view is that Milisuthando defies conventional documentary storytelling to expand the canon of South African cinema.
- Its rich and challenging subject and audiovisual language offers an opportunity for South Africans to talk to each other in a way that is transformational.
- Julia Cain: How would you describe your film for South African audiences?
- Milisuthando opens the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival on 22 June.