Come see the bioscope (1994)

Genre : History

Runtime : 26M

Director : Lance Gewer
Writer : Catharina Weinek

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ernest Ndhlovu
Ernest Ndhlovu
Sol Plaatje
Simanga Nhlapo
Simanga Nhlapo
Mmusi
Deborah Ramokagdi
Deborah Ramokagdi
Mma Salepo
Abdul Sadek
Abdul Sadek
Mohammed

Crews

Lance Gewer
Lance Gewer
Director
Catharina Weinek
Catharina Weinek
Screenplay
Micki Stroucken
Micki Stroucken
Editor
Mark Newman
Mark Newman
Line Producer
Lance Gewer
Lance Gewer
Director of Photography
Kevin Montanari
Kevin Montanari
Sound Recordist
Lloyd Ross
Lloyd Ross
Music
Didi Kriel
Didi Kriel
Music
Leon van der Merwe
Leon van der Merwe
Art Direction
Beverley Green
Beverley Green
Production Manager