화재 현장에서 동료를 잃고 6개월간 강제 휴직을 떠난 소방관 테오. 복직을 위해 정신과 상담을 받으며 신약을 복용하지만, PTSD(외상 후 스트레스 장애) 증상은 나날이 심해져만 간다. 그러던 어느 날, 거대 방산업체 ‘엠텍’의 비리를 파헤치던 아내 안젤라가 싸늘한 시신으로 발견되고, 테오는 하나뿐인 아들마저 빼앗긴 채 살인범으로 몰린다. 테오는 경찰의 추적을 피해 진실을 밝혀내려고 애쓰지만, 주변 동료들마저 무참히 살해당하는데…
Since its adoption in June 1955 by the Congress movement, the Freedom Charter has been the key political document that acted as a beacon and source of inspiration in the liberation struggle against Apartheid. It was reputedly the main source that informed democratic South Africa’s liberal constitution and a constant reference point for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and rival political parties that it spawned since 1994, all claiming the Freedom Charter’s legacy. Freedom Isn’t Free assesses the history and role of the charter, especially in relation to key political and socio-economic aspects of developments in South Africa up to the present period. It includes rare archival footage with interviews of a cross-section of outspoken influential South Africans.
In jail, a man discovers that he has a gift for telling stories and becomes the prison 'cinema' which earns him respect and status whilst his best friend becomes the concubine of the cell boss.
In his debut documentary, Dylan Valley explores the untold Creole history of Afrikaans, using what he knows best: HipHop, humour and personal perspective. The film follows a group of local artists creating the stage production (or 'hip-hopera'), AFRIKAAPS, as they trace the true roots of Afrikaans to slaves in the Cape.
The play, and the film, reclaims and liberates Afrikaans from its reputation as the language of the oppressor, taking it back to the people who own it.
Features music from Jitsvinger, Kyle Shepard, Emile (black noise), Moenier Parker, Shane Cooper, Blaq Pearl, the powerhouse bboy, Bliksemstraal, and the poetic genius of Jethro Louw.
