During the darkest days of apartheid, Ken Gampu, who died in 2003, became the first black South African film star, and an inspiration to a generation of black South African actors by appearing in several international productions. There was a price to be paid, however, because most of the roles he was called upon to play were those of stereotypical noble savages. This interview is part of a series of unedited interviews with South African (and some American) writers, journalists and activists made in the late ‘80s, 90s mostly on the subject of censorship and films.
- Place discussed
- South Africa
- Published in
- Vancouver, BC
