Villon Films · 2010 English
A group of independent documentary filmmakers set out across South Africa in search of what is understood about Apartheid and its legacy. This journey captures personal experiences from the country …
Villon Films · 2006 English
Beulah' is a South African gay slang term that means "Beautiful / attractive man or boy". The documentary explores the lives of three friends living within the largely unexplored Soweto …
Villon Films · 2005 English
Father Paul Singleton fought against the controversial forced Sophiatown removals in the 1950's. Singleton was a keen photographer and captured many images of the Sophiatown removals. His photographs were used …
Villon Films · 1997 English
Women of Africa: wives, mothers, labourers, nurturers. Now, in the wake of the AIDS pandemic women also serve as care-givers to family and community members afflicted with HIV or AIDS. …
Villon Films · 1994 English
This two-part series examines the role of cinema in both supporting and attacking apartheid. It questions Hollywood’s commitment to racial stereo types and reluctance to depict black heroes. Almost from …
Villon Films · 1993 English
Rod Amateau and Harold Nebenzal were an American film and television screenwriters, directors, and producers. They were the scriptwriters of The Wilby Conspiracy, filmed in Kenya and set during apartheid …
Villon Films · 1993 English
This two-part series examines the role of cinema in both supporting and attacking apartheid. It questions Hollywood’s commitment to racial stereo types and reluctance to depict black heroes. Almost from …
Villon Films · 1992 English
John Matshikiza was a South African actor, theatre director, poet and journalist. This interview is part of a series of unedited interviews with South African (and some American) writers, journalists …
Villon Films · 1992 English
John Kennedy Marshall was an American anthropologist and acclaimed documentary filmmaker best known for his work in Namibia recording the lives of the Juǀʼhoansi (also called the !Kung Bushmen). This …
Villon Films · 1990 English
Robert Van Der Merwe was a film director in studio. This interview is part of a series of unedited interviews with South African (and some American) writers, journalists and activists …
Villon Films · 1990 English
The ANC activist, released from prison, talks about his life, and meets old comrades.
Villon Films · 1990 English
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 …
Villon Films · 1990 English
Gibson Kente was a South African playwright, composer, director and producer based in Soweto. He was known as the Father of Black Theatre in South Africa, and was one of …
Villon Films · 1990 English
André Brink was a South African novelist, essayist, and poet. He was a key figure in the significant Afrikaans literary movement known as Die Sestigers ("The Sixty-ers"). These writers sought …
Villon Films · 1990 English
Bill Faure was a South African film director and writer, best known for writing and directing Shaka Zulu, a 1986 television mini series. The show still has a massive following …
Villon Films · 1990 English
Cinema owner and projectionist, Johannesburg. 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, …
Villon Films · 1990 English
Carolyn Hamilton is a South African anthropologist and historian. She was a professor of anthropology at the University of Witwatersrand. She was a member of the board of the South …
Villon Films · 1990 English
Henry Cele was a South African actor noted for his portrayal of the great Zulu Warrior King Shaka kaSenzangakhona in the South African television miniseries Shaka Zulu as well as …
Villon Films · 1988 English
Botswana: Where Manna Rains From Heaven looks at Africa, food and poverty.
Villon Films · 1988 English
Joseph Nong “Joe” Thloloe was born in 1942 in Orlando East, Soweto. A highly experienced journalist, Thloloe is a widely known and respected newsman who has contributed to the promotion …