Southern African Films and Documentaries

Southern African Films and Documentaries

Villon Films


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Villon Films · 1960 English

Cape Town in 50s. Memorials. Bus Boycott protests. Arrival of PM MacMillan, Feb. 1960. President Verwoerd escorts him. (This was when MacMillan made his famous “Winds of Change” speech.) Verwoerd …


Villon Films · 1959 English

Witchcraft and the South African penal system, by director Jamie Uys. Imcomplete


Villon Films · 1957 English

A day in the life of a family in Alexandra Township, South Africa, in 1957. A rare look at black life in that period.


Villon Films · 1955 English

Propaganda film that looks at Black workers who travel to industrialised cities to learn new skills, while emphasising that, after they are trained, the workers will return to their homelands.


Villon Films · 1955 English

The African Mirror newsreels were aimed at influencing the opinions and attitudes of the Union's people. It aimed to inform South Africans of the country's war policy and efforts and …


Villon Films · 1955 English

The African Mirror newsreels were aimed at influencing the opinions and attitudes of the Union's people. It aimed to inform South Africans of the country's war policy and efforts and …


Villon Films · 1955 English

Congress Of The People, 25 June 1955. Home Movies Shot On These Historic Occasions. The Congress of the People was a gathering organised by the National Action Council, a multi-racial …


Villon Films · 1955 English

The African Mirror newsreels were aimed at influencing the opinions and attitudes of the Union's people. It aimed to inform South Africans of the country's war policy and efforts and …


Villon Films · 1955 English

A short documentary film that was filmed during the early years of apartheid rule with condescending and ignorant views of the people and culture of the Zulu Empire.


Villon Films · 1955 English

Anti-Apartheid South Africa Black Protest Rally in Johannesburg. Newsreel footage of peaceful protesters.