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'Awake?' profiles young South African hip-hop artist Abantu and his father Vukile Tshewula who was imprisoned at Robben Island. It's a shout out to the youth to remember the struggle for freedom from apartheid.

How did we get involved? Well last week we were invited to South Africa to make a short film in a week with young people in Motherwell township near Port Elizabeth.

We had no idea what we'd come up with, or exactly who we'd be working with.

Nomtha Ntsheyiya is an 18 year old woman on a year long internship at Mandela Bay Pictures. We worked with her, 5 of her friends and people from Motherwell Arts Centre during an amazing week. We made another film too, 'Tales of Headz' which we'll post up soon.

Take a look, it's Nomtha's first time making a documentary and we think she's done a great job.

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7 responses // Awake?

  • please take a look at this and let us know what you think?

    thanks
    screenstation
  • That was great - I want to see more!
    oldsaltproductions
  • show me more
    sagewho
  • i think its the best ever, especially that its her first docie
    mayenzeke
  • I loved this. Thought it was going to get really sad and preach on, but i watched it an hour ago, and i'm still thinking about it. Was that Abantu's music playing from the beginning? dug that.
    stan_street
  • hi Stan, thanks for the comment. It is Abantu's music most of the way through - hear more on his myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/abantu4mypeople
    screenstation
  • abntu is on point....i respect da brother in all ways....his music is message driven..thats what i call conscious music....if he is cumin to arts fest in grahamstown...holla at me
    BIKOist

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