The following DOCUMENTARY FILM & VIDEO
PRODUCTIONS
by Kevin Harris
on the Struggle Against Apartheid in
South Africa –
available for non-commercial ownership purposes - on PAL VHS /
DVD.
Purchase price [ per title or episode ]:
South Africa – R 300-00 [incl]
[ Includes packaging & regular postage.
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TITLES
AVAILABLE:
"This
we can do for Justice & for Peace" – [1981 / 1982]:
58
minute feature documentary on the perspectives of Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Rev
Peter Storey & the role of the South African Council of Churches in the
fight against apartheid in South Africa during the 1980s
This
film set new precedents regarding censorship of political documentaries in
South Africa, having successfully fought on appeal thirteen cuts imposed by the
Publications Control Board in 1982.
Broadcast
by NBC New York under the title, "Land of fear, Land of
Courage",
the
film was awarded two Emmy Awards.
"The
Right Time"
- 45 minutes – [1983]:
workshopped
with the township-youth, this film examines many facets of teenage- life in the
townships including issues such as sexuality, rape and unwanted teenage
pregnancies.
"If
God be for us ..." – [1983]:
40
minutes - looks at the operation of the SACC with regard to home & family
life, the plight of “relocated” families, political prisoners
& detainees & those banned & banished to the desolate Bantustans.
"No
Middle Road to Freedom" – [1984 / 1985]:
Set
against the backdrop of the Maseru onslaught by the SADF in December 1982 and
the commemoration service held in SOWETO on 16th December 1982 - reflects on
the increasing violent tensions and the pattern of “tit-for-tat” violence
emerging in South African society.
"The
Struggle from Within" – [1984 / 1985]:
45
minutes - looks at events in South Africa precipitated by the announcement of
the Nationalist Government’s intention the implement their “new constitution”
& tri-cameral parliament in 1984.
Looking
at the rise of the UDF in response, the film traces events from the
“referendum” of November 1983 to the
aftermath of the anti-rent-increase demonstrations in the Black townships of
the Vaal Triangle in September & October 1984.
"Tomorrow's
Parents"
- 60 minutes – [1986]:
workshopped
with the township-youth during the first “State-of-Emergency” in 1985, this
film examines many facets of life in the townships including involvement in the
struggle against Apartheid and the breakdown in "parent-child"
communication in the townships.
"South
Africa Now"
– [1986 – 1987]
Episodes
1, 2, 3 & 4 - June 1986 to July 1987:
Episode
1 - June 1986:
Comprised
of the following three reports:
“Police
Brutality in Bophutatswana”; “The Death [ in police-custody ] of Petrus Nchabeleng”;
“Consumer
Boycotts”.
Episode
2 - June 1986:
Comprised
of the following two reports:
“Whites Against Apartheid”; “Peoples’ Education for Peoples’ Power”.
Episode
3 - December 1986
Comprised
of the following two reports:
“Calling
for Pressure”; “Children in Detention”.
Episode
4 - July 1987
Comprised
of the following two reports:
“Behind ‘Black-on-Black’”; “UDF - Last
Beleaguered Hope”.
This
alternative series of documentary reports on Apartheid South Africa produced
during the "state of emergency" in 1986 & 1987 formed the basis
for the alternative documentary series subsequently broadcast on PBS in the USA
under the title "South Africa Now" .
This
series challenged the nature & content of mainstream network coverage of
Apartheid South Africa by USA networks from 1987 to 1990.
"Namibia
- no easy Road to Freedom" – [1988]:
(
seized by the South African Security Police in 1988 in an unsuccessful
attempt to prevent international distribution ) - 58 minutes. This
documentary looks at the harsh realities suffered by Namibia’s civilian
population under a history of colonial occupation & specifically under
military occupation by the South African Security Forces. The film achieved
"Finalist Status" at the International Film & Video Festival of
New York & was awarded a Silver Award at the Houston International Film
Festival for 1989.
"Not
yet Free" –
[1989]:
20
minute portrait of the life of a “restricted person” - released from detention
but living under security restrictions in SOWETO.
"Cry
of Reason - Beyers Naude, An Afrikaner speaks out" - 60 minutes – [1989]:
Director & co-producer of this USA
documentary focusing on the life of Dr Beyers Naude - nominated for an Oscar at
the 1989 Academy Awards.
"Namibia
- Rebirth of a Nation" – [1990]:
45
minute documentary awarded on post-independence Namibia which received
"Finalist
Status" at the International Film & Video Festival of New York.
"Education
- a basic human right" – [1992]:
the 45
minute documentary on the education crisis in Apartheid South Africa.
"Beyond
the Darkness - education for all" – [1993]:
the 45
minute documentary on ABET [ Adult Basic education & Training ].