“this documentary was produced in 2011 when we buried Noxolo Nogwaza in KwaThema, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg.

She was a 24 year old mother of two children who were then orphaned by hate crime related incident.

It is in different languages: Xhosa,  English and Zulu.”

A powerful archive of a precious life lost due to hate crime. Black Lesbians in South Africa constantly live in fear, torture, and death by assailants who roam freely, with no help from the government, no media presence, Zanele Muholi sets out to document the stories of black lesbians living in post-apartheid South Africa. 

Full transcript and more found here 

If societies think of me as sub-human today then I need to look for a solution to change society so it will accept me”. Josephat Toner
Albinos in Tanzania have traditionally been perceived as almost mythical beings. To some they are ghosts who cannot die; to others the result of a family curse. In 2007, after a disturbing wave of albino murders, a new myth is exposed: witch doctors are calling for albinos to be hunted, claiming their limbs will bring wealth and good fortune.
For Josephat Torner, an albino himself, the only choice is to take action. He packs his bags, farewells his family, and sets out across the country, visiting villages in the hope that by confronting the superstitions he can stop the killings. Along the way, he meets many albino children who have been taken from their homes, forced to live in hiding behind high walls - ‘One of the many things we have had to learn is to live in danger.’ Shot over six years, In the Shadow of the Sun is the story of a man who stands up to persecution, putting his life on the line to change the world in which he lives.

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Kahlil Joseph’s Film Meditates on the Origins of an All-Black Rodeo in Oklahoma

A dreamlike narrative binds cowboy and an angelic specter clad in white in director Kahlil Joseph’s exploration of a little-known African-American rodeo subculture. Joseph, who is part of the Los Angeles-based What Matters Most film collective, visited the annual August rodeo in the sparsely populated Oklahoma town of Grayson (previously Wildcat), an event that attracts African-American bull riders, barrel racers and cowgirls from all over the Midwest and southern USA. He set out to celebrate the origins of the rodeo by paying respect to the spirit of Aunt Janet, a member of the family who founded the event, passed away last year and is embodied as the young girl in the film. “Black people are light years more advanced than the ideas and images that circulate would have you believe. The spaces we control and exist are my ground zero for filming, at least so far, and there are opportunities for me to tap into the energy,” says Joseph who has also made films for musicians including Shabazz Palaces and Seu Jorge. “So an all-black town with an all-black rodeo in the American heartland was a kind of vortex or portal through which I could actually show this.” Wildcat is scored by experimental musician Flying Lotus, who has previously collaborated with Joseph on a short to accompany his 2012 album Until the Quiet Comes, which is showing during Sundance London this weekend.

Only 11 days to go! Document the self- Life Histories in Limpopo

Maya wants to Spend the summer in Limpopo province, South Africa where she will collect life histories, intern at the Legal Resources Center and publish her findings. Only thing stopping her is she needs funding, please spread the word and lets support such brilliant young minds that want to spend their summers documenting our own stories!

All the best Maya!

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