Ross Devenish
The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (1977)
An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (more)
An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (more)
Marigolds in August (1980)
Marigolds in August was written by Athol Fugard, who in the early 1980s was South Africa's most celebrated playwright. Fugard's intense political opinions were enough for the USSR to object to Marigolds being shown in the 1980 Berlin Festival, but the objections ... (more)
Marigolds in August was written by Athol Fugard, who in the early 1980s was South Africa's most celebrated playwright. Fugard's intense political opinions were enough for the USSR to object to Marigolds being shown in the 1980 Berlin Festival, but the objections ... (more)
Goal! (1966)
This entertaining documentary of the World Cup Soccer tournament of 1966 follows the 15 countries competing for the sport's most coveted prize. Nigel Patrick narrates, with commentary provided by Brian Glanville. The executive producer spent $336,000 on the ... (more)
This entertaining documentary of the World Cup Soccer tournament of 1966 follows the 15 countries competing for the sport's most coveted prize. Nigel Patrick narrates, with commentary provided by Brian Glanville. The executive producer spent $336,000 on the ... (more)
A Chip of Glass Ruby (1982)
In this drama, the Banjee family resides in an area of Johannesburg where Indians are no longer permitted to live. Mr. Bamjee is a vegetable seller and his wife, unlike him, becomes politically involved fighting against the injustices of apartheid. When his wife is ... (more)
In this drama, the Banjee family resides in an area of Johannesburg where Indians are no longer permitted to live. Mr. Bamjee is a vegetable seller and his wife, unlike him, becomes politically involved fighting against the injustices of apartheid. When his wife is ... (more)
The Happy Valley (1987)
In 1940 Kenya as their country prepares for war, the local aristocratic social set lives a decadent, self-indulgent lifestyle, that leads to murder. The same events were also dramatised in the feature film White Mischief, which was released seven months after the ... (more)
In 1940 Kenya as their country prepares for war, the local aristocratic social set lives a decadent, self-indulgent lifestyle, that leads to murder. The same events were also dramatised in the feature film White Mischief, which was released seven months after the ... (more)
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1994)
A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid. (more)
A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid. (more)
Boesman and Lena (1973)
A portrait of a marginalised couple evicted by forced removal in apartheid South Africa. (more)
A portrait of a marginalised couple evicted by forced removal in apartheid South Africa. (more)
Death of a Son (1989)
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the illegal drugs that caused his death to justice. (more)
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the illegal drugs that caused his death to justice. (more)
Asinamali (1986)
Five black men in South Africa end up in jail - for crimes which range from shooting a security policeman to sleeping with a white boss's wife. What they all share is the conviction that the 'Day of Reckoning' is at hand. (more)
Five black men in South Africa end up in jail - for crimes which range from shooting a security policeman to sleeping with a white boss's wife. What they all share is the conviction that the 'Day of Reckoning' is at hand. (more)