John Kani Movies

A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid.

When everything about you falls one man decides that theatre is the key, and the way to begin to unify a people. A film about the life and times of...

True story of a man who believes God owns the earth and land cannot be owned by anyone, therefore he's at liberty to build his church on ground...

After 400 years Shakespeare's great tragedy still has strong social and political relevance, and this celebrated production by leading actress and...

An American couple moves to Johannesburg after Nelson Mandela is elected president.

It's a jungle out there. That's how we meet our lead character Jack. It's been five years since he's seen his partner and best friend Twala. Jack did...

George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South Africa.

Melody returns to her old home to Fairlands the funeral of their daughter, June to attend. But Melody not recognize their city regains because it is...

Set in Zululand South Africa three Zulu men must re-awaken sleeping demons when Mpiyakhe, now a successful Johannesburg businessman, returns home....

A South African librarian prepares for the return of the remains of his brother who died in exile.

As South Africa celebrates its 20th anniversary of the advent of democracy in 1994, it is difficult to believe the ‘Mandela miracle’...

An Englishwoman travels to South Africa in 1906.

South African drama set at a roadhouse in Apartheid.

The play, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, follows the main character, Sizwe, as he writes to his wife after an unsuccessful search for a new job and better life...

Marigolds in August was written by Athol Fugard, who in the early 1980s was South Africa's most celebrated playwright. Fugard's intense political...