Come see the bioscope
Sol Plaatje was a politician, novelist, historian, musician, translator of Shakespeare into vernacular language, and founder member of what was to become the African National Congress. In 1924, a visionary South African, Sol Plaatje, set out to bring the wonders of cinema to the community. Brandishing a few educational 16mm films under his arm, Plaatje arrives in a dusty, Blacks-only township in the Western Transvaal. He is looking for a venue which can be set up as a bioscope. Things do not seem promising, but Plaatje is first befriended by a helpful young boy. And then, despite prevailing apartheid obstacles, a room is found. The township community is excited and set to be overawed by the new celluloid world about to unfold before them.
Year: 1994
Genre: History
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Director: Lance Gewer
Cast: Ernest Ndhlovu, Simanga Nhlapo, Deborah Ramokagdi, Abdul Sadek
Crew: Catharina Weinek (Screenplay), Kevin Montanari (Sound Recordist), Leon van der Merwe (Art Direction), Lance Gewer (Director), Didi Kriel (Music), Beverley Green (Production Manager)
Runtime: 26 minutes
Release: Feb 04, 1994
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Country: South Africa
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