Shows the plight of black Africans in South Africa. The first film of protest against the South African situation made by a South African, Lionel Ngakane. Some of the original footage was smuggled out of South Africa, while the compilation material was assembled from a wide variety of African and British sources.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011608
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - South Africa
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Anti-apartheid movements - South Africa
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Apartheid - South Africa
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Blacks - South Africa
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Social conditions
History → Anti-apartheid movements - South Africa
History → Apartheid - South Africa
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)