Vukani awake

South Africa, 1965

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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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Credits

production company

Concord Films Council for the African National Congress

director

Lionel Ngakane

Duration

00:16:32:00

Production places

South Africa

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011608

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

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

History → History

History → South Africa - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - South Africa

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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