Punk in Africa
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Punk in Africa |
| Country of production | South Africa , Czech Republic , Zimbabwe , Mozambique |
| original language | English , Portuguese |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 82 minutes |
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| Director | Keith Jones , Deon Maas |
| script | Keith Jones, Deon Maas |
| production | Jeffrey Brown |
| music | Suck , Wild Youth , National Wake , Power Age , and many others |
| camera | Gary Keith Griffin |
| cut | Andrew Wills |
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Punk in Africa is an independent documentary film from 2012 about punk music in Africa , especially in South Africa .
action
The film traces the development of the punk movement in South Africa during the apartheid period . Since the 1970s, bands and artist collectives have emerged in Durban and Johannesburg in particular who have turned against the social climate of oppression and racism and looked for alternatives. The events related to the Soweto uprising in 1976 were one of the triggers.
The further development of the punk and independent music scene in South Africa until after the end of apartheid in the mid-1990s is presented as well as the underground scenes that have arisen in the neighboring states of Zimbabwe and Mozambique .
Historical original recordings are shown and contemporary witnesses have their say, partly at original locations. They report on their experiences and ambitions at the time. Interviews and concert recordings from Zimbabwe and especially Mozambique are added in the last third of the film.
music
Music from the following bands appears in the film: Suck, Wild Youth, Safari Suits, Power Age, National Wake, KOOS, Kalahari Surfers, The Genuines, Hog Hoggidy Hog, Fuzigish, Sibling Rivalry, 340ml (Mozambique), Panzer, The Rudimentals (Zimbabwe ), Evicted, Sticky Antlers, Freak, LYT, Jagwa Music, Fruits and Veggies, Swivel Foot, u. a.
reception
The film was screened at a number of film festivals in 2012 , including the New York Film Festival , International Film Festival Rotterdam , Festival do Rio , Durban International Film Festival and the human rights documentary film festival One World Film Festival in Prague .
In 2013 the film was released on DVD, in an international country version without a regional code and with English, German, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles for the English-language audio version.
Web links
- Punk in Africa at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website for the film (Engl.)
- Music and original sounds from the movie Punk in Africa on SoundCloud
- Official trailer , video clip on YouTube