Articles – Heartlines

Mitchells Plain exposed me to gangsterism

A potentially fatal eye operation and growing up in a community often notorious for drugs and gangsterism could not stop Lance from achieving his goals.

Best Achievement in Editing Nomination

Well deserved SAFTA nom for Nicholas Costaras, a real whizz at this editing and special effects thing!

Beyond the River Cinematography

Well-deserved SAFTA nom for Trevor Calverley, who brought soul and vigour to every shot, especially those epic river and landscape shots! Here’s a peek of the action

I Took His Shame and Made It My Identity

Connie’s life has been a rollercoaster from an early age. The sexual abuse she endured during the time her family lived in a squatter camp was the beginning of a tough road that would include anorexia, drugs, abuse, infidelity, prostitution and her daughter’s suicide. Against all odds, Connie triumphed.

Beyond the River Nominated for Four SAFTA Awards

Our film Beyond the River has been nominated for four South African Film & Television Awards

Storytelling – a simple but effective tool for change

There is this trust deficit. We cast suspicions, we cast judgement on each other before we get to know the person behind the face, so storytelling is the best way of demystifying these perceptions

I Lost A Loved One To Domestic Violence

Losing a loved one to domestic violence impacted Tebogo in a profound way. But then a trending hashtag #menaretrash, and a conversation with his wife, shifted his mindset even further.

I have been through all the cancer meds

Radiation, chemotherapy, a mastectomy - and medication for life. What more could one woman have to face? The brave Nava shares her story of living with and battling cancer.

I Was Dead For 45 Minutes

After a heart attack left her without a heartbeat for 45 minutes, Zhaunine’s journey to the other side of death and back gave her new purpose and hope for her life.

I Thought White People Were More Capable

A young black comrade in the armed struggle and an older white man conscripted to the army during apartheid South Africa find an unexpected point of connection.

My Neighbours Thought I Was A Drug Dealer

Growing up in Congo-Brazzaville, Perez was encouraged to stand in solidarity with South Africans suffering under apartheid. Now living in South Africa Africa, he unfortunately is not seeing this solidarity reciprocated.

I Was Declared Blind at 17

At first glance, there is nothing unusual about Leanne, other than her striking blue eyes. But it is those very eyes that have turned her life from ordinary to extraordinary. Her eyesight started deteriorating when she was 10 – by 17 she was declared clinically blind. Yet her disability has not stopped her from accomplishing remarkable feats.