Come see the bioscope (1994)
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.
Director:
Lance Gewer
Writer:
Catharina Weinek
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Ernest Ndhlovu as Sol Plaatje |
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Simanga Nhlapo as Mmusi |
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Deborah Ramokagdi as Mma Salepo |
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Abdul Sadek as Mohammed |
| Writing | Catharina Weinek | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kevin Montanari | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Leon van der Merwe | Art Direction |
| Directing | Lance Gewer | Director |
| Sound | Didi Kriel | Music |
| Production | Beverley Green | Production Manager |
| Camera | Lance Gewer | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mark Newman | Line Producer |
| Editing | Micki Stroucken | Editor |
| Sound | Lloyd Ross | Music |