Anant Singh and Videovision Entertainment
have announced that they will make available a selection of films produced by
the company for free viewing online. These hit films will be available during
the lockdown period from March 27 through to April 16, 2020.
The first films offered on the platform are
all South African favourites to entertain and inspire viewers:
Sarafina!, based on the stage musical, it is an inspirational film about the
youth uprising of 16 June 1976, and stars Leleti Khumalo, John Kani, Robert
Whitehead, Miriam Makeba, Somizi Mhlongo and Whoopi Goldberg.
Mr
Bones, South Africa’s Number One Box Office Comedy
Hit
Yesterday, the first South African film nominated for an Oscar starring
Leleti Khumalo and directed by Darrell James Roodt.
2010
– Once In A Lifetime, which focuses on the 2010
FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the excitement and jubilation that this
global event brought to South Africa and the African continent.
Red
Dust, An intense, courtroom drama on the backdrop
of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, starring Oscar winners
Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor with Jamie Bartlett.
Celebrating
Mandela One Hundred, traces Madiba’s life from his
roots in the Transkei, to becoming one of the greatest leaders the world has
seen.
Countdown
To Freedom, documents the ten days leading up to
our democratic elections and culminates with Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as
President, and includes exclusive access to Nelson Mandela as he took the final
steps on his walk from prisoner to president.
A
Hero For All, follows the activities of President
Mandela from the run-up to South Africa’s first democratic elections and
throughout his presidency.
Paljas, based on the classic Afrikaans book and directed by Katinka Heyns,
explores the life of a Karoo family whose lives are changed for the better when
a travelling circus leaves behind a clown.
Ahmed
Kathrada: A Man For All Seasons, follows struggle
veteran Ahmed Kathrada’s extraordinary life journey as an activist, a Rivonia
trialist, a Robben Island prisoner through to his post prison activities and
the founding of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.
The films can be accessed on the
Videovision Entertainment portal on Vimeo at:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6915595.
Singh and Videovision Entertainment have
been actively involved in the Covid-19 campaign and crafted awareness videos in
partnership with many stakeholders including the Nelson Mandela
Foundation. These videos can be viewed
at: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6915930.
“For the first time in the modern age,
South Africa and the entire world faces a health threat of unprecedented
proportions, with uncertainty and concern. While our President implemented
measures to quell the rapid spread of the Covid-19 with the 21-day lockdown, we
felt it important to offer some of our films to our nation for free viewing
online. We have selected films that are
firm favourites among South Africans,” said producer Anant Singh.
Singh further said, “I commend President
Cyril Ramaphosa, his cabinet and the members of the National Command Council
for the swift action taken and the implementation of programmes that will
hopefully quell the impact of the Covid-19 virus on our people. It is
encouraging that initiatives like the Solidarity Response Fund have garnered
support and I am delighted to be a participant. I urge all South Africans to
take the necessary precautions against the virus and continue to practise good
hygiene. May all South Africans be safe during this lockdown period and beyond.
God bless us all.”
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