The Bantu Scope: Action Commandant, a film by Nadine Cloete.

Join us on the 6th of June at the Anthill (formerly MOAD) for the first in a new tradition! The Bantu Scope is a roaming cinema focused on pan-African cinema. We at Anthill have collaborated with the Bantu Scope to host monthly screenings in our newly completed underground screening room.

Showing on 5th of June 2021:  Action Commandant, a film by Nadine Cloete.

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Ashley Kriel, a young activist and key figure of the anti-apartheid liberation struggle, was killed by the police at the age of 20, thus becoming a symbol of South African resistance. Known as the "Cape Flats Che Guevara", after the disadvantaged suburb of Cape Town, Kriel organised protest demonstrations in his school from the age of 13 onwards. His numerous actions and strong commitment contributed to revolutionising the young working class.

This brave and necessary first feature-length film by Nadine Angel Cloete fills the important pages of the history of the South African struggle, which have been left blank far too long. Through this passionate portrait which brings together precious and new archive images, and thanks to the testimonies of Kriel's friends and family and other resistance figures, we discover not only the life of a young defender of liberty who became an icon, but also the tormented history of a country marked by over 40 years of violent racial segregation. An essential film that also teaches us not to forget.

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