'Where Do I Stand ?'
Documentary on Youth and Xenophobia in South Africa
The 37-minute film, directed and produced by Molly Blank, in partnership with the NGO Shikaya, uses the xenophobia attacks of May 2008 as a window into the lives of seven young people, reflecting not only on how they experienced this painful moment, but also on their engagement with fellow South Africans and their place in this complex and evolving nation.
They include a Rwandan refugee, a girl wrestling with the reality of foreigners in her township, a boy facing calls of cowardice by friends for not looting, and a suburban girl whose family sheltered their Malawian gardener.
The original song "Khumbula" was written and performed for the film by Daniel Eppel and Zolani Mahola, lead singer of Freshlyground.
www.wheredoistandfilm.com
don't understand most of the lyrics, but this song and zolani's powerful voice just sets ones mind off contemplating. eager to see the film also.
tsahei 1 year ago