The Unseen Ones
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Uploaded by rasazania on Sep 14, 2011
"The Unseen Ones", a musical documentary film directed by South African based filmmaker Kurt Orderson. The film centers around 27-year old Leagan Davids, aka Nico10long, a dispossessed youth from the township Wesbank/Delft struggling against the high crime rate, substandard schooling and unemployment on the Cape Flats while trying to raise his three-year daughter, Allevia.
The Wesbank/Delft area where Niko10long and his daughter live is a RDP post-apartheid project established to be one of Cape Town's first mixed race townships.The area made world news in 2008 when backyard dwellers, who occupied over 1000 newly built N2 Gateway houses, were violently evicted by police using rubber bullets.
Niko10long's lyrics reflect on his life experiences and the reality of injustice and social ills on the Cape Flats in poetic Afrikaans, giving a unique view into a world that often remains unseen unless as a crime focus in news bulletins. This is particularly evident in his first music video -- which will also be screened at the launch -- for the track, Vaderfiguur, in which he raps poetically about the daily reality of an unemployed father raising his daughter.
Director: Kurt Orderson
ordersonkw@gmail.com
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How can I get a copy of this to review it? I am a journalist, Rachel Briant - please email me at rachelbriant@gmail.com Thanks!
rachraysunshineface 3 weeks ago
Thank you for sending us the link to this video, we will be pleased to consider it for our shows and rotation! Greetings from Switzerlands only real Hip Hop Station to you all in South Africa
RadioIndustrie 1 month ago
nice... he is doing amazing work, God Bless
aladynamedpearl 4 months ago
Maximum Respect....South Africa Is fool of talent, Shout out to Delf that's my Kasi!!!
MivoshFiksII 5 months ago
Kwaai - Thanks Kurt for telling this story. Our communities need to tell their own stories. So many amazing MCs and artists that never get seen nor heard thanks to radio, tv and their media. Keep the Fire Burning ... Emile YX?
emileyx 5 months ago