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Directed by: Petter Ringbom
Country:
United States
Runtime: 1hr 28min
Year: 2014
Last Screened:
Sun 12th Apr 2015
Twenty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is a country brimming with contradictions. In this electric political climate a revolution is taking place as its best known artists begin to tackle contemporary political issues.
The results are explosive. From an Afrikaan musician whose stage character is modelled on an archetypal African dictator to photographer Zanele Muholi who exposes hate crimes against the LGBT community.
Shield and Spear highlights a new community in South Africa, one that’s not afraid to be outspoken or criticise government. It’s a film about finding a creative identity in a place where issues of race, class and history continue to be impossible to ignore.