Afrikaner racial identity explored at Cape Winelands Film Festival

Set in a radio station, a conversation between three men forms the backdrop for Afrikaner Afrikaan. The documentary uses Afrikaans music as the vehicle to portray and explore Afrikaner identity and culture within a multicultural South African society. The three men are all involved in the music industry and belong to the minority group of Afrikaners, once the elite ruling class. They represent a microcosm of Afrikaans society through which the filmmaker explores the shifts that have been made from apartheid to post-apartheid. The preoccupation with Afrikaner identity is best evidenced in the booming record sales in the Afrikaans music industry, illustrating a hunger for Afrikaans music, specifically with a national/patriotic theme. A fine line is explored between racial identity and racial supremacy.

Featuring three well-known Afrikaans musicians and media personalities from opposing viewpoints: Sean Else from De la Rey fame; Johrne van Huyssteen from the band Ddisselblom and the controversial media personality Deon Maas. The music of Fokofpolisiekar, Ddisselblom, Bok van Blerk, Glaskas, Lianie May, Koos Kombuis is also featured.

Tickets available at the door.

For more information call +27 (0)21 466 6800, or go to www.capewinelandsfilmfestival.co.za.

Rina Jooste

Full Circle Productions

Tel: +27 11 482-1303

Fax: 086 518 3768

Cell: +27 83 629 0622

Skype: rina_jooste

www.fcproductions.co.za