PROJECTS
THE
INVISIBLE PEOPLE
ISANGO
(2015)
(2016)
When a rural, imminently pregnant couple arrives at a lonely tollbooth on an old bicycle and homemade cart , the bureaucratic tollbooth operator is faced with either helping the desperate couple, or keeping his precious job.
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Isango is a 12-minute short film, released in November 2015 at the AFDA Graduation Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Starring Naledi Thabakgolo (Maria), MaxX Monticoe (Themba) and Christmas Mokone (Joseph).
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Written and Directed by Darren Parker
Produced by Candice Snyman
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This documentary is an honest and uncompromising snapshot of the world and the lives of a community of impoverished white South Africans living in Moloto, Pretoria.
Through their stories, we learn about their struggles to find work, raise children, combat addiction and overcome incredible hardships in the context of a society that turns a blind eye.
Despite their difficult lives, this documentary shows that their humanity and sense of hope is never lost.
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The Invisible People is a 20-minute documentary, released in June 2016 at the AFDA Experimental Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, but will be travelling the festival circuits during 2017.
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Directed by Darren Parker
Produced by Kristie-Lynn Angus