Sophiatown 20 years old
Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003. SOPHIATOWN celebrates the great popular jazz music of the 1950's in South Africa; a rich tradition deserving international attention. Director Pascale Lamche, traces the music, uncovers the artists who created it and the unique culture in which it thrived, concentrated in Sophiatown, Johannesburg's own Harlem, which fuelled by liberation politics until its destruction by the Apartheid regime. The film features Nelson Mandela and such household names from the jazz world as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa and Caiphus Semenya.
Credits
Sophiatown Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hugh Masekela He was 64, 78 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Jonas Gwangwa He was 65, now 86 years old | as Himself |
| Dolly Rathebe She was 75, 76 years old when she died | as herself |
| Nelson Mandela He was 85, 95 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Jürgen Schadeberg He was 72, now 93 years old | as Himself |
| Dorothy Masuka She was 67, 83 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Abdullah Ibrahim He was 68, now 89 years old | as Himself |
Sophiatown Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| James Mitchell as Producer. He was 83 (89) years old when He died | Production |
| Pascale Lamche as Director. | Directing |
| Pascale Lamche as Producer. | Production |
| Pascale Lamche as Writer. | Writing |
| Indra De Lanerolle as Producer. | Production |
| Rob Lowdon as Producer. | Production |
| Lebohang Morake as Producer. | Production |
| Dominic Black as Cinematography. He was 33 (now 54) years old | Crew |
| Catherine Meyburgh as Editor. | Editing |
| Wilbert Schübel as Sound Editor. | Sound |
| Bheki Khoza as Sound Director. | Sound |
| Louise Mycielski as Video Assist Operator. | Crew |
Sophiatown (20 years)
- Release day: Saturday, August 16, 2003
- Runtime: 82 minutes