The Cradock Four
Martyrs of The Struggle – Murdered by the Security Forces in 1985
Their noble ideals betrayed by the SACP and ANC government
The Cradock Four
feature length film
Dur: 92 min
© 2010 SA/France
A film by David Forbes
Winner: Best SA documentary at Durban International Film Festival 2010.
Nominated for Amnesty International (Durban) Human Rights Award 2010.
Nominated for WGSA Muse Award for Outstanding Writing for Documentary 2013
Nominated for a SAFTTA Award 2014 for Best Cinematography in a Feature Documentary
Official Competition:
Luxor African Film Festival 2012,
Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2011,
Screened in:
Berlin, Moscow, London, Paris, Toronto, Cradock, Port Elizabeth, “The Bioscope” Johannesburg, Cape Town, Ditswanelo Film Festival 2011 (Gaberone), Windhoek, Encounters Documentary Film Festival (2010), TriContinental Film Festival (2010),
The Cradock Murders
Matthew Goniwe & the demise of Apartheid
TV version
Dur: 52 min
© 2010
SA/France Co-production
A film by David Forbes & Michel Noll
Sold to CFI, Euskall, TVC, RSI, VRT, Terra Terra, RFO, Top TV.
Festivals:
Liege Film Festival , Belgium, 2010
Africa on Screen Film Festival, Johannesburg 2010.
A still from the film recreation of the detention and interrogation of the Cradock Four.
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