“Night Train” is the 55 minute documentary feature that brings to light the dark side of the “iron road” – the railway line built by President Paul Kruger from Johannesburg to Lorenzo Marques in 1894 – and the “night trains” that subsequently ferried some 5 million Mozambican migrant workers between 1901 & the […]
New release from KEVIN HARRIS PRODUCTIONS: (2022) TRUE PATRIOT [82 minute documentary feature] It has been said that: “the road to hell is paved with good intention” Between 1961 and 1989, in Apartheid South Africa,132 political prisoners were executed by hanging at Pretoria Central Gallows. Many were young – Solomon Mahlangu – executed […]
When the world knows your name – two South Africans – Marcello Fiasconaro (1973), Hezekiel Sepeng (1996) – both 800-meter champions on the world stage. Two South Africans – one destiny – their combined life-story told against the backdrop of a gruelling sporting / political landscape spanning two generations. Part 1 “Marcello Fiasconaro …. with […]
REMEMBER KHOTSO HOUSE ALUTA CONTINUA – 2018 is a compelling 2 x part documentary reflecting on the life’s journey of the South African Council of Churches in its fight against apartheid through the 1980s 90s – together with Civil Society Organisations such as the United Democratic Front [UDF] – with a call for the SACC […]
In February 2019, three-time South African National Champion Jockey, Anthony Delpechwas finally forced by circumstances to retire in his prime. At the height of his illustrious career and on his way to taking the SA National Jockey Championship for the 4th time, in April 2018 Anthony took a really bad fall in the SA Classic […]
A 48 minute documentary on 2013 / 2014 National Jockey Championship & what it took for 28-yr-old S’manga Khumalo to be the first Black jockey to take the title. At the annual gala, Equus Awards – hosted at Emperor’s Palace in August this year – 28-year-old, S’manga Khumalo became the first Black jockey ever to […]
A 22 minute documentary on the Riverside Grooms’ Coop & how they bought, reared & sold for 1.4 Million Rand the South African bred champion racehorse Vercingetorix. On 8th March this year the unbeaten South African bred racehorse Vercingetorix flew the South African flag high when he stamped his authority on the world racing stage […]
[Broadcast on SABC 2 “Issues of Faith” on 16th June 2013 @ 09h00] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl6pHhWtftM PREMISE Dr Melville Edelstein’s tragic slaying in Soweto on 16th June 1976 by a mob of enraged township youth, is the direct consequence of a racist system that socialized its citizens to judge & respond to one another impulsively […]
Broadcast on SABC 2 “Hidden Histories” series on 30th June 2013 @ 21h00. uMuhle…..Omubi? [The good one….the bad one?], is a 48 min television documentary for the SABC 2 series title HIDDEN HISTORIES centered on the epic march – single-handedly orchestrated by Public Servant, John Marwick in 1899 – to repatriate 7 000 […]
FOR BROADCAST THURS 10TH NOV 2011 – WINNER’S CIRCLE – SSPT 6/CH206 – 8.30PM. [Also broadcast on Tellytrack – Ch 232 on Thurs evening in the broadcast “loop” after the completion of the day’s live racing events ] Prof Tim Noakes, Head: UCT Research Unit, Exercise Science & Sport Medicine gives an interesting perspective on […]