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Neville van Rooy remembers the "Karretjie Mense”

Meet the Co-Creator Collective behind the film Neville van Rooy remembers the "Karretjie Mense.” Find out what the film is about, why the collective made it and why they think audiences should watch the film by clicking play on the video below: 

Production Team – Ilizwi Lenyaniso Lomhlaba

Category – Narratives of the Past/Present

Available to Watch – Monday 1 June, 2020

Duration –8 minute 30 seconds

Country - South Africa

Language – English

Year – 2019

Synopsis - This documentary short is created by Ilizwi Lenyaniso Lomhlaba, the “true voice of the land”, based in Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo. The film captures the story of Neville van Rooy who traces his heritage to the KhoeKhoe people who worked on settler farms.