Again, on behalf of the entire #WeAreDyingHere team and all our partners, we are grateful for this recognition. My hope is that this award will serve to bring attention to this story. Further, my wish is that Poetry will be appreciated (and funded) for the power that it has to move and transform us. This…
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#WeAreDyingHere is going to Sweden
Some really cool news, #WeAreDyingHere is going to Sweden! We’re honoured to be part of this amazing #SE_SA exchange with Hear My Voice. We’re taking the film and stage production to Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Uppsala along with individual performances and collaborations with the team. Tell somebody please.
Media statement: We congratulate Western Cape SAFTA winners
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport congratulates those from the Western Cape who emerged as winners at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) over the past weekend. Local poet, writer and performer, Siphokazi Jonas, received top honours for her work in the category of Best Short Film. Jonas wrote the original screenplay…
#WeAreDyingHere claims top honours in the Best Short Film category at this year’s SAFTAs
Cape Town, Monday, 5 September 2022 – After a successful festival run across the USA, South Africa, Germany, and Australia, the highly acclaimed short film #WeAreDyingHere took home the coveted Golden Horn at this year’s SAFTA’s, claiming top honours in the Best Short Film category. “History is being made in this collaboration between poetry, stage and film, and the SAFTA win…
#WeAreDyingHere will be released and available for streaming on Showmax from Monday, 5 September 2022
Cape Town, Wednesday 31 August 2022 – After a successful festival run across the USA, South Africa, Germany, and Australia, the award-winning short film #WeAreDyingHere screened on Monday, 29 August, at The Labia Theatre in the Cape Town. The screening kicked-off the week before the much-anticipated lead up to the SAFTAs*, wherein the film has a Best Short Film nomination. The…
SIPHOKAZI JONAS FOR SA WOMEN’S ARTS FESTIVAL IN DURBAN ON 12TH AUGUST
SA WOMEN’S ARTS FESTIVAL IN DURBAN The Playhouse Company, celebrates its annual SA Women’s Arts Festival in Durban’s Playhouse complex between 2 and 13 August 2022. Featuring a stellar roster of cultural icons, this lynchpin event on our county’s Women’s Month calendar has long been one of the flagships of the Company’s yearly Arts Plan. “Over the years, our role in underlining…
Siphokazi Jonas on Cape Talk 18th May speaking about SAGSA 2022 Conference
The interview on 18th May with Siphokazi Jonas on Cape Talk, the drive time show at 5.50pm speaking about the SAGSA conference (South African Girls School Association ) #sagsaCPT2022
The Regional Network Gathering for the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa
Dirt Under Our Fingernails was produced by Andile Masuku, Siphokazi Jonas, & Brendan “Spike” Ballantine for the Regional Network Gathering for BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa. What does it mean to be connected to the land we live on? Responsible Leaders Andile Masuku and Siphokazi Jonas produced an audio experience connecting Responsible Leaders…
