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The Suit Makes a Man

Thousands of migrants come to South Africa looking for a piece of the African Dream. They are drawn by the well-spread knowledge of Johannesburg being the leading financial centre on the continent. Sadly, most of them, once arrived, don’t make a lot of money. But there are a few who do. Rafael, a tailor from...

IMAGES OF THE WEEK: February

Images of the Week features four astounding visual delights every week from one small seed network. At the end of each week, we add four more images from onesmallseed.net to the relevant month’s gallery collection on onesmallseed.com. All images are the featured works of members of one small seed network, our creative online community. To have...

The Old Samurai

Shot over the course of three days, designer and filmmaker Benjamin Wong tells the story of an old samurai, who is nearing the end of his life but still has passion for battle. The short film is a cinematic adventure that incorporates themes of love, honour, and loss without a single word being spoken. With...

Rolling Safari

Conducted as part of the 18th edition of the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Student Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg have realized a funny short film called ‘Rolling Safari’ featuring obese animals of the savannah. Length 1:44

From Somalia to the Red Carpet: Interview with “ASAD” director Bryan Buckley

There are over 2.3 million Somali refugees displaced internally and abroad. In the recently Oscar-nominated short film ASAD, director Bryan Buckley tells the story of those currently living in the war-torn country through the eyes of a young boy deciding a destiny between piracy and the life of an honest fisherman.

HOLI ONE COLOR FESTIVAL – CPT Ticket GIVE-AWAY!

Prepare for an exhilarating day of rich vibrant energy and mischievous behaviour as the world’s biggest colour festival launches in South Africa. Want to be a part of this epic journey of colour, music and dancing? Read on to see how you can win a double ticket for the HOLI ONE Colour Festival in Cape...

| Competition | WIN TICKETS to Skrillex Mothership Tour – DBN, CPT, JHB

Samsung Galaxy Experience and Electric presents The Skrillex Mothership SA Tour powered by 5FM and MK. Arguably the world’s sickest beat-dropper and no stranger to hectic tour schedules, Skrillex will be visiting Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban for his 2013 tour in South Africa. We have three double tickets to give away, read on to...

ART ANESTHETIC: ANDRE S CLEMENTS SHARES HIS UNDERSTANDING

André S Clements’ work can be described as a realist adaptation and exploration of human aesthetics through technology, which renders him a fine artist as well as craftsman. Known for his recursive medium of layered photographs, he recently launched his first solo exhibition ‘Æsthesia’ at The Res Gallery. The sophisticated debut – most notably including...

Passionate Art: interview with Anwar Davids

Artist Anwar Davids is on a mission: to help free minds and allow humanity to think for themselves. With talent as diverse as his personal and professional background and a fierce passion for expression, Davids is achieving his goal with participation in live art, exhibits and featured art for Supremebeing™ clothing. Growing up on the...

TWICE UPON TWO TIMES INDEED: CID RIM & THE CLONIOUS RETURN TO SA

With their main man Lehrl and a handy hip flask full of whiskey in tow, Clemens Bacher (Cid Rim) and Paul Mohamedi (The Clonious) touched down on South African soil for the second time in two years.

Rudimental- Not Giving In

Based on the true story of Filipino world champion BBoy Mouse, director Josh Cole brilliantly portrays the journey of a young boy making the decision to leave a life of crime in order to become a break-dancer. Often we forget that one man’s entertainment is another man’s life, and how little things like seeing how...

STREETS OF FIETAS | The Short Series

Amateur film maker Ben Jay Crossman exposes a world of violence, crime, drugs and lost youth in his short documentary Streets of Fietas. Crossman follows the life of those who contribute and are affected by the vicious cycle of poverty, crime and drug use. While conducting interviews and showing powerful footage that is completely raw...

WELCOME TO THE FOBE HOUSE | A SPELLBINDING SILENT TALE | PART II

‘Architecture exists, like cinema, in the dimension of time and movement. One conceives and reads a building in terms of sequences. To erect a building is to predict and seek effects of contrast and linkage through which one passes (…). In the continuous shot/sequence that a building is, the architect works with cuts and edits,...
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