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Blood relatives

  • Blood relatives
Genre : Animation
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2006
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 51 (in minutes)

This animated documentary is a collaborative effort by local artists and animators - an eclectic visual interpretation that explores beyond South Africa's new-found freedom the subtle leaps and quiet transformation often overlooked on the road to political change.

Blood Relatives considers the South African phenomenon of'colouredness', told through photographer Nunn's own family that, over five generations, has survived and thrived on the frontier between black and white societies over three epochs of South African history: colonialism, apartheid and freedom. The shifting nature of racialised identities is explored, and questions arise as to the future of'colouredness'in a democratised, and hopefully de-racialising South Africa.

Director Cedric Nunn, South Africa 2006

English, Video, 51 min

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