SAFTAs 2017
SABC Live appearance 2016
#MusicExchange: Kyle Sheperd
Image by Gregory Franz Written by MARTIN MYERS for Bizzcommunity Kyle Shepherd is arguably one of South Africa's leading progressive pianists, composers and bandleaders of his generation. Internationally recognised for his distinctive compositional style and...
Justice is fundamental in dealing with the effects of mass trauma
Justice is fundamental in dealing with the effects of mass trauma By Ahmed Riaz Mohamed for Mail & Guardian Thoughtleader Judge Billy Mothle concluded on 12 October 2017 in the Pretoria High Court that Ahmed Timol—who died after ‘falling’ from the 10th floor of...
Reviewing ‘Action Kommandant’
Review written by: Kabelo Kemp for The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Action Kommandant is a story about a young activist from the dusty and drug ridden streets of Bonteheuwel. Directed by Nadine Cloete under Ma’engere Film Productions, it documents the life of slain...
Ashley Kriel: The struggle of memory against forgetting
By Marelise van der Merwe. Article from Daily Maverick Twenty-nine years ago, Ashley Kriel was killed by apartheid security forces. Earlier this year, the Hawks announced they would be reopening the investigation. For the family, it may just be the closure they have...
Award-winning film gets warm reception in Durban
This is the description given to the subject of locally produced film, Action Kommandant. The film, which is currently screening at the Durban International Film Festival, follows the life of anti-apartheid activist Ashley Kriel who died at the age of 20 in 1987. The...
We, as whites, honestly don’t have a clue
Being part of the community that came together to honour Ashley Kriel was a humbling experience, writes Danny Oosthuizen. Cape Town - Ashley Kriel... child, brother, friend. Freedom fighter. Gone too soon... But through the film Action Kommandant, produced and...
SABC News interview on Action Kommandt
July 9 this year marks 29 years of South Africa's anti-apartheid Freedom Fighter, Ashley Kriel's death. Kriel was 20 years old when he was murdered in Cape Town in 1987. His life has been documented in the documentary, titled "Action Kommandt: The Untold Story of the...
High demand as Ashley Kriel film hits cinema
By: Gadeeja Abass IF YOU didn’t manage to secure tickets to the Ashley Kriel documentary, Action Kommandant: The Untold Story of a Guerrilla, because tickets sold out, there’s good news. Due to popular demand, the festival’sorganisers added two more screenings in Cape...