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Pesach is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the liberation and freedom of the Jewish people, we recount the story of how the Jews were lead out of slavery in Egypt. AN AFRICAN PESACH: celebrating freedom together is a film about Pesach within a uniquely and distinctly South African context. Tikkun Cape Town is part of

It is about the rookies in a naval base where they undergo intensive training. Diver’s Down chronicles the emotional and physical journeys of six young South Africans who are fully prepared to pay the ultimate price for their country. It is a story of a group of young men and women who, after completing their

This programme looks at the Baal Teshuva phenomenon in South Africa (i.e those Jews who grew up in a traditional / secular environment, but have chosen to follow a more strict religious path). We follow the paths of 3 men and 3 women in Johannesburg and Cape Town and what brought them to their return

In 2004, South Africa celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first democratic elections. It was also ten years since The Line had been screened to the biggest audience to watch a drama series in South Africa. The line was a series that broke new ground. It grabbed the attention of audiences and political parties; it

Erfsondes is about the wrongs of the past coming back to haunt the perpetrators – and their children. It’s about families and the lies and deceit within them. It tells the story of Kate Ferreira – a woman who grew up in an orphanage and gave up fighting for herself a long time ago. As

Heather Blumenthal of Spirit Sister Productions recently went to Lithuania and explored the link between the Jewish Community of SA and its roots in that country. She interviews South Africans who were born in Lithuania who recall their formative years and it also captures the life in Lithuania as it was then, compared to how

Director Tarryn Crossman travels to Israel to meet the African Hebrew Israelites in Dimona. They are a group who followed a vision of their leader Ben Ami (previously Ben Carter) from the Angel Gabriel in the 60’s, that saw the group leave America and settle in Israel via Liberia. Although, they do not practice formal

A documentary Special filmed during Pesach, that explores the areas in Mt Sinai and Jerusalem and traces the Journey of Moses.

The story of Chanukah is a gripping one. On a literal level it tells the tale of a group of Jewish priests in modern day, Israel who 2 Millennia back fought a war against the powerful Assyrian Greek army and won enabling them to rededicate the Temple in Jerusalem. On a metaphysical level it tells