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Back of the moon : Sophiatown 1958

Title
Back of the moon : Sophiatown 1958 / directed by Angus Gibson.
Publication
New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, [2019]

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Additional Authors
  • Gibson, Angus
  • Dougherty, Libby
  • Markgraaff, Desireé
  • Lulunku, Richard
  • Moshesh, Moneoa
  • Tsipa, Lemogang
  • Mtshali, S'Dumo
  • Xaba, Siya
  • Gumede, Thomas
  • Matsepe-Zulu, Israel
  • Petersen, Zeno
  • Barklem, Trudi
  • Gill, Megan
  • Miller, Philip, 1964-
  • ArtMattan Productions, publisher.
  • Bombshelter (Firm), production company.
  • Bomb (Firm), production company.
Found In
African Diaspora International Film Festival collection
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, black & white and color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"On the eve of his home being demolished by apartheid police, the leader of the most powerful gang in Sophiatown finds something worth living for in when fate thrusts a torch-singer Eve Msomi into his orbit."--Container.
Uniform Title
African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Alternative Title
Sophiatown 1958
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Gangster films.
  • Crime films.
  • Romance films.
  • Feature films.
  • Drama.
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019.
Credits (note)
  • Producer Desireé Markgraaff. Screenwriters, Libby Dougherty, Angus Gibson. Director of photography, Zeno Petersen. Wardrobe, Trudi Barklem. Editor, Megan Gill. Original score, Philip Miller. A film from the Bombshelter, a Bomb film.
Performer (note)
  • Richard Lulunku, Moneoa Moshesh, Lemogang Tsipa, S'Dumo Mtshali, Siya Xaba, Thomas Gumede, Israel Matsepe-Zulu.
Language (note)
  • In Zulu with English subtitles.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Call Number
Sc DVD-2514
OCLC
  • 1320869823
  • 1320869823
Title
Back of the moon : Sophiatown 1958 / directed by Angus Gibson.
Publisher
New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, [2019]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Cast
Richard Lulunku, Moneoa Moshesh, Lemogang Tsipa, S'Dumo Mtshali, Siya Xaba, Thomas Gumede, Israel Matsepe-Zulu.
Credits
Producer Desireé Markgraaff. Screenwriters, Libby Dougherty, Angus Gibson. Director of photography, Zeno Petersen. Wardrobe, Trudi Barklem. Editor, Megan Gill. Original score, Philip Miller. A film from the Bombshelter, a Bomb film.
Language
In Zulu with English subtitles.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Added Author
Gibson, Angus, film director, screenwriter.
Dougherty, Libby, screenwriter.
Markgraaff, Desireé, film producer.
Lulunku, Richard, actor.
Moshesh, Moneoa, actor.
Tsipa, Lemogang, actor.
Mtshali, S'Dumo, actor.
Xaba, Siya, actor.
Gumede, Thomas, actor.
Matsepe-Zulu, Israel, actor.
Petersen, Zeno, director of photography.
Barklem, Trudi, costume designer.
Gill, Megan, editor of moving image work.
Miller, Philip, 1964- composer (expression)
ArtMattan Productions, publisher.
Bombshelter (Firm), production company.
Bomb (Firm), production company.
Added Title
African Diaspora International Film Festival collection.
Found In:
African Diaspora International Film Festival collection
Research Call Number
Sc DVD-2514
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