About the Book:South African film culture, like so much of its public life, has undergone a tremendous transformation during its first decade of democracy. Filmmakers, once in exile, banned, or severely restricted, have returned home; subjects once outlawed by the apparatchiks of apartheid are now fair game; and a new crop of insurgent filmmakers are coming to the fore. This extraordinary volume presents twenty-five in-depth interviews with established and emerging South African filmmakers, collected and edited by Audrey Thomas McCluskey. The interviews capture the filmmakers spirit, energy, and ambition as they attempt to give birth to a film culture that reflects the heart and aspirations of their diverse and emergent nation. The collection includes a biographical profile of each filmmaker, as well an introductory essay by McCluskey, pointing to the themes, as well as creative differences and similarities, among the filmmakers.Table of Contents: Acknowledgments – ix Introduction – 1INTERVIEWS Beathur Baker – 21 Pascal Mzwandile Damoyi – 27 Mike Dearham – 33 Mickey Madoba Dube, Sechaba Morojele, Akin Omotoso – 38 Ingrid Gavshon – 48 Angus Gibson – 52 Kevin Harris – 61 Letebele Masemola Jones – 67 Ntshaveni wa Luruli – 75 Norman Maake and Tongai Furusa – 84 Kgafela oa Magogodi – 94 Teboho Mahlatsi – 103 Zola Maseko – 112 Khalo Matabane – 120 Teddy Errol Mattera – 130 Jyoti Mistry – 139 Palesa Letlaka-Nkosi – 150 Akin Omotoso – 159 Bhekiziziwe Peterson – 166 Dumisani Phakathi – 175 Bridget Pickering – 183 Maganthrie Pillay – 192 Isabelle Rorke and Dumisani (Dumi) Gumbi – 196 Xoliswa Sithole – 207 Motshabi Tyelele – 217Partial List of Theatrical and Other Selected Released in South Africa, 1994-2008 – 225Bibliography – 229Index – 231