Fokofpolisiekar documentary set for release in July
Created by trendy film making collective Fly on the Wall, the much awaited and anticipated Fokofpolisiekar documentary is set for release early July at the Encounters Documentary Film Festival. The film follows the story of the band over 4 years as they forge a place for themselves and their fans in a new South Africa; in the process challenging the stigmas and expectations placed on them by their Afrikaner heritage, the church and tradition.
In 2003 an Afrikaans punk band was a laughable idea. Many thought the name crazy; and then the music came and many were enraged - publicly protesting "die bende" (the gang) who had the strength of their own voice and the desire to question And in a place where passion and brandy meet - many thousands became fans for life.
Through the controversy and chaos, FOKOFPOLISIEKAR rose above their detractors and initiated a change in how the media perceived them and portrayed them. Through the death threats and Christian backlash they stood tall - sentries for the right to identity, freedom of thought, and the raw and often unseemly right to express one's own truth. They unleashed a debate in the nation's Afrikaans community that sought finally to heal the wound or at the very least to acknowledge it.
FOKOFPOLISIEKAR is a story of courage, passion and belief that reverberates through the minds and hearts of their fans - a story that transcends language and culture; and bravely faces a truth… that most would've left in darkness.
FOKOFPOLISIEKAR will be screened at the Encounters Documentary Film Festival at Numetro Cinemas at the V&A Waterfront on the following dates:
Friday 3 July
8.30pm
Q/A with the film makers after the movie
Thursday 9 July
8.45pm
Q/A with the film makers after the movie
Monday 13 July
6.30pm
Saturday 18 July
8.30pm
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