Directed by: Rob de Mezieres, Adam Rist Writing credits: Rob de Mezieres, John Fredericks Produced by: Andrew Cassells Movie Genre: Drama, Documentary Released: 2003 Running Time: 74 minutes Rating: 18VL
Synopsis A South African filmmaker convinces a film crew to help him make a documentary about a 13-year-old assassin in the South African Cape Flats. Following the 13-year-old hitman (a bokkie) as he goes about his daily business, the audience gains unique insight into the lives of people living on the Cape Flats, living under conditions of poverty and violence, and the gangster culture that is prevalent there.
The mockumentary format of the film invites us to consider the ethics of filmmaking in a culture of violence. As Van der Vliet (2007) points out, it also calls into question the ethics that attend being an observer to violence.[3]
This thought provoking film won first prize at the Festival Africano di Milano, and Best South African Feature Film at the 24th Durban International Film Festival Awards in 2003.
Shooting Bokkie was originally released as an impactful short film.[4] The Short won a Gold Award at the 1999 South African National Film and Video Association[5] Awards.
The documentary was shot on minimal budget[6] (largely privately raised), and took five years to make.[7] The difficulty De Mezieres and Rist encountered in raising a budget for this film, together with examples like Timothy Greene's innovative solution to funding problems in the making of Boy called Twist, illustrate some of the challenges that face South African filmmakers in getting movies into production.
The short version of Shooting Bokkie can be viewed at [1] ]
Filmography
2007 Editor Prey - The Making of 2004 Editor 'Home' 2003 Writer-Director-Editor Shooting Bokkie (The Feature)[7] 2001 Director-Editor Fudukazi's Magic[8] 2000 Editor Taming the Tugela 1999 Writer-Director-Editor Shooting Bokkie The Short 1993 Editor-Director Raptures of The Deep (Gold Award, UNESCA)
References
^Shooting Bokkie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Movie Shooting Bokkie
^"Shows Home | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^"Shooting Bokkie and the ethics of faking it". Critical Arts: A Journal of South-North Cultural Studies.
mezieres, south, african, writer, director, first, film, mockumentary, shooting, bokkie, first, prize, festival, africano, milano, best, south, african, feature, film, 24th, durban, international, film, festival, 2003, contents, films, shooting, bokkie, filmog. Rob De Mezieres is a South African writer and director His first film mockumentary Shooting Bokkie 1 won first prize at the Festival Africano di Milano and Best South African Feature Film at the 24th Durban International Film Festival in 2003 2 Contents 1 Films 1 1 Shooting Bokkie 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksFilms EditShooting Bokkie Edit Directed by Rob de Mezieres Adam Rist Writing credits Rob de Mezieres John Fredericks Produced by Andrew Cassells Movie Genre Drama Documentary Released 2003 Running Time 74 minutes Rating 18VLSynopsis A South African filmmaker convinces a film crew to help him make a documentary about a 13 year old assassin in the South African Cape Flats Following the 13 year old hitman a bokkie as he goes about his daily business the audience gains unique insight into the lives of people living on the Cape Flats living under conditions of poverty and violence and the gangster culture that is prevalent there The mockumentary format of the film invites us to consider the ethics of filmmaking in a culture of violence As Van der Vliet 2007 points out it also calls into question the ethics that attend being an observer to violence 3 This thought provoking film won first prize at the Festival Africano di Milano and Best South African Feature Film at the 24th Durban International Film Festival Awards in 2003 Shooting Bokkie was originally released as an impactful short film 4 The Short won a Gold Award at the 1999 South African National Film and Video Association 5 Awards The documentary was shot on minimal budget 6 largely privately raised and took five years to make 7 The difficulty De Mezieres and Rist encountered in raising a budget for this film together with examples like Timothy Greene s innovative solution to funding problems in the making of Boy called Twist illustrate some of the challenges that face South African filmmakers in getting movies into production The short version of Shooting Bokkie can be viewed at 1 Filmography Edit2007 Editor Prey The Making of 2004 Editor Home 2003 Writer Director Editor Shooting Bokkie The Feature 7 2001 Director Editor Fudukazi s Magic 8 2000 Editor Taming the Tugela 1999 Writer Director Editor Shooting Bokkie The Short 1993 Editor Director Raptures of The Deep Gold Award UNESCA References Edit Shooting Bokkie Review Read Variety s Analysis Of The Movie Shooting Bokkie Shows Home TVSA www tvsa co za Retrieved 10 September 2018 Shooting Bokkie and the ethics of faking it Critical Arts A Journal of South North Cultural Studies HOME Home ntva org za ZA Play Movies A bloody sad Bokkie 21 01 00 a b Shooting Bokkie 2003 Gcina Mhlophe http www tvsa co za showinfo asp showid 999 https www variety com review VE1117920308 html categoryid 31 amp cs 1 BFI org http imdb com title tt1172539 External links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rob De Mezieres amp oldid 1103041971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
