Sea Point Days
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| Directed by | François Verster |
| Produced by | Producer Luna Films |
| Music by | Peter Coyte |
| Cinematography | François Verster, Peter Lichti |
| Edited by | François Verster |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
Sea Point Days is a 2008 documentary film about the Cape Town suburb of Sea Point, directed by François Verster.
Synopsis
Alongside the southernmost urban centre in Africa, separating city from ocean, lays a very special strip of land. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Signal Hill on the other, the Sea Point Promenade – and the public swimming pools in its centre – forms a space unlike any in Cape Town. Once a bastion of Apartheid exclusivity, it is nowadays unique in its apparently easy mix of age, race, gender, religion, wealth status and sexual orientation. Somehow this space has become one where all South Africans feel they have a right to exist, and where the possibility of happiness in a divided world doesn't seem unfeasible. But what is the reality of those coming here? How do people see their past, their present in this space and their future in this country?[1]
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sea Point Days". Sundance Channel. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (1 September 2008). "MercuryMedia takes on Toronto doc Sea Point Days". Screen International. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)