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The Land Is White, the Seed Is Black
Koto Bolofo | South Africa | 1995 | 67 min. | documentary

The impact the end of apartheid has had on South Africa has thus far been primarily measured in national terms. This lyrical black-and-white documentary explores that change on a more personal level by following the return from exile in 1994 of the filmmaker's father, a history teacher accused of "communist practices" (a quote from Karl Marx was found amongst his teaching materials) and forced to flee in the 1960s. His return, nearly 30 years later, provides the opportunity for him to reminisce, movingly, about his work, his life, and his homeland.

American Premiere, 1996 Human Rights Watch Festival. Distributed by Homemade Productions, Les Tendresses, 85400 Lairoux, France, Tel/Fax: 011 331 51 29 0264.

Koto Bolofo
Koto Bolofo was born in Basutoland, South Africa in 1959 and currently lives in France. For 24 years, his family had been political refugees living in exile in Great Britain. After Nelson Mandela was released and elected President, Bolofo recently returned to South Africa to make this film. Other films include Yesterday (1991-1992) and A Table for Two (1992).

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