19 - Masterclass with Banele P. Mtebele - Filmmaking

Bringing a list of even more films that Gino has not yet seen, Banele P. Mtebele runs several film clubs and a post-production suite called The Village Post Office.  

Banele talks of the importance of screening films to the community through his film club in Alex, as well as weekly film classes to inspired young would-be filmmakers.

He also takes us through some of the films that have shaped his life growing up:

 Amores Perros (Life's a Bitch) by Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu

A Reasonable Man by Gavin Hood

One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest by Milos Foreman

Tsotsi by Gavin Hood 
Don't Fvck with Me, I Have 51 Brothers and Sisters by Dumisani Phakathi

and Mother by Bong Joon-Ho

Banele has worked on Collision (Netflix);  Nkalakatha - The Life of Mandoza (BET);  Mother of All (eVod) and several reality shows and commercials.

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Chapters

• 0:36 The Lion King - For 6 Years!
• 2:21 It's About The Story
• 8:48 Nkalakatha
• 12:45 Community v Society
• 19:00 You Need to Have a Voice
• 27:03 A Long Table in Alex
• 29:30 Peacemaker