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Tell eTV and SABC to show Miners Shot Down
On August 16th all South Africans will pause and reflect on the tragedy that was the Marikana Massacre. As our free to air channel and public broadcaster, eTV and the SABC have a responsibility to tell the story of our … Continue reading →
Al Jazeera to Screen Miners Shot Down
In the run up to the 2 year commemoration of the massacre in Marikana, Al Jazeera English will be doing a number of screenings of Miners Shot Down in Africa, during the month of August. Below are the times and dates when … Continue reading →
Miners Shot Down at Lusaka International Film and Music Festival
We’re excited to announce that Miners Shot Down has been selected to open the Lusaka International Film and Music Festival 2014 on Friday, 26th September. The film will be screened at 8pm at the Levy Junction Mall’s Fresh View Cinemas. The Lusaka International … Continue reading →
Rehad Desai on Durban International Film Festival 2014 awards
“The prize for best South African documentary went to Rehad Desai’s Miners Shot Down, which also won the Amnesty Intl. (Durban) Human Rights Award, accompanied by a prize of R10,000 ($951) sponsored by the Artists for Human Rights Trust. … Continue reading →
Miners Shot Down on TV
The AfriDocs Film Week allowed Miners Shot Down to be screened to an audience that would otherwise not have access to this important film. The response was phenomenal, with people commending the film for raising awareness about this tragedy and asking how they could further get … Continue reading →
16 August – Day of Action
Many people who have watched Miners Shot Down have asked us “what can we do to help the justice campaign?” One of the most important things we can do is to make the 16th August a ‘special’ day, similar to … Continue reading →
AfriDocs Film Week
Exciting news for Miners Shot Down – the film will be broadcasted on DStv as a part of the Afridocs Film Week. Below is the press release with all the details… A world first will be taking place this month … Continue reading →
Marikana Film Resonates Beyond Our Borders
“Rehad Desai’s beautifully filmed and uncompromising documentary, ‘Miners Shot Down’, is about so much more than the massacre by police of 34 striking workers at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana in August 2012. The film offers a unique prism … Continue reading →
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Special Choice Award
Miners Shot Down is acknowledged for a Special Choice Award, as decided by the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival team. Encounters ran from the 5th to the 15th of June 2014 in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Over 400 documentaries from across the … Continue reading →
Another Award for Miners Shot Down
Miners Shot Down has been announced as winner of the Aung San Suu Kyi Award at the Human Rights and Dignity Film Festival in Yangon, Myanmar. “Miners Shot Down,” by the South African director Rehad Desai, offers a look into deadly anti-mining protests in … Continue reading →
