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Miners Shot Down at Lusaka International Film and Music Festival

Posted on August 4, 2014 by rehaddesai

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 →

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Marikana Film Resonates Beyond Our Borders

Posted on July 3, 2014 by rehaddesai

“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

Posted on July 3, 2014 by rehaddesai

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 →

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South African Cinema Premiere

Posted on June 16, 2014 by rehaddesai

Miners Shot Down screened to a sold out cinema at Encounters South African International Documentary Festival at the beginning of June, and has since received some fantastic reviews. We have been overwhelmed by the incredible responses from our audiences and have received some … Continue reading →

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