A central theme for many World Film Collective participants, this collection showcases films that demonstrate community ties, friendship and the important support network that this provides.
This film was produced during WFC’s first workshop in Morro dos Prazeres favela in Rio de Janeiro. The students, aged 10 to 12 years old, learned how to develop their ideas in storyboards, shoot footage using Nokia 6110 mobile phones, and edit films using free editing software. In this film, the children express their frustration […]
As part of a series commissioned by Cape Town TV (CTV) and funded by Nokia, the filmmakers created a concept called ‘Kaltcha Talk’ which borrowed from Joe Menell and Richard Mills’ show, ‘Street Talk’. In this episode, people in a taxi discuss HIV. At the time the topic was very much still taboo in these […]
Grannies go to a religious ceremony. This film was one episode in a series commissioned by Mxit, South Africa’s popular mobile social network. The WFC team produced one episode of Grannies With Balls every week for three months. This was broadcast on a mobile platform on Mxit, which the guys helped to design. The films were […]
Filmed by students in a refugee camp in Bethlehem, Palestine. The concept was created by discussions about the difficulties of girls and boys making contact with each other in the camps.
Are we born with dreams or goals? This short film focuses on interviewing locals from the Morros dos Prazeres favela, Rio de Janeiro to ask them this very question. All footage is shot on a mobile phone and edited by the participants from the Level 2 documentary workshop.
This film was part of a twelve-part series entitled, Uyafun’undazi?’ or ‘Do You Want To Know Me?’ The series was created during a programme run in 2012 in Cape Town and funded by The Cape Film Commission. The young filmmakers chose to take a common statistic relating to the townships and profile an individual living […]
A young mother faces a dilemma as her husband tries hard to earn enough money to buy baby milk. A simple yet powerful story that highlights the ordinary struggle of those living with HIV
Grannies stay active and hit the dance floor. This film was one episode in a series commissioned by Mxit, South Africa’s popular mobile social network. The WFC team produced one episode of Grannies With Balls every week for three months. This was broadcast on a mobile platform on Mxit, which the guys helped to design. The […]
