Ikon South Africa 2010 Season 2 
"Signs of our Times" - the new Ikon South Africa short documentary series is back on SABC 2 and brings you a compelling collection of short films from South Africa, Africa and the world. Thirty films from Paraguay, India, Finland, Brazil, Sweden, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa and Belgium, stories that cross continents and bring together a multitude of voices and filmmakers on this exciting broadcast platform. Make a date with Ikon. The world on your screen. Every Sunday at 21:00 on SABC 2 from 14th March 2010."
IKON Episode 1 Sunday, 14th March 2010 at 21:00
Contesting Race (15 mins)
"exploding narrow understandings of Indiannes in South Africa".
When 15 year old Anelisa Willem, a talented Xhosa girl, wins the Miss Teen India South Africa title for the Eastern Cape, controversy follows. Set in the world of teenage ethnic beauty pageantry, ‘Contesting Race’ accompanies Anelisa to the national finals in Durban, to see what happens when unwritten rules are broken. Directed by Nishendra Moodley.
The Pioneer of Paraguay (15 mins)
"Many left, but Nel remained"
Louis Nel is one of many Afrikaaners who emigrated to dictator Stroessner’s Paraguay in 1976 after the reciprocal state visit by JB Vorster. Many left, but Nel remained, integrated yet alienated. This disturbing piece shows him as he manages to recall Die Stem on the organ, reveal his son's faltering Afrikaans, and point the way to a distant South Africa from his rooftop. Directed by Lisa Swart.
Beyond Silence (10 mins)
"It is never the achievement that motivates us, but the opportunities"
On 2 February 2007, Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer began their crossing of the Arctic Ocean from Cape Artichevsky in Siberia to Greenland via the North Pole. "It is never the achievement that motivates us, but the opportunities that come along with it. Feeling, in the depth of body and soul, the fragility of our presence on this planet in order to consequently present a testimonial". Only the first step counts. After 106 days and 2000 kilometers, all that is left is the ritual. And the silence.Directed by Michael de Wouters.
The broken Land (3 mins)
Independence of India and the pain of partition are synonymous for me. I made this film because I wanted to question the word 'Independence', and surrounding that very word the meaning of suffering, the grief, the pain, and the quest for one's 'own' land. What the Made in India project meant to you at the time: Though I was not born in 1947, I grew up in environments which always have lived with the pain of partition.Directed by Debalina Majumder.
A Rainbow Circle Films independent short documentary series in partnership with contributors: Made In Africa (MOSAIC FILMS UK), Story AB (Stockholm), ARCADA Film School, AFDA Film School, Wits Film and Television School, Rhodes University School of Journalism & Media Studies.
IKON SOUTH AFRICA SEASON 2:
SABC 2 Broadcast Dates
- Episode 1 Sunday 14th March 2010, 21h00, SABC 2
Features: Contesting Race (SOUTH AFRICA), Beyond Silence (BELGIUM / ARTIC), The Pioneer of Paraguay (PARAGUAY), Broken Land (INDIA) - Episode 2 Sunday 21st March 2010, 21h00, SABC 2
Features: Khonexted (SOUTH AFRICA), Beloved Thandiwe (SOUTH AFRICA), Shades of Grey (SOUTH AFRICA), Slaves (SUDAN), The Life of a Bada Sahib (Big Boss) (INDIA) - Episode 3 Sunday 28th of March 2010, 21h00, SABC 2
Features: Missing Kids (SOUTH AFRICA), Victim/Survivor (SOUTH AFRICA), A Kosovo Fairytale (FINLAND), Mr Eddy’s dream for Lagos (NIGERIA), Body British Heart Hindustani (INDIA) - Episode 4 Sunday 4th April 2010, 21h00, SABC 2
Features: Imam and I (SOUTH AFRICA), 16 Cleats (SWEDEN), A Trinity of Being (SOUTH AFRICA), Pineapples for Sale (SOUTH AFRICA), The Talking Camera (INDIA) - Episode 5 Sunday 11th April 2010, 21h00, SABC 2
Features: Intshallah: The show must go on( SOUTH AFRICA), Intersection (SOUTH AFRICA), Ms Hemelatha (INDIA), Finding Stillness (UGANDA) - Episode 6 Sunday 18th April 2010, 21h00, SABC 2
Features: Unfinished Business (SOUTH AFRICA), The Wheels of the Bus (ZIMBABWE),Ratkaiseva päätös (FINLAND), Circles (SOUTH AFRICA)
For more information email: IKON South Africa or call +27 21 933 1514 , Cell: +27 82 355 3645
