Girls Apart

Description

The story of two sixteen-year old schoolgirls, one black, one white. Sylvia lives in Soweto, the sprawling black “township” of more than a million people which services the neighbouring white city. Sisca lives just fifteen miles away in one of Johannesburg’s exclusively-white suburbs. They have never met. Each comes from a politically “moderate” family, and each takes us on a guided tour of the South Africa she knows, introducing us to her home and family so to her community and its way of life. While Sylvia tells the story of her detention and torture, Sisca justifies her lack of interest in politics. Each offers a definition of apartheid, and tells us how she would feel if her brother were to marry across racial lines. Finally, Sisca and Sylvia explain why each of them believes she must fight for the future she wants; inevitably, it seems, against the other. Sisca argues that white schoolboys must learn “to and be killed” in defence of the system they value, while Sylvia, at the graveside of a young comrade murdered by vigilantes, declares simply that “Botha must die”.

The imagery and film quality may not be to modern standards but is useful for historical use.

This programme can be rented on our Video on Demand system for £2.00, for this you can view as often as you like within a 48 hour period of your own choosing, the film is available to stream or download for £10.00.

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