EVERYTHING MUST FALL
by Rehad Desai
synopsis
An unflinching look at the #FeesMustFall student movement that burst onto the South African political landscape in 2015 as a protest over the cost of education. The story is told by four student leaders at Wits University and their Vice Chancellor, Adam Habib, a left-wing, former anti-apartheid student activist. When Habib’s efforts to contain the protest fail, he brings 1000 police on to campus. There are dire consequences for the young leaders.By blending dramatic unfolding action with a multi-protagonist narrative, much of the drama lies in the internal struggles the activists have around the weight of leadership. Threaded through the film is a pulse of anticipation, shared across the generational divide, that somehow these youth have reached breaking point and won’t back down until they achieve the kind of social transformation that previous generations had long given up on.
international title: | Everything Must Fall |
original title: | Everything Must Fall |
country: | South Africa, Netherlands, Belgium |
sales agent: | Deckert Distribution |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Rehad Desai |
film run: | 85' |
screenplay: | Rehad Desai |
cinematography by: | Nic Hofmeyr |
film editing: | Megan Gill, Arya Lalloo, Geert Veuskens |
music: | Jannous Aukema |
producer: | Anita Khanna, Rehad Desai, Zivia Desai Keiper |
co-producer: | Jacqueline Jones, Grant Clark |
production: | EO/IKONdocs, Kittina Media, DRTV Danish Broadcasting Corporation / DR Danmarks Radio / DR Drama, Uhuru Productions (ZA), Al Jazeera (QA) |