Saskia Vredeveld’s films and photographs
Memento Mori
A short art film in collaboration with photographer Roger Ballen.
Across the Border
The Border War during the 70’s and 80’s and the effect it had on the men.
The Beloved Country
An insight into the South African extreme right movement early 90’s.
The Asylum
ASYLUM is a powerful metaphor for the human condition directed by Saskia Vredeveld in association with artist/photographer Roger Ballen.
Letters to Zohra
Letters to Zohra is a documentary on the life of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada.
Leaving Mandela Park
Leaving Mandela Park is a story about children’s dreams in the townships of South Africa.
Self Portrait, Roger Ballen
A documentary about the controversial photographer Roger Ballen who photographs the poor whites.
Out of Eden
The story of the Bushmen of South Africa. In 1999, land in the Kalahari Desert was handed over to the last hundred Bushmen who have to breathe new life into their traditional existence as nomadic hunters. The film shows how the Bushmen cope with the demands of the modern era.
Black Diamonds
The story of the new black middle class in South Africa.
White Poverty
A story of a rapidly increasing group, the poor whites in South Africa, people who live out of sight, in silence, and in shame.
Ela Gandhi
A portrait of peace activist Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of the great Mahatma Gandhi who lives in Durban.
