Saskia Vredeveld’s films and photographs
A Fools Paradise, feature length documentary is on its way
We filmed in June and October 2017, Travelling from Cape to Amsterdam, 65 locations in 7 provinces of South Africa, 45 days on the road, travelling 7000 km. Post-production from November 2017 onwards.
Character from the film ‘Across the Border’ died in Nigeria fighting Boko Haram.
Saddened to read about the loss of one of the characters from our documentary ‘Across the Border’.
The first South African has been killed in north-eastern Nigeria, where he was participating in the fight against Boko Haram. Leon Lotz, an apartheid-era Koevoet operative, was reportedly killed in a friendly fire incident when a Nigerian tank destroyed the wrong target
We spent several days filming Leon and his family in 1998.
Our condolences to the family.
International Women’s Forum
Saskia was invited to speak at the International Women’s Forum in Johannesburg, May 2015. On stage with Dr. Joyce Banda, former President of the Republic of Malawi (2012 to 2014), and Malawi’s first female president and Africa’s second; Bridgette Motsepe Radebe CEO of Mmakau Mining (Pity) Ltd, is one of Africa’s first black female mine owners.
3 films in Durban Film Festival, July 2015
Self Portrait, The Asylum and Memento Mori at Durban Film Festval, South Africa.
Films made in collaboration with artist photographer Roger Ballen.
‘Waar die Wind ophou Waai’, new feature film in development
In December 2014 we received money from Dutch Film Fund to write the treatment for the first Afrikaans feature film to be produced in Holland.
‘Fools Paradise’ new documentary in development
Our next feature length documentary ‘Fools Paradise’ has received development funding in December 14 from the Dutch Film Fund and the Media Fund.
The film is a road movie through South Africa, travelling from Cape Town to Amsterdam in Mpumalanga. And passing through all the Dutch town names. We will be questioning its colonial past, but at the same time look into problems the country is facing today. Please contact us if you have an urgent story to tell.
BFI London Film Festival & London Short Film Festival
14, 16 the October 2014 at 58th BFI, London Film Festival
10 th January 2015, 3 films: ‘The Asylum, Memento Mori, Selfportrait’ at London Short Film Festival
http://shortfilms.org.uk/
LSFF page: http://shortfilms.org.uk/events/2015-01-10-i-fink-u-freeky-the-cinematic-vision-of-roger-ballen-saskia-vredeveld
Letters to Zohra in New York
‘Letters to Zohra’ + QA – Adiff New York 2014
Sunday, Dec 7 & 8 December
African Diaspora Film Festival, New York,
The Milbank Chapel at Teacher’s College, Columbia University New York, NY
