#8FilmProject

The initiative has two main components – the production of eight YouTube films by trained ‡Khomani San youth and the creation of a digital archive of ‡Khomani San films, photographs and information.

The #8FilmProject training workshops

With the help of the ‡Khomani San CPA, trainees for the #8FilmProject were identified and invited to attend several workshops facilitated by the ASF.

The workshops taught the participants about the theory of video storytelling. The training was very practical, and the attendees learnt how to film and edit footage using equipment that was purchased using NLC funding. This equipment is now owned and is being used by the ‡Khomani San community.

The eight films cover aspects of life in the ‡Khomani San community that they identified as priorities:

Film 1 – The History of the ‡Khomani San

Film 2 – The Story of the Land Claim

Film 3 - Celebrating the Life and Times of our ‡Khomani San Elders

Film 4 - Oral History – the Importance of Telling our Stories

Film 5 - The Lore of Language

Film 6 - Craft-making Practices

Film 7 - Traditional Uses of Plants and Animals

Film 8 - ‡Khomani San Culinary Heritage

The films are told in Afrikaans with English subtitles.

A digital platform celebrating ‡Khomani San heritage

The second component of the project created a digital repository for the ‡Khomani San community’s history, ongoing story and a place to share their rich cultural heritage. The #8FilmProject forms part of the ‡Khomani San Living Heritage archive – a visual celebration of the ‡Khomani San story over the years.

The website centralises links to websites and archives that record ‡Khomani San heritage, such as the UCT Hugh Brody archives, but also includes work from photographers such as Paul Weinberg, who worked with the community for many years.