Film Festival

From B-Boys to Men – healing the ‘hood

On 8 July, at Cornerstone Institute, the last documentary of the Winter School Film Festival captivated the audience, again privileged to have the director, this time Tanswell Jansen, as a guest, with its energetic music, positive messages and uplifting stories of lives transformed. ‘Heal yourself, heal the world’ is the theme that weaves like a …

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Action Kommandant – exploring a community’s unhealed wound

The 1st of July screening of the extraordinary documentary ‘Action Kommandant’ at Cornerstone Institute drew a crowd, even on a cold winter’s night in Cape Town. We were honoured to also host the inspiring producer and director of the film, moviemaker Nadine Angel Cloete. This film was one of the most demanding documentary films featured …

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Uniquely South African Story of Forgiveness

The screening of the seminal documentary “Black Christmas” took place on the 24th of June 2016 at Cornerstone Institute. Among the audience members we were honoured too have welcomed producer of the film, Prof. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela. The work is a uniquely South African story that probes the deep dimensions and many layers of forgiveness, with special …

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Dr. James Matthews, an Inspirational Dissident

17 June, 2016 As part of our 2016 Winter School, Cornerstone Institute hosts a Film Festival that features four notable documentaries that we believe capture the history and dignity of the South African liberation struggle. On Friday, June 17, the Festival was launched, and we were honoured to host Dr James Matthews at Cornerstone Institute …

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