Dear Sikhonkwane

Dear Sikhonkwane

2025 · 21 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

Dear Sikhonkwane is an intimate portrait of one of the first SiSwati authors, who wrote, cowrote and edited over 40 books. Told through the eyes of someone who deeply admired him, the film is a love letter to his legacy, exploring his passion for his mother tongue.

Directed by Sihle Hlophe

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Lobola, A Bride's True Price?

Lobola, A Bride's True Price? · 2022

Lobola, A Bride's True Price?

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March 2014. Filmmaker Sihle Hlophe has just gotten engaged. A few days later, her father passes away. Sihle is in a serious fix - who will receive the Lobola now that her father is no more? Sihle respects Lobola but she has reservations about the transactional, patriarchal and heteronormative elements of the practise. In an effort to learn more about Lobola before making her final decision, Sihle attends the Lobola ceremonies of three other couples.

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