March 1, 1988
Dave Stonehouse
African National Congress , Bartholomew Hlapane , graphic video , Hlapane murder , Peter Worthington , raw footage , Ryerson Review of Journalism , video censorship
Raw Footage
The red terrorist menace in South Africa - written by Peter Worthington, produced by Peter Worthington and starring Peter Worthington
A three-second aerial shot shows the tops of shacks in a rural slum. The as yet unseen narrator tells you it is Soweto, a black township in South Africa, “the scene of so many necklacings and violence.” Violins pitch and drone eerily behind his commentary. Now you’re on the ground, about 10 metres from a […]