Jeppe on a Friday

Directed by Arya Lalloo and Shannon Walsh

“A day-in-the-life look at how identity and community are defined in a changing African metropolis.”

Shot over the course of a single day and along the length and breadth of Jeppe, we meet five charming characters.

Familial love is behind Congolese restaurateur Arouna's success, nostalgia binds Ravi to his dusty framing shop that has been in his family for over three decades, ambition drives JJ's ruthless property development, tradition is at the heart of acapella singer Robert's all male Zulu choir, and everyday philosophy gives urban recycler Vusi his momentum.

In one day these characters reveal the city’s textures and breathe life into the decayed inner city neighbourhood.