South Africa’s film industry is the oldest in Africa and one of the oldest in the world, having started in 1896 soon after the Lumiere brothers’ famous first commercial film screening in 1895.

The industry is one of the more established and commercially viable on the continent.
It doesn’t produce as many films as Nigeria’s bustling industry, but offers a steady trickle of crowd pleasers. This is Reflection from an Opinion Piece by Filmmaker Jenna Cato Bass.

GUEST: JENNA CATO BASS - Writer-director-cinematographer