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Sihle Hlophe
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Sihle Hlophe is a SAFTA winner. Her work has been recognised with numerous accolades including two Africa Movie Academy Award nominations for Best Documentary. She’s directed two narrative feature-length films for Showmax, a feature-length documentary, a 13-part mock-series and four short films that have been screened at over 70 film festivals.
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Nomfundo
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10.0Dear 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.
Dear Sikhonkwane
2025
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NRMarch 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.
Lobola, A Bride's True Price?
2022
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NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nomfundo
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10.0Dear 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.
Dear Sikhonkwane
2025
10.0Dear 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.
Dear Sikhonkwane
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Expiry Date
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NRMarch 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.
Lobola, A Bride's True Price?
2022
