Fatherland – Nationalism or racism?
Documentary producer and director Tarryn Lee Crossman speaks about the controversial new documentary 'Fatherland'. Camera & editing: Shane Williams. Recorded: 05/11/2013.
Fatherland is a coming-of-age story about three white Afrikaans boys who decide to spend their summer holidays doing basic military training, like their fathers. But when they find themselves at a tented camp deep in the bush, hungry, tired and being indoctrinated by the old Afrikaans regime, they are forced to decide where they fit into the “New South Africa”. What does being true to their Volk really mean? And is that even something that they, as good “boer seuns”, should be questioning?
Producer Tarryn Lee Crossman has been producing and directing film content for over ten years, most notably as a senior producer at MTV Africa where she was solely responsible for producing content from 48 African territories. After returning from New York she began focusing on producing films that spoke to her interests, through her production company, TIA Productions.
This is Tarryn’s first full-length documentary and saw her living in the bush with the Kommandokorps for the duration of the camp. The camp leaders, who were proud to share their philosophies with the rest of South Africa, gave her unprecedented and unfettered access to film during the nine-day camp.
The controversial new documentary, Fatherland, produced and directed by Crossman, opens for public viewing at the Bioscope Theatre on the November 8, 2013.
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