Tide Marks

Ten years after the triumph over Apartheid in South Africa, four former activists deal with the consequences of their dedication to human dignity with humour, frustration and hope. In this poignant and educational documentary, filmmaker Sarah Abbott presents issues that have been largely ignored by mainstream media, as its focus on the brutalities of apartheid shifted to the successes of transforming a nation. “Tide Marks” is an evocative collection of interviews, memories, observational footage, found photographs and South African music that re-visits apartheid history and looks at aspects of its present-day aftermath. Abbott’s intimate engagement with Cape Town residents reveals the irony that many people who fought at the grassroots level for democracy still struggle for daily survival a decade after South Africa’s first all-race elections. “Abbott blends extensive interviews with four people selected to represent gender, race, class and socio-economic status… [These are] powerful personal stories from a group of people not always written into the freedom narratives of South Africa.” – Mriam Conteh-Morgan, Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) For full review see: http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3725 www.sarahabbott.ca/tidemarks