The Swenkas
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive, 2004., Kanopy Streaming, 2017.
Status
Available Online
Description
In post-Apartheid South Africa there's a small group of working Zulu men who every Saturday night leave their grimy overalls behind and wear their best Carducci or Pierre Cardin suits to impress the weekly selected judge. The men are called the Swenkas, and they have run this fashion show for so many years that no one remembers exactly when - or even why - it all began. The youngest Swenka, Sabelo, is in the most turbulent time of his life. He has to bury his father just a week before Christmas - and only a week before his own wedding. But Sabelo's father was also 'father' of the Swenkas, and now Sabelo and his fellow Swenkas find themselves in a state of incertitude. The Swenkas are the film's direct entry to the darkest downtown of contemporary Johannesburg, one of the most violent cities on earth. But the Swenkas are about to tell a totally different story from within that very place - a story of hope. Even though the Swenkas openly long for the days of Apartheid they haven't given up hope for a better future.
More Details
Format
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
General Note
In Process Record.
General Note
Film
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive in 2004.
Description
In post-Apartheid South Africa there's a small group of working Zulu men who every Saturday night leave their grimy overalls behind and wear their best Carducci or Pierre Cardin suits to impress the weekly selected judge. The men are called the Swenkas, and they have run this fashion show for so many years that no one remembers exactly when - or even why - it all began. The youngest Swenka, Sabelo, is in the most turbulent time of his life. He has to bury his father just a week before Christmas - and only a week before his own wedding. But Sabelo's father was also 'father' of the Swenkas, and now Sabelo and his fellow Swenkas find themselves in a state of incertitude. The Swenkas are the film's direct entry to the darkest downtown of contemporary Johannesburg, one of the most violent cities on earth. But the Swenkas are about to tell a totally different story from within that very place - a story of hope. Even though the Swenkas openly long for the days of Apartheid they haven't given up hope for a better future.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English
Subjects
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2004). The Swenkas . Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)2004. The Swenkas. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)The Swenkas [San Francisco, California, USA]: Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive, 2004.
Harvard Citation (style guide)(2004). The swenkas. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)The Swenkas Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive, 2004.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID
4feda325-5486-625f-a9e7-ffc40d87147b-eng
Grouping Information
| Grouped Work ID | 4feda325-5486-625f-a9e7-ffc40d87147b-eng |
|---|---|
| Full title | swenkas |
| Author | seventh art releasing exclusive |
| Grouping Category | movie |
| Last Update | 2025-01-24 12:33:29PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-05-22 03:15:42AM |
Book Cover Information
| Image Source | default |
|---|---|
| First Loaded | Dec 10, 2023 |
| Last Used | Jan 22, 2025 |
Marc Record
| First Detected | Apr 25, 2023 01:05:40 PM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Apr 25, 2023 01:05:40 PM |
| Suppressed | Record had no items |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02586ngm a22004574i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | kan1277697 | ||
| 003 | CaSfKAN | ||
| 006 | m o c | ||
| 007 | cr una---unuuu | ||
| 007 | vz uzazuu | ||
| 008 | 170424p20172004cau074 o vleng d | ||
| 028 | 5 | 2 | |a 1277697|b Kanopy |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)985065485 | ||
| 040 | |a VDU|b eng|e rda|c VDU | ||
| 245 | 0 | 4 | |a The Swenkas |
| 264 | 1 | |b Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive,|c 2004. | |
| 264 | 1 | |a [San Francisco, California, USA] :|b Kanopy Streaming,|c 2017. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes):|b digital, .flv file, sound | ||
| 306 | |a 011443 | ||
| 336 | |a two-dimensional moving image|b tdi|2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a video|b v|2 rdamedia | ||
| 337 | |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Title from title frames. | ||
| 500 | |a In Process Record. | ||
| 500 | |a Film | ||
| 518 | |a Originally produced by Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive in 2004. | ||
| 520 | |a In post-Apartheid South Africa there's a small group of working Zulu men who every Saturday night leave their grimy overalls behind and wear their best Carducci or Pierre Cardin suits to impress the weekly selected judge. The men are called the Swenkas, and they have run this fashion show for so many years that no one remembers exactly when - or even why - it all began. The youngest Swenka, Sabelo, is in the most turbulent time of his life. He has to bury his father just a week before Christmas - and only a week before his own wedding. But Sabelo's father was also 'father' of the Swenkas, and now Sabelo and his fellow Swenkas find themselves in a state of incertitude. The Swenkas are the film's direct entry to the darkest downtown of contemporary Johannesburg, one of the most violent cities on earth. But the Swenkas are about to tell a totally different story from within that very place - a story of hope. Even though the Swenkas openly long for the days of Apartheid they haven't given up hope for a better future. | ||
| 538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
| 546 | |a In English | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Fashion.|9 38492 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Race relations.|9 52807 | |
| 653 | |a Documentary-style films | ||
| 653 | |a Foreign language films | ||
| 655 | 4 | |a Race and Class Studies | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Documentary films.|2 lcgft|9 404409 | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive (Firm),|4 dst | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Kanopy (Firm),|4 dst | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://arlingtonva.kanopy.com/node/277698|x Kanopy|z eVideo |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover Image|u https://www.kanopy.com/node/277698/external-image |
| 999 | |c 303179|d 303179 | ||