Dans son documentaire SOMEONE TO BLAME - THE AHMED TIMOL INQUEST, le réalisateur Enver Samuel tisse un récit captivant qui s'inspire de la réouverture en 2017 de l'enquête sur la mort prématurée et le meurtre brutal du jeune Ahmed Timol en 1971. Le jeune militant est décédé aux mains de la police de sécurité au poste de police John Vorster dans le centre-ville de Johannesburg, présenté par la police comme un suicide à l'époque.

Un film d'Enver SAMUEL

Afrique du Sud, 2018, Documentaire - 54 minutes



Type de projet :Documentaire
Durée d'exécution : 54 minutes
Date d'achèvement : 1 octobre 2018
Budget de production : 17 857 USD
Pays d'origine : Afrique du Sud
Pays de tournage : Afrique du Sud
Langue: français
Format de prise de vue : numérique
Rapport d'aspect : 4 : 3
Couleur du film:Couleur
Cinéaste débutant : Non

DÉCLARATION DU DIRECTEUR
Enver s'engage à raconter des documentaires qui ont un fort impact social et reconnaissent les sacrifices des héros et héroïnes du passé de la lutte contre l'apartheid.

Réalisateur : Enver Samuel
Producteur : Enver Samuel
Éditeur : Nikki Comninos
DOP : Denford Dzingire


Production :
EMS Productions,
SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation)

Distribution : Showmax (Afrique du Sud)

Droits:
Vidéo à la demande

Site officiel
https://filmfreeway.com/SomeonetoBlame-TheAhmedTimolInquest

DÉPISTAGE
- SABC 3 Diffusion le 14 octobre 2018 Johannesburg (Afrique du Sud) : 14 octobre 2018

RÉCOMPENSES
- Gagnant : Meilleur court métrage Doc 2019 - South African Film and TV Awards (SAFTAS)
- Meilleur documentaire - Festival international du film de Zanzibar 2019
- INPUT Bangkok 2019
- Festival international du film de Vancouver en Afrique du Sud 2019
- Encounters South African International Film Festival 2019 (Afrique du Sud)

Director Enver Samuel, in his documentary SOMEONE TO BLAME - THE AHMED TIMOL INQUEST, weaves a compelling narrative that draws on the 2017 re-opening of the inquiry on the untimely death and brutal murder of the young Ahmed Timol in 1971. The young activist died at the hands of the security police at the John Vorster Police Station in downtown Johannesburg, framed by the police as a suicide at the time.

Samuel, an acclaimed filmmaker, builds on INDIANS CAN'T FLY (2015) a previous documentary that deals with Timol's life, his detention and his death. For the sequel, he uses newly recorded interviews and the court procedures and he contextualises the new developments by using archival material and graphical representations. Samuel constructs an intimate overview of an event that sets the scene for the families and friends of many other South Africans who died in detention during the apartheid years to also pursue the truth of what happened to their beloved ones.

It has been argued that as a result of the massification of the media, documentary films have become an important source to create discourse in the public domain as a way to simulate discussion and debate on the social, political and economic challenges in present day society.

Samuel's film in collaboration with the Ahmed Timol Family Trust has created an important addition to the existing archive and will serve to preserve heritage that South Africa is not proud of, but that must be acknowledged by all South Africans as we endeavour to build a new, just society.

A film by Enver SAMUEL

South Africa, 2018, Documentary - 54 minutes



Project Type:Documentary
Runtime:54 minutes
Completion Date:October 1, 2018
Production Budget:17,857 USD
Country of Origin:South Africa
Country of Filming:South Africa
Language:English
Shooting Format:Digital
Aspect Ratio:4:3
Film Color:Color
First-time Filmmaker:No

DIRECTOR STATEMENT
Enver is committed to telling documentaries that have a strong social impact and recognize the sacrifices of past heroes and heroines of the struggle against apartheid.

Director: Enver Samuel
Producer: Enver Samuel
Editor: Nikki Comninos
DOP: Denford Dzingire

Production :
EMS Productions,
SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation)

Distribution: Showmax (South Africa)

Rights:
Video on Demand

Official Website
https://filmfreeway.com/SomeonetoBlame-TheAhmedTimolInquest

SCREENING
- SABC 3 Broadcast 14 October 2018 Johannesburg (South Africa): October 14, 2018

AWARDS
- Winner: Best Doccie Short 2019 - South African Film and TV Awards (SAFTAS)
- Best Documentary Zanzibar International Film Festival 2019
- INPUT Bangkok 2019
- Vancouver South Africa International Film Festival 2019
- Encounters South African International Film Festival 2019