SAfm presenter and one of the inaugural MTN Y’ello Rose beneficiaries Tsepiso Makwetla partnered with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and pre-eminent local film producer Anant Singh to launch a film project at the Aha Setjhaba Primary School in the Free State yesterday, 4 September.
“Working on this project has been a humbling experience. We are undertaking to shape and influence young minds who we hope to develop into future leaders,” says Makwetla.
More schools will be added to the project that focuses on Grade 6 and Grade 7 learners who are exposed to film-making and cinematography, with the aim of encouraging them to consider it as a career path. It also wants to create an awareness of the political history and leaders of the country highlighting the anti-Apartheid struggle. Furthermore, the aim of this project is to allow the youth to document their everyday lives to encourage them to use the creative arts to express themselves on socio-economic and political issues.