Sam Nzima: A Journey Through His Lens

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 74 min
  • Premiere: 2025. June 22.

Going behind the lens, Sam Nzima’s life unfolds against one of history’s most recognised photographs, the haunting image of Hector Pieterson during the 1976 Soweto Uprising. Through the events surrounding June 16, 1976, the film chronicles Nzima’s life, from his early days in rural Transvaal to his rise as a key figure in South African journalism, at the frontlines of media that forever changed the political landscape of South Africa.

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Art

LP Tinta

Creative Director

Diliza Moabi

Creative Director

Camera

Jean Paul Karekezi

Director of Photography

Percy Kungwane

Director of Photography

Banele Motha

Camera Operator

Directing

Editing

Production

Mpumi Shandu

Production Coordinator

Silindile Memela

Line Producer

Sound

Otsile Manyedi

Sound Mixer