Beyond Twisting Truths: Channel 4 Manufacturing Horror-Drama in Orania
Exploring the Gap Between Media Fiction and Community Reality in South Africa's Most Misunderstood Town
Last year, the British Channel 4 was in Orania to make a documentary film about what they describe as "inside South Africa’s 'Whites only' town." The premise was that it would be the first time a Black person, referring to the Black host Ade Adepitan, lived in Orania for a full week. I was there at the same time as the documentary filming to complete my…
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