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Penny Siopis
The film revolves around »Skokiaan«, an illegal brew made by Africans during the colonial era. It was outlawed by the authorities, so the brew itself became a form of resistance. The homonymous jazz tune by August Msarurgwa was covered by Louis Armstrong, whose visit to Southern Africa in 1960 serves as one of many points of convergence that link political, cultural and personal narratives.
Penny Siopis
Penny Siopis was born in 1953 in Vryburg, South Africa, and lives in Cape Town. She has an MFA (1976) and an honorary doctorate (2017) from Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Siopis is an honorary professor at Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town.
Films by Penny Siopsis (Selection)
The New Parthenon 2016 | Lay Bare Beside 2015 | Obscure White Messenger 2012 | Communion 2011 | My Lovely Day 1997 | Per Kind Permission (Fieldwork) 1994
