Directed by Khalid Shamis Screenplay by Khalid Shamis Cinematography Khalid Shamis Initial release 6 April 2010 Screenplay Khalid Shamis | Produced by Tubafilms Music by Mark Roberts Edited by Khalid Shamis Director Khalid Shamis Cast Abdullah Haron | |
Film series Ikon South Africa 2010 "Sign of the times" Awards Golden Horn Award for Best Documentary Short Similar Plot for Peace, Sea Point Days, Long Night's Journey i, A Brother with Perfect Timing, His Big White Self | ||
The Killing of the Imam is a 2010 South African short documentary film.
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In 1969, Imam Abdullah Haron was incarcerated and killed in detention in Cape Town, South Africa. A much loved community leader, he was active within an inactive community in raising awareness of the plight of his compatriots living under apartheid. During the 60s, Imam Haron became more active and began travelling abroad to raise funds for impoverished families back home. Mixing animation, documentary and stock footage, this short film looks at the last few years of the Imam's life and death. It is told by his grandson, the filmmaker, through the eyes of a child.
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