"Director: Mark Dornford May"

• Son of Man | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Multi award winning reworking of the Gospels that see Jesus Christ cast as a revolutionary fighting oppression in contemporary Africa. Son of Man challenges the Hollywood depictions of a western looking messiah with a gritty portrayal of a political activist rallying a township. In the state of Judea in southern Africa violence poverty and sectarianism are endemic. The neighbouring Alliance has invaded to restore 'peace' at gunpoint. Bloody street battles accompany the neighbouring dictatorship's incursion into its weaker satellite. Promises of a transition to open democratic rule accompany summary executions and brutal massacres.

• U-Carmen | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £7.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on Bizet's classic work but relocated to a South African township U-Carmen is a hugely original piece of film making from director Mark Dornford-May. The film is sung and spoken in Xhosa and is further evidence of the continuing influx and growing importance of African cinema. Featuring a truly outstanding performance from Pauline Malefane in the title role the film won the Golden Bear at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival and has captured the imaginations of critics the w

• The Mysteries | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £17.39   |  Saving you £2.60 (14.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In June 2001 this South African company's first two productions 'The Mysteries' and 'Carmen' opened at Wilton's Music Hall in London and within a day of the first reviews appearing both had sold out. Over the next twelve months the company became an international hit touring festivals in Australia and America as well as a sell-out run in the West End. Rarely in the world of theatre does a company appear to such instant and universal acclaim. Yiimimangaliso ('The Mysteries') is a