Video
In Context
Africa is not a country!!! This 10 minute remix film acts as a teaser of some concepts and ideas for an upcoming film and exhibition project ACC/Cityscapes will undertake between 2017-19. In Context will explore the true nature and complexity of life in cities across the continent of Africa.
Understanding Livelihoods in South African Cities
What decisions are residents in the poorer parts of South African cities forced to make on a day to day basis? How does a city like Ekhuruleni try to address this and what do the citizens think about these efforts? This short film juxtaposes these two voices. It was part of a series we developed to explore the disjuncture between city officials and citizens in an average metropolitan area
Teaser: 1 Table 2 Elephants
A film essay about bushmen bboys, a flower kingdom and the ghost of a princess
What is a smart African city like?
“Prosperous low-carbon African cities are not just a good idea but a humanitarian prerogative, and in terms of climate change it’s globally significant and necessary if we’re all going to survive,” says ACC’s Anton Cartwright.
Antipode Abstract: Situated Urban Political Ecology
A video abstract of Situated Urban Political Ecology, a project looking at how African urbanism can inform Urban Political Ecology and the associated research methods, theory and practice to create a more situated.
Stepping Stone Part 2 – Ceasefire
In 2014, the Urban Violence CityLab collaborated with the Tafelsig People’s Association (TPA), First Community Research Centre (FCRC), UCT TV Studio and the UCT Centre for Film and Media Studies on an initiative that equipped four young people with basic film-making and media skills.
Stepping Stone Part 1 – Tafelsig
In 2014, the Urban Violence CityLab collaborated with the Tafelsig People’s Association (TPA), First Community Research Centre (FCRC), UCT TV Studio and the UCT Centre for Film and Media Studies on an initiative that equipped four young people with basic film-making and media skills.
Integrated Participatory Upgrading
The ACC hosted the third meeting of the Urban Violence, Safety and Governance CityLab on June 26, 2014. The meeting focussed on the theme, ‘Integrated, Participatory Upgrading – Knowledge, Policy and Practice.’