South Africa / 2022 / 20mins / Documentary / Zulu and English

This intimate portrait told in three acts follows the life and work of three of Johannesburg’s informal recyclers, or reclaimers, and their bid to gain recognition as formal laborers in the city. We tread on their heels as they navigate homelessness, the law, and survive the big city that is Johannesburg.

Sifiso Khanyile

Sifiso Khanyile is a Producer/Director for Anaphora Films. He has works as writer, archive researcher and has worked as a content producer on SABC shows such as Imagine Afrika, Zooming In on Men, Talk SA and Hatch. After studying, Khanyile directed Spiderman and Romeo (2008), a ground breaking short documentary about the thrills and dangers of train surfing on the notorious Metrorail Soweto line. The film was screened at numerous local and international festivals and shown on BBC and Sechuan TV (China). Khanyile's first feature documentary directorial credits include the acclaimed Uprize! (2017) and A New Country (2020). Learn More