New documentary on 2010 World Cup

By Editor | July 21st, 2009 No Comments

FAHRENHEIT 2010: WARMING UP FOR THE WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA
directed by Craig Tanner, Australia/South Africa 2009 DOC

The measured Fahrenheit 2010 systematically examines the expectations of a variety of South Africans on the country’s staging of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Focal points of the film are South Africa’s socio-economic disparities and debate as to whether the erection of state of the art sports arenas will leave the country with white elephants which it can ill afford. Interviewees include Danny Jordaan, Desmond Tutu, Michael Sutcliffe, Jomo Sono, Dennis Brutus and also, amongst others, construction workers, street traders, soccer players and the sangoma with the answer to Bafana Bafana’s woes.