SOUTH AFRICA EATS
Documentary | Running Time: 70 minutes
2022 / English, Zulu and Xhosa
Country: South Africa
Directed by: Ashfaaq Carim, Gokhan Deniz
World Premiere
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Series host and creator Ashfaaq Carim is a South African journalist who loves food and flavours and believes the best way to get to know people is to eat with them. Cinematographer Gokhan Deniz comes from a small town in northern Turkey, where he first developed an enthusiasm for taking photographs and videos. He now lives and works in Istanbul.
Series host and creator Ashfaaq Carim is a South African journalist who loves food and flavours and believes the best way to get to know people is to eat with them. Cinematographer Gokhan Deniz comes from a small town in northern Turkey, where he first developed an enthusiasm for taking photographs and videos. He now lives and works in Istanbul.
SHOWTIME
Mon 04 Dec | 5:55 PM - 7:10 PM
VOX Cinema 6 Red Sea Mall
Price: 40 SAR
VOX Cinema 6 Red Sea Mall
Price: 40 SAR
Tue 05 Dec | 3:25 PM - 4:40 PM
VOX Cinema 6 Red Sea Mall
Price: 40 SAR
VOX Cinema 6 Red Sea Mall
Price: 40 SAR
ProducerAshfaaq Carim, Safiyyah Patel
CastAshfaaq Carim, Londiwe Dlomo, Rhulani Shibambo, Pam Moodley, Saffiyah Patel, Gokhan Deniz, Derek Liversage, Athol Penton, Yunus Akhalwaya, Rashad Panday, Phindiwe Nongalaza, Zimasa Mapemnyama
ScriptwriterAshfaaq Carim
You are what you eat – and what we eat also reflects who we are. The food scene in South Africa is vibrant and rich, the product of a country forged from the mingling of multiple ethnicities, migration and colonisation. Over eight episodes, series host and serious foodie Ashfaaq Carim – who is also Muslim, which informs his journey – will explore a spectrum of flavours and famous South African specialties, pairing them with original music from the regions he visits. Three pilot episodes have been shot so far. For international viewers, Carim hopes to offer an insight into his country’s complex rainbow identity. Locals, meanwhile, can take pride in their daily specials: the stews, snacks, neighbourhood hangouts and breathtaking landscapes that are uniquely South African.