Anaphora Films in association with The South Festival of Memory, present the inaugural instalment of ‘Resonance Archive Festival’, taking place in Johannesburg from August 27 – 31, 2025 bringing together filmmakers, artists, academics, historians and cultural practitioners to reflect on the past, question the present and shape future memory.
This year’s theme, “The pulse of memory, the power of story,” explores archives as dynamic tools of resistance, culture and identity. The festival spans multiple venues including The Bioscope, Eyethu Heritage Hall, The Market Photo Workshop, The Forge, Untitled Basement, The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember, and Ster-Kinekor Rosebank for a rich mix of film screenings, symposiums, exhibition, and music events including sonic lectures on SA music history.
PROGRAMME
THURS 28 Aug 6pm: Double-Bill Screening: Siliva The Zulu (1927) & The 37th Bride (1953) BOOK NOW.
THURS 28 Aug 8pm: How Long (1976) BOOK NOW.
FRI 29 Aug 4pm: Ernest Cole – Lost & Found BOOK NOW.
FRI 29 Aug 6pm: Charlie Steel (1980) BOOK NOW.
SAT 30 Aug 4pm: Sam Nzima – A Journey Through His Lens (with Q&A) BOOK NOW.
SUN 31 Aug 4pm: Dilemma (1962) BOOK NOW.
