Completed Films

 

Albie: A strange Alchemy (2025)

Directed by Sara CF de Gouveia

Documentary: 90min

Shaped by exile, loss and a brutal bomb attack, Albie Sachs stands as one of South Africa’s most revered anti-apartheid activists and visionary thinkers. Surviving imprisonment and a near-fatal assassination attempt by the apartheid regime, Albie helped draft a constitution that would guide a nation toward justice and healing, anchoring a new South Africa in dignity, equality and progress. As a constitutional court judge working in a building atop a former prison, surrounded by contemporary art, Sachs authored landmark rulings that echoed around the world. Now, turning 90, he reflects on the strange alchemy of idealism and realism that shaped both his life and a nation’s rebirth. Through lyrical imagery, intimate archival footage and sweeping reflections, the film traces a life where law meets art, struggle gives rise to beauty, and revolutions are born from ruins. Albie: A Strange Alchemy is a poetic journey through justice, resilience and the enduring power of hope.

Dream’s descent (2025)

A collaboration film between Inka Kendzia, Gregory Maqoma and Sara CF de Gouveia

Fiction/dance: 10min

“What if your fears were stopping you from living your life?”

THE SOUND OF MASKS (2018)

Directed by Sara CF de Gouveia

Documentary: 70min

Atanásio Nyusi, a compelling storyteller and legendary Mapiko dancer, takes us on a journey through Mozambique's past and present. While sharing his memories with his son, Natepo, he explores themes of identity in modern Mozambique, an ever-changing landscape haunted by the ghosts of the past.

IDFA 2018, Hot Docs 2019, DocLisboa 2019

  • Best International Feature and Best Direction: Brasil Festival of International Cinema 2021

  • Best Cinematography: SAFTA 2020

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LIKE WATER (2021)

Directed by Sara CF de Gouveia & Jessie Zinn

Documentary: 14min

A hyperactive 6-year-old girl in a pink tutu. A fluffy rabbit named Carrots. A 72-year old Sensei. We follow this rare, unseen world of competitive, women-led Karate sports in a community in Cape Town through the eyes of the school’s newest and youngest inductee, Nawar Taliep (6), as she prepares for her first tournament.

AWARDS: - Nominated for Best Documentary Short - SAFTAs 2022


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CITY OCCUPIED (2022)

Documentary: 30min

A research project of building and land occupations in Bogota, Cape Town and São Paulo.

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