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In this award-winning short we follow a group of dancers through the streets of Johannesburg and hear the story of their relationship to this reactionary dance style. Premiered on Nowness 

This ultra cool short by Alex Tiernan explores Pantsula, an energetically and politically charged dance style born in South Africa’s black townships.

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A man dressed in yellow pants, white shirt, yellow jacket, and a white hat is standing inside a train compartment, gesturing animatedly while speaking to a seated group of diverse passengers.
Two individuals dressed in yellow and white clothing with matching sneakers and hats, waiting on a train platform near a yellow and gray metro train, with one person bending over and the other standing.
A group of children wearing matching yellow pants and white shirts dancing outdoors on a dirt field with the sun setting behind them.
Person sitting on a bed, tying shoelaces on white sneakers with red accents, wearing yellow pants.