After watching The Big Sellout on Thursday I have been wondering about the circumstances surrounding the death of one of the people who appeared in the documentary.
Bongani Lubisi was the main person profiled from the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee (SECC). Some of you may remember how he remarks (I'm paraphrasing) "Eskom comes and turns the power off, and then we go around and turn it back on." During the documentary he and his spouse express severe concern for his safety. During the closing credits it is announced that after they had finished filming, Lubisi had died of unknown causes at age 34.
Based on what I could find on the web, it appears he died of an illness while in the hospital and no foul play was mentioned. For more information, check out this 2005 post from the Johannesburg-based Anti-Privatisation Forum. For another profile of Lubisi while still alive, see this one from In These Times.
Jess
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Your film offerings last semester were great.
I, a MIIS student, made a trailer for a doc film about MIIS student experiences during the J-Term in Chile. Would the Documentary Club be interested in playing the trailer (2 min. 30 sec.) before the next screening?
Please, let me know.
Luniya Msuku
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