A hairdresser's photo album that became a queer resistance archive against apartheid erasure.
Before South Africa’s apartheid government in the 1970’s destroyed District Six, being gay, or “moffie,” was an accepted part of this racially and religiously diverse community in Cape Town. Kewpie's hairdressing salon was the epicenter of this culture, a meeting place where the “girls” organized drag balls and cabaret performances, all of which are captured through her amazing collection of snapshots.
Editing
Snapshots breathe—no narrator needed, just living ghosts.
Production
Salon as set, archive as script, community as cast.
Director
Jack Lewis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
District Six's destruction was so complete it became a global symbol of apartheid's brutality; Kewpie's photos are among the only visual records of its queer life.
Director Jack Lewis found Kewpie's collection by chance in 1996, realizing the 'moffie' community had documented itself when no one else would.
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