The Northern Cape towns of Andriesvale and Upington are not too geographically far-flung from Johannesburg — by SA standards. The two dorpies are a nine-hour drive from Johannesburg. But compared to the high-rise hustle, bustle and jostle of Johannesburg, their expansive, red sand-duned landscapes are a visual and aural galaxy away.From 2012 to 2015, three filmmakers who take doses of Jozi’s fast pace intravenously invested themselves almost out of pocket to make a film based in the somnolent towns of Upington and Andriesvale. They travelled between Johannesburg and the dorpies in a Toyota Yaris, sometimes getting stuck in the sand and always at the mercy of the weather.When director Davison Mudzingwa, producer Francis Hweshe and cinematographer Themba Vilakazi worked on a short documentary called Bush Trail together in the Kalahari, they were, admittedly naively, surprised to find that the local people were so unlike what they’d expected. They weren’t wearing animal skins or speaki...
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