Pavement aristocrats : the bergies of Cape Town / a Screen Ventures production ; produced and directed by François Verster.

Looks at a group of homeless people, the Bergies, in Cape Town, South Africa. Through a series of interviews, the film traces the Bergie community back to their Khoisan roots, outlines colonial dispossession, and looks at problems with alcohol dependency. It also gives the community a chance to tell...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Screen Ventures
Other Authors: Verster, François
Language:English
Afrikaans
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Afrikaans with English subtitles.
Published: [Cape Town, South Africa] : Screen Ventures Films, [1998], ©1998.
Subjects:
Homeless persons > South Africa > Cape Town.
Homelessness > South Africa > Cape Town.
Cape Town (South Africa) > Social conditions.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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