Generation Soweto is a Documentary Film about Millennials in South Africa. This Project was born during my recent travels to South Africa. It explores Youth Culture through the eyes of four 18-30 year olds in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, the suburbs of Sandton to the streets of Soweto. The film is a look at current political and social climate, 20 years after the ending of Apartheid in South Africa. We explore the job market, entrepreneurship, and the rising costs of living, technology in a developing country and what gentrification means to them.

While Generation Soweto explores South Africa within the context of the nation’s recent history, the film’s creators stress that the project is not a retrospective.

It’s a look at current political and social climate, 20 years after the ending of Apartheid in South Africa. We explore the job market, entrepreneurship, rising costs of living, technology in a developing country and what gentrification means to young South Africans. Today’s South African youth, face the first time in the history of the country where social equality seems almost within reach. Through the eyes of our cast we will also explore the way in which the current political climate is influencing their dreams and goals; Afrophobia, Xenophobia, the Soweto Protests against the Power Company, and other aspects of daily life in South Africa.

The project is currently in the process of raising funds for production costs. Support it HERE and watch a trailer for Generation Soweto below.