Sikelela Tapes
2021, English. Directed by Djibril Cullis & Tsogo Kupa & Matthijs Vuijk & Alex Sono & Luke Johnstone.
In this lively collage of fiction, animation, and YouTube videos, rich in references to South Africa’s past and present, five young students from the film department of Wits University in Johannesburg examine their personal relationship with the national anthem. Its lyrics are in five languages, which are reflected in the film. But what does it mean if you don’t understand your own national anthem?, one of the students wonders. He can speak the language of the Queen, but not of his own grandmother, and laments that his grandfather felt like a foreigner in his own country.
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Sikelela Tapes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 2021. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sikelela Tapes?
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Who directed Sikelela Tapes?
Sikelela Tapes (2021) was directed by Djibril Cullis and Tsogo Kupa and Matthijs Vuijk and Alex Sono and Luke Johnstone.