Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

1997 · 13 episodes · 13h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. State of Mind

   23 Jan 1997 · 60 min

   Afraid that South African authorities still want him, Darryl begins recalling his politically oppressive childhood in his former home.

2. 2

   2. Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe

   30 Jan 1997 · 60 min

   Darryl's mind is flooded with boyhood memories of fighting at school, his love of a white girl and the arrests of Boytjie and Russell on charges of murder.

3. 3

   3. The Visitors and the Wedding

   6 Feb 1997 · 60 min

   After a run-in with David, Darryl recalls his brother's clandestine political activities in Soweto and Boytjie facing formal charges of murder.

4. 4

   4. Them Charges

   13 Feb 1997 · 60 min

   Darryl's publisher plans to add text to his book that the author finds unacceptable.

5. 5

   5. A Black and White Christmas

   20 Feb 1997 · 60 min

   When Darryl fears that a man he sees talking to Lerato has been following him, he remembers a man he saw knifed in South Africa and Boytjie's murder trial.

6. 6

   6. Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?

   27 Feb 1997 · 60 min

   Despite David's insistence, Darryl is reluctant to join the Canadian anti-apartheid movement; Darryl recalls his days in boarding school.

7. 7

   7. Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs

   6 Mar 1997 · 60 min

   Rosa worries about Darryl's obsession with the man following him; Darryl remembers Veronica's decision to pass as white and live in the suburbs.

8. 8

   8. Dead Mothers and Garden Boys

   13 Mar 1997 · 60 min

   Darryl considers speaking at a protest at the South African consulate, which prompts him to remember how easy it is to become an enemy of the state.

9. 9

   9. Liberals, Radicals and Death

   20 Mar 1997 · 60 min

   With suspicions that Sipho is in trouble in South Africa, Darryl remembers the government seizing his grandmother's house and David being wounded in the army.

10. 10

    10. The Fountain of Pain

    27 Mar 1997 · 60 min

    Darryl recalls the effects his political activities had on his late father when he receives a call from his mother still living in his native South Africa.

11. 11

    11. First Love, Then War

    3 Apr 1997 · 60 min

    Darryl debates whether to return to South Africa when his safety cannot be guaranteed.

12. 12

    12. First Love, Then War

    10 Apr 1997 · 60 min

    While returning to South Africa for his father's funeral, Darryl remembers how he was smuggled out of the country.

13. 13

    13. To Die For

    10 Apr 1997 · 60 min

    Special Branch agents confront Darryl when he arrives in South Africa; David admits to his clandestine work for the government.