A Moffie Called Simon

Directed by John Greyson

A collage of found footage from different media presenting the case of Simon Nkodi, a black gay activist and student leader in South Africa, who had been in jail for two years when the film was produced. Exploring the connections between anti-apartheid struggles and gay liberation, A Moffie Called Simon is based on letters from Nkodi to his lover, Ray, a Canadian gay journalist.

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Made during apartheid, A Moffie Called Simon refuses to separate gay liberation from the struggle against racial oppression. John Greyson’s documentary short film uses the imprisonment of activist Simon Nkoli as its centre, drawing on letters, photographs and testimony rather than pretending access it does not have. Its form is spare, but the political connection it makes between systems of repression remains forceful.

A Moffie Called Simon

Directed by John Greyson

A collage of found footage from different media presenting the case of Simon Nkodi, a black gay activist and student leader in South Africa, who had been in jail for two years when the film was produced. Exploring the connections between anti-apartheid struggles and gay liberation, A Moffie Called Simon is based on letters from Nkodi to his lover, Ray, a Canadian gay journalist.

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Made during apartheid, A Moffie Called Simon refuses to separate gay liberation from the struggle against racial oppression. John Greyson’s documentary short film uses the imprisonment of activist Simon Nkoli as its centre, drawing on letters, photographs and testimony rather than pretending access it does not have. Its form is spare, but the political connection it makes between systems of repression remains forceful.