An examination of African American tennis legend Arthur Ashe's legacy (he was the first black tennis player to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open) paved during apartheid South Africa and its modern-day impact on a tennis center in Soweto township.
Ashe built the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in Jabavu, Soweto.

A short film by Fanyana HLABANGANE

South Africa, 2018, short documentary, 10 minutes 10 seconds, portrait / experimental

with Amukelani Mokone, Oupa Nthuping and Arthur Ashe (footage)

Country: South Africa
Genre: Portrait, Experimental
Original Title: I Want To See For Myself

Producer: Sifiso Khanyile

Director: Fanyana Hlabangane
Screenwriter: Fanyana Hlabangane

PRESSE
It is about access, spatial planning, progress, the estrangement that black born-frees have to navigate in their everyday lives and the role of skills development - just as much as it is about tennis.
The filmmakers use natural sound, colour, framing and silence as storytelling tools over and above what is relayed through titles and sound bites from the interviews with Mokone and her coach.
Zaza Hlalethwa - Mail & Guardian
https://mg.co.za/article/2019-04-26-00-game-set-and-watch-in-minutes/

Production company: Anaphora Films


2020 | #IAmAFRICA Short Film Competition | Los Angeles, USA
* Semifinalist #10 - 2019 PAFF YouTube Film Competition
www.paff.org/forms/iamafrica/

2019 | 14esima edizione del concorso internazionale di cortometraggio Dieciminuti Film Festival (Dieciminuti Film Festival), Italy
* winner: Best documentary Award (SEZIONE DOC10 - MIGLIOR FILM)
https://dieciminutifilmfestival.com/2019/03/23/dff14-i-vincitori-e-le-menzioni-speciali/