In the early 1950's, at the beginning of apartheid with its racial segregation and classification, this film was produced by Africans with an all Black African cast. It is a series of musical numbers, relying heavily on American Hollywood stereotypes of the black entertainer. The music ranges from'Dixie' presentations to Harlem dance-hall, to Broadway top-hat and tie. In imitation of Al Jolson from the American minstrel tradition, one performance presents a black man imitating a white man in blackface. Directed by Hyman Kirstein. 1950, South Africa, 58 min. CAST Cast: Sylvester Phahlane, Daniel Lekoape, Fiver Kelly, Richard Majola, Hessie Kerry, Timothy Zwane, Moffat Tlale, Laura Gabashane, Geoffrey Tsebe. Format: VHS (1994) Genres/Subjects: Blacks South Africa Music Blacks South Africa Drama ARTICLES & REVIEWS Maingard, Jacqueline. "'Bokkies/moffies': cinematic images of black sexual identity in'Zonk!' [1950]." Journal of African Cultural Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 25-43, 2003 UC users only Maingard, Jacqueline. "All that jazz: representing black identities in Zonk! (1950) and Song of Africa (1951)." In: South African national cinema / Jacqueline Maingard. London ; New York : Routledge, 2007. (Main (Gardner) Stacks PN1993.5.S6 M35 2007) Source: www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/Africanfilm.html http://vetseun.co.za/anarkans/film/filmzonk.html http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/vcat/record.html?id=VCAT_2928663&detail=brief ___________ AFRIKAANS met Sylvester Phahlane, Daniel Lekoape, Timothy (Shorty) Zwane, produseer, Ike Brooks Baruch, regisseur, Hyman Kirstein

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