The journey of South African film has been a tumultuous one, with a disjointed history and an uncertain future.

South Africa’s Indian community is being fed with images of Bollywood and homeland culture that are way off the mark, argues Dr. Jyoti Mistry. To grab the potential of this…

In a conversation with <i>Mail & Guardian</i> editor Ferial Haffajee, Dr. Jyoti Mistry explores the implications of the appointment of a black female to one of South Africa’s…

<em>Ink@boilingpoint</em> from Weave is an anthology of short stories, poems, diary entries and sections from plays and screenplays. It celebrates a generation of women who have…

The advertisers have voiced their concerns, but, insists Jyoti Mistry, regional television’s commercial viability is also tied to the content.

The rising black middle class is a demographic that generates intense interest in media circles. But what is this group, and who gets to define it? Jyoti Mistry tackles the…

Jyoti Mistry of Wits asks whether South Africa’s quirky film producers are committed to local content or blockbuster glory.

Jyoti Mistry writes that the current image of regional television an apparent solution to the dilemma of language representation resurrects skeletons from the apartheid closet.…

Jyoti Mistry tackles the fundamental problems of pigeonholing certain media in a ‘black’ box. How can it be of any use in a class conscious, disparate and evolving society where…

As part of the SABCs valiant efforts to bolster the film industry in South Africa, they have been running a series aimed at aspirant film-makers. Jyoti Mistry of Wits asks…

Following on from last months critique of Quickies, Jyoti Mistry considers how real short films could boost the local industry. She takes her cue from the international Sundance…