Backpack Films

Backpack Films diversifies its offerings to include animated films, including Sankambe, written by our producer, in addition to its core film and music production services.

As we celebrate the conclusion of Women's Month, let's commemorate it with the campaign film against woman abuse. The recent escalation of violence against women in Venda demands our unified opposition to gender violence.

Cast: Our producer Dowelani Edward Nenzhelele and Miss Rosie Motene.
Directed by Twiggy Mtiwane.

I am collaborating with my director of photography, Mr. Maanda Ntsandani, on another rural village documentary... Coming soon!

Ingoma

Ngoma means many things in VhaVenda. It symbolises peace, humanity, harmony and a sense of belonging.

Nobody curved those drums like the late Samson Mudzunga ....our producer Dowelani Edward Nenzhelele was one of the fortune ones to have captured his beautiful story while he was still alive

His work was unique as his drums are totally unique and different from the others in his culture as he adds traditional Venda fabric to his drums, and makes his drums in the shapes of large, hollow fish and aeroplanes.

He also performs the ‘funeral ritual’ and ‘rebirth or resurrection’, using ngoma,” he tells.

His home used to be a hub of artists, art fanatics and curious people who visited him and bought some of his creations.

Strong bones short documentary

The delightful story of a granny football club in Limpopo. For the mother of four Jody Rekhotso, getting the gogos out of skirts and onto the field is the hard part – watching them love it is the reward.

Directed by
Dowelani Nenzhelele

Our producer, Mr. Dowelani Edward Nenzhelele, has nurtured a passion for sharing rural Limpopo stories since his tenure at Films school. These stories aim to educate and inform the neglected areas of South Africa. Consequently, Backpack Films was created to serve as the voice of the rural community. Get ready for our weekly dose of rural documentaries and community news reels.