There is no better way to celebrate Pride Month than to listen to amazing songs that celebrate who we are. We are very excited to present our 2019 Pride Playlist that was mostly compiled by you. Some of the songs were suggestions that were dropped on our social media platforms and others are from some…
Nakhane is one of Africa’s LGBT icons who is receiving critical acclaim not only for his role in ‘The Wound’ but for his music. In a chat with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, he speaks about the aftermath of being a part of ‘The Wound’ and also his music. Watch below. Read the full feature here.
It has been an interesting year for us at The Rustin Times. We launched our website this year and the feedback we have gotten has been amazing. We have had over 10,000 page views since our launch in July and we owe it all to your support. While we understand that there have been inconsistencies…
Critically acclaimed South African film ‘The Wound’ is South Africa’s submission for the foreign-language category for the Oscars. The movie was selected by the National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) last week. Directed by John Trengove and starring Nakhane, the film explores masculinity and sexuality in a traditional South African setting. ‘The Wound’ screened at the Durban International Film…
Award winning South African musician and actor (and our very own Cover Star) Nakhane has released the music video to his single, ‘Clairvoyant.’ The song is very emotional and is an unapologetic expression of Black Queer love; something rarely seen in music videos from Africa. Watch it below.
Critically acclaimed film, The Wound is not getting love from all sides. amaXhosa king Zwelonke Sigcawu is seeking to stop the distribution of the film. According to his lawyer, he says there are limits to the extent customs can be exposed. News24 is reporting that Sigcawu wants to talk to the film producers “amicably” before approaching…
Nakhane is our Cover Star! The South African actor and musician recently took the acting prize at the 2017 Durban International Film Festival for his role in ‘The Wound.’ Read our exciting interview with the star. — TRT: What made you decide to want to be a part of The Wound? NAKHANE: Initially, John Trengove…
Remember our post on The Wound early this week? Well, the film screened at the Durban International Film Festival and lead actor Nakhane, alongside the film’s director John Trengove picked up major awards at the just concluded awards ceremony. Nakhane won the award for Best Actor, while Trengove picked up the directing award. Nakhane shared his excitement…
John Trengove’s The Wound is set for it’s U.S release. It chronicles the initiation rites of a South African tribe, as tradition and modernity collide when an urbanized businessman from Johannesburg resolves to expose his 17-year-old son to the circumcision ceremony of his old tribe. The critically acclaimed film has been in the news not…
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