3SAI: a Rite of Passage   WA-2010 

The film documents the ritual of shaving the heads of South African army recruits, contrasted with evocative landscapes and time-lapses.

The film documents the ritual of shaving the heads of recruits to the Third South African Infantry Battalion, in Kimberley, South Africa, contrasted with evocative landscapes and time-lapses. These images of transition in masculine identity consider what is gained and what is lost.

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South Africa 2008
DirectorPaul Emmanuel
ProducerPaul Emmanuel
SalesArt Source South Africa
ScenarioPaul Emmanuel
PhotographyEran Tahor, Ivan Leathers, Robert Wilson
EditorMatthew Kramer
Sound designWilbert Schubel
MusicWilbert Schubel
Length14'
Websitewww.paulemmanuel.net