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Drummies

Jessie Zinn · South Africa · Documentary / Sports · 14 min · 19K views

Directed by Jessie Zinn · Starring Danique Africa · 2022

Three young girls training as drum majorettes in South Africa reflect on their hopes and dreams, and on what the sport means in a country still shaped by apartheid's legacy.

An intimate, lyrical portrait of girlhood and ambition set in the vibrant world of South African drum majorettes.

In a meditation on the meaning behind sports in a Post-Apartheid South Africa, three young girls muse on their hopes and dreams as aspiring Drum Majorettes.

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