And to her surprise, her work was included in an annual final-year film exhibition at Nelson Mandela University.
The 20-year-old Swartbooi of Humewood completed her BA media communication and culture degree at NMU and hopes to graduate in April.
“After filming and submitting the assignment, which I thought was not my best work, my lecturer Dr Subeshini Moodley thought it would be a great addition to the annual final-year film exhibition.”
The self-reflective documentary titled Locked in Dance was an assignment for an integrated task.
“We had options between film genres, one being a narrative film,” she said.
“In all honesty, the pressures of university had kicked in, so I was choosing the easy option — a self-reflective documentary — and chose to use it as a lockdown diary.
This article was written by Roslyn Baatjies-Klaasen and appeared in The Herald on 15 January 20201. Read the full story at: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2021-01-15-diy-documentary-helps-nmu-student-cope-with-lockdown-challenges/