I am Thandiwe

Our roots tell us who we are meant to be, our routes in life show us where we have been and who we are. In this personal self-reflective documentary Thandiwe Wiltshire shares her life with us. Not only as a black child raised by white parents, but as a young woman who makes us introspect on ‘what is Black’, and Blackness in relation to her family dynamics. Adopted at the age of three months, all she has known is the life created for her by the Wiltshire family; but with an identity entirely her own and one which she fought hard to create.
Production by Beugené Green and Yolanda Mdzeke
School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University

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Thank you.

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Wow, this video touched my heart deeply and made me laugh too. It tells the story of black and white in an authentic way, in a non political way, and from the inside. Thandi poses questions and explores the terrain, but leaves open any conclusions. The love between Thandi and her mother and father is very tender and full of humour. Loved his film, thank you to the film makers. Great work.

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This means so much, thank you.

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A most beautiful journey of identity, both for Thandi and her loving parents. Thanks for the honest sharing and insights into a world rarely experienced.

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Definitely - thank you.

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Wonderfully captured and produced

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Thank you.