Thorntree Films - Film-makers from and about South Africa's Eastern Cape

Enon - A Place of Song

About this film

In the heart of South Africa’s citrus growing region lives a small Moravian community which recently celebrated 190 years of existence. An amateur brass band plays a central role in the lives of these people for whom music is so important. Under very trying social and economic circumstances the people of Enon openly share their love and sense of well-being. Theirs�is a joy marked by simple acts of caring that bring to question the values of increasingly complex western lifestyles. Enon is the first in a series of short films that we and our friends over at Grubstreet hope to produce over the coming months. Watch this space for more tales from the Eastern Cape.

Enon photographs

What others are saying about this film

• This is wonderful. Ethos, pathos, logos â€?superb! - Allec Hogg
• It made me cry and I got into work today feeling really happy. After seeing this, I feel even better! - Peter Bruce
• This is bloody fantastic! A really moving story with great viddie and beautiful stills. - Jan Hennop
• Great to get a story told of a place that’s far from the beaten track. It’s well-paced, vivid, informative and inspiring! - Guy Berger
• Well done Andrew and Gill. This is the sort of thing that will give websites the edge over the print media - David Bullard
• Depressing and uplifting at the same time. Well done on exploring the new medium. Look forward to more - Duncan McLeod

Film Credits and Partners

• Producer - Lee-Anne Mogridge (Thorntree Films)
• Story Consultant - Gill Moodie (Grubstreet Media)
• Video and Editing - Andrew Mogridge
• Sound - Dave Collis
• Stills Camera - Anton Visage
• Graphic Design - Jon Edwards

Research Links and Other Resources

• Wikipedia on Moravian Church - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Church
• Google Maps showing Enon, South Africa - http://tinyurl.com/yb2yxr8 (Tiny URL by TinyUL.org)
• Have some knowledge you’d like to share? Start a wiki on Enon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enon,_South_Africa
• The Moravian Church of North America - http://www.moravian.org/
• The Board of the Moravian World Mission - http://www.moravianmission.org/
• Dispatch @Venture - http://venture.dispatch.co.za/

Licensing and Distribution

For licensing and distribution information, please contact Thorntree Films here.