Ilze Wolff
THE CARETAKER

We are proud to present, in collaboration with Wolff Architects, the debut screening of The Caretaker. Situating us in a time between time, the film follows the memory of the man who tirelessly cared for the seaside cottage of the mining head Cecil John Rhodes whose imposed systems of extraction decimated local life. Faced with struggles of eviction and belonging The Caretaker calls to question, what do we want to remember, who do we want to care for it and how do we care for them. Join us Thursday 23rd April 2026 from 7pm for the debut screening and a conversation with Ilze Wolff, Malik Edjabe, Keegan Steenkamp and Masello Montana on the making of The Caretaker.
Thursday, 23 April 2026 from 7pm
Chimurenga Factory 157 Victoria Rd, Woodstock
HOPHUIS: A SITE OF DANCE AND SOLIDARITY

The film and pumplet publication Hophuis (both directed by Ilze Wolff) document a series of journeys and activations at the Steinkopf Community Centre in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape. The town of Steinkopf is situated in what was declared a “Coloured Reserve” by the apartheid government in 1948 – previously Kookfontein, it was renamed by German missionaries who settled there in the 18th century. Along with a new name, the missionaries brought what James Baldwin referred to as “theological terror”, …