A. The Mineral Revolution ↵
In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how the mining industry developed and how the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand impacted the area and all of its inhabitants. These impacts are important to understand as it gives one an insight of how some economic, social and political divisions were created and how this impacted the future generations.
An Inconsolable Memory is Aryan Kaganof’s film about the Eoan Group. Combining rare archival film footage of District Six and Eoan’s opera performances with contemporary documentation and interviews, An Inconsolable Memory forges documentary narrative and poetic meditation on memory into a single compelling form. What was Eoan? What did it mean to the people who took part in its many productions? These questions propel Kaganof’s documentary, but form only the surface of a richer and deeply tragic story.
