New Work

Cape Town preview of award-winning Necktie Youth

by root|23 September 201523 September 2015|Art, New Work, Office

The South African feature film scene is only now starting to flourish, twenty years after our country became a democracy. Sib Shongwe-La Mer's "Necktie Youth" is at the forefront of a new wave of South African cinema - and the...

Meet Ayla, our Dutch intern.

by root|11 September 201518 September 2015|New Work, Office

Hi there, So hello, I am the new Priest intern from The Netherlands! My name is Ayla, 23 years old and I'm studying Image and Media Technology at The University of Arts in Utrecht. Ok, I keep it simple: my...

Jean De Villiers: The Road to Recovery Part 2

by root|07 August 201507 August 2015|New Work

Image courtesy of Shoestring Productions If anyone knows what it means to not give up, it's Jean De Villiers (and maybe an editor, but we can save that for another post). Jean has the kindest heart and the hugest...

New work: Patrick McCay’s music video for his latest single “Passenger Side”

by root|12 November 201403 June 2015|New Work

It seems like winter was so long ago, but on a very cold day about three months ago, Priest editor Jason Matthews and four of Cape Town's folk musicians were jumping around a studio to keep warm. They were also...

Huisgenoot is back on TV!

by root|15 July 201403 June 2015|New Work

[hr]We recently worked with Embassy on the latest Huisgenoot TVC, which is currently flighting on SABC and DSTV (Kyknet). Grant De Sousa directed this nostalgic take on the history of the famous South African magazine and he worked closely with...