Shared lives of love

FILM: ‘MARGARET WASN'T JUST A NANNY, SHE WAS FAMILY'

- Hein Kaiser

There are few directors, producers or cast members that become emotional during an interview. And not in any sense other than infectious passion. Producer, director and cast member of *Don't Be Late For My Funeral*, Diane Keame, has put six decades and three familial generations of her own life into the documentary.

It's a film unlike any other that South Africans will see. Keame's production is a deeply personal exploration of love, sacrifice, and the shared histories of two families - one black, one white - set against the backdrop of apartheid South Africa.

It's not woke, it's not trying to make a political statement. Instead, Keame has created a masterpiece of storytelling. It's not just solid filmmaking, *Don't Be Late For My Funeral* resonates to the bone.