Punk against Apartheid — The story of South Africa's multiracial rockers

Mirissa Neff never studied filmmaking, but her unique path through life allowed her to pick up all the right skills, and to be in just the right place at the right time, to make the documentary"This Is National Wake."

"I had zero intention of making a feature," says Neff during a recent phone conversation with the The Examiner, taking a break from packing for a trip to London and Helsinki, where she is presenting the film. After seeing"Punk in Africa," Neff began seeking out the band members: rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist Ivan Kadey, bassist Gary Khoza, drummer/vocalist Punka Khoza, percussionist/vocalist Mike Lebesi, lead guitarist Paul Giraud and Steve Moni, who replaced Giraud on lead guitar.

"I found this audio of Punka talking on Irish radio in 1994," she continues."We never do hear Gary's voice outside of a song. But we do see that beautiful footage of him playing the piano. That was filmed in Johannesburg just months before he died. I feel like we 'hear' his voice through that scene," she says.

Perhaps Neff's most incredible find was a recording of the band performing on the John Peel show at the BBC. When she first heard the rumor of this performance, she went to the BBC and was told that they no longer had that audio.

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