Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but if Terry Fortune had to wear one, it would be loud, fabulous and sparkly.
In the 1970s, despite Apartheid laws, Terry Fortune became one of the first drag queens in South Africa. A legend within the Cape Town theatre world, Terry Fortune has paved the way for artists, and performers throughout the past 30 years.
Today, he sits down to reflect on his life, his “faces” and memories, as he tells his own story.
DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY
JESSIE ZINN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
TERRY FORTUNE
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Robyn Cohen
Gray Kotze
FEATURING
Tyrone Robertson “Terry Fortune”, as himself
Anzio September, as a young Terry Fortune
Kyra Loubser
Alex Tabisher
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY
Gray Kotze
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE BY
Jethro Westraad
ON LOCATION SOUND BY
Jessie Zinn
EDITED BY
Jacques De Villiers
Jessie Zinn
ORIGINAL SCORE BY
Edward George King
“STAR OF THE SHOW”
Written in 1986 by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen.
© Blik Music 1986 (Sony/ATV)
Originally performed by Basil Appolis in District Six - The Musical 1987.
Performed by Terry Fortune (2022). Vocals recorded by Elu Eboka (2022)
SOUND MIX & DESIGN
Morne Marais
COLOUR GRADER
Kyle Stroebel
VIDEO EFFECTS & MOTION GRAPHICS BY
Michael Carter
POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Stephen Abbott
PROJECT CONSULTANTS
Simon Wood
Riaan Hendricks
CREATIVE CONSULTANTS
Ashleigh Da Silva
Aurora Brachman
Dan Corder
Fazila Majoo
Khalid Shamis
Nadine Cloete
Robyn Cohen
LOCATIONS
Artscape Theatre, Cape Town
Baxter Theatre, Cape Town
ARTSCAPE LOCATION PROVIDED BY
Marlene Le Roux, Ceo Artscape Theatre
Toberin Meyer, Project Manager Artscape Theatre
Andre Steenveld, Business Manage Artscape Theatre
On stage lighting design Faheem Bardien
Ricardo Abrahams, Production Manager
BAXTER LOCATION PROVIDED BY
Lara Foot, CEO Baxter Theatre
Faheem Stellenboom, Marketing & Media Baxter Theatre
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS FEATURED
“LEGENDS” (2016), PRODUCED BY BASIL APPOLLIS
“REMEMBERING THE LUX”, (2016) PRODUCED BY ALISTAIR IZOBELL
STAGE PROPS
Prop Art Rentals
WARDROBE & COSTUMES
Annie’s Wardrobe
CAMERA GEAR & SOUND GEAR
Zootee Studios
ARCHIVE
Archival Video Footage, Terry Fortune performing in Sydney Australia, provided by Robert Conway.
Photographs of Terry Fortune by Noel Kistima
Photographs by Jurgen Schadeberg, The Schadeberg Collection
"The Crowd in Red Square, Fordsburg, The Defiance Campaign, 1952"
"The Three Jazzomolos,1953"
"Outside the Magistrates Court, Defiance Campaign, 1952"
"Miriam Makeba, 1955"
"Young Hugh Masekela receiving trumpet sent by Satchmo 1953"
FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, ARTS & CULTURE
NATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FOUNDATION
PROJECT MANAGER
NATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FOUNDATION, NADINE CLOETE
DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, ARTS & CULTURE TSAKANI SITHOLE
SPECIAL THANKS
Greg Zinn
Robyn Cohen
Terry Fortune
Gray Kotze
Simon Wood
Nadine Cloete
Tsakani Sithole
Dan Corder
Claudia Schadeberg
Marlene le Roux
Toberin Meyer
Stacey Keppler, Zootee Studios
THIS FILM WAS MADE THROUGH THE LOVE & SUPPORT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, AND IS DEDICATED TO ALL OF THE UNSUNG HEROES THAT HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR US TODAY.
(C) RED COAT FILMS 2022
