South African filmmaker Ben Stillerman sets out to capture the conflicted relationships of family, business, community and country in the documentary Taking Stock.
The film will feature Stillerman’s father, Clive Stillerman, a shopkeeper who runs a family business in Benoni, Johannesburg.
“Over the course of the month, I hope to learn what makes him (Clive) tick, and be with him as he takes stock of his business and his life, examining his interactions with those around him at work and at home,’ says Ben.
Stillerman junior, who is now based in Los Angeles, will travel to South Africa in June with a US crew to film the movie, which is due to release in early 2015.
“For 35 years the business has been with him through marriages, children, a divorce, family feuds, social change, deaths, several recessions, and the rise and fall of apartheid. I believe that his life in business has had a profound impact on his life outside the business. I also believe that his business has had a much wider influence on the lives of his employees and family, than he realises,’ concludes Ben.
Visit the Taking Stock website for more information.
