Adrian Van Wyk is a Cape Town–based filmmaker, artist, and cultural historian working across documentary, fiction, and research. His work explores diasporic culture, notably in Notes From The Underground. He produced What The Soil Remembers (IFFR, Ammodo Tiger Short Award) and Flores (Sheffield DocFest winner). An Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity (2025/26), he will pursue a PhD in Social Anthropology at the University of São Paulo.
Sessions & Appearances
Sat 6 Jun
11:30 · Centre for Humanities Research, UWC (Woodstock)
Reclaiming Culture as a Restorative Pathway
A panel discussion for filmmakers, community members, cultural workers and movement practitioners, who want to understand how practicing culture in all its forms provides a pathway to rectify past social injustice.
Featured Work
Notes from the Underground
2026
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Feature
Featuring some of Cape Town’s Hip Hop talent, including Ready D, Isaac Mutant, and Mutant’s daughter, Lyrix, this powerful documentary tells the history of Cape Hip…