Directed by Tuva Björk
A light kept on to deter makes it hard to see past your reflection.
In Fear Fokol, we take a nightly ride into the fears and anxieties of Johannesburg’s wealthy inhabitants by following the work of the private security guards hired to protect them. The illusion of security slowly dissolves as we dig into a fragile climate of inequality, paranoia and masculinity in crisis.
Fear Fokol (Tuva Björk, 2025) Duration: 15 min directed by Tuva Björk editor Tuva Björk & Neil Wigardt producer Dennis Harvey executive producers Melissa Lindgren & Tobias Janson cinematography by Tuva Björk & Sally Jacobson additional photography Dennis Harvey sound recordist Rasmus Richter additional sound recording Phumulani Ntuli script advisor Kevin Breathnach artistic advisor Phumulani Ntuli & Kabelo Mofokeng editor consultant Elisabeth Marjanovic Cronvall scout and research Sandile Radebe & Neo Sanchez colorist Mimmi Muskos sound design David Gülich conform Elsa Forsman, Filmform graphic design Hanna Xu music Sanele Ngubane, Sabusa Records production accountant Helene Forsell distribution Filmform in co-production with Film Stockholm AB, Rafael Franco produced with support from The Swedish Film Institute, Jannik Splidsboel The Swedish Arts Grants Committee The Arts Council of Ireland Dialog-89 produced in association with Bag Factory Artists Studios Harun Farocki Institut IASPIS - The International Artists Studio Program in Stockholm
