Fear Fokol


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.

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Production facts:
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

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