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Rachel Kolisi – Falling Forward Official Documentary Screening Experience: Johannesburg

Rachel Kolisi – Falling Forward: Official Documentary Screening Experience

Falling Forward is a deeply personal documentary that follows Rachel Kolisi through the defining seasons of her life, identity, loss, healing, motherhood, courage, and rediscovery. This exclusive screening invites audiences into her world with honesty and vulnerability, offering a rare look at the moments that shaped the woman she is today. The documentary is not about divorce, or public speculation; instead, it focuses on her personal journey and the quiet strength that has guided her forward.

At its core, Falling Forward explores the universal experience of falling and choosing to rise again. Through intimate storytelling, Rachel opens up about losing yourself, finding yourself, starting over, and discovering resilience in unexpected places. “We all fall,” she says. “But how we choose to move forward is what defines us.”

This warm and connective screening experience includes the full documentary, a women-led market where guests can support local female entrepreneurs, and an intimate fireside chat with Rachel, where she unpacks the themes of the documentary.

In March 2026, Falling Forward will travel across South Africa as part of a national roadshow, bringing this experience to Makhanda, Gqeberha (PE), Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

Falling Forward is not a story of ending; it is a story of becoming. It invites women to reflect on their own journeys, recognise their strength, and remember that forward motion often begins long before we feel ready.

For any further information, please contact: info@rachelkolisi.com

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The Wilds: A Sanctuary of Stone and Steel

The Wilds was officially opened to the public in 1938, carved out of the rocky “koppies” (hills) of the Witwatersrand. Unlike the manicured lawns of the city’s more traditional parks, The Wilds was designed to showcase South Africa’s botanical heritage. It is a vertical garden of sorts, featuring steep stone paths that wind through forests of yellowwood trees, proteas, and ancient cycads. At its highest point, the reserve offers one of the most spectacular views of the Johannesburg skyline, where the brutalist towers of Hillbrow seem to rise directly out of the prehistoric-looking vegetation.

However, like many of Johannesburg’s public spaces, The Wilds fell into a period of deep neglect during the late 1990s and early 2000s. As crime rates rose and the city’s maintenance budgets shifted, the reserve became overgrown and was perceived as a “no-go zone.” The waterfalls stopped running, the stone paths crumbled, and the once-vibrant greenhouse became a skeletal ruin. For nearly two decades, this incredible piece of real estate sat largely abandoned, used only by a few brave locals and the occasional film crew looking for a “wilderness” setting within city limits.