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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 Oriental Plaza: Architecture

Architecturally, the Plaza is a sprawling 17-hectare complex consisting of North and South malls linked by a three-story circular “Grand Bazaar.” But the true magic is in the sensory experience. Walking through the Plaza is an assault of colors and smells: rolls of exotic sari fabrics stacked to the ceiling, the scent of high-quality leather from shoe-repair stalls, and the aroma of toasted spices. It is a place where “bargaining” is an art form—unlike the fixed prices of Sandton, here you engage directly with the owner, often a third-generation merchant whose family was moved from Fietas fifty years ago.

The cultural heart of the Plaza is undoubtedly its food, specifically the legendary World of Samoosas. This small stall has become a local institution, famous for its unique sweet coconut samoosas and its “Nelson Mandela approved” status (the former president was a fan). Near the south entrance, you’ll find a blue heritage plaque marking Red Square. Long before the Plaza was built, this was an open square where the ANC and Communist Party held mass rallies, and where the Defiance Campaign was launched in 1952. The fact that a shopping mall now stands over this revolutionary ground is a poignant reminder of the city’s layered history. The Oriental Plaza didn’t just survive Apartheid; it outlasted the system that tried to use it as a cage, becoming a symbol of the “tenacity and trading ability” that defines the Johannesburg spirit.