A selection of Barker's eclectic and collaborative
Completed Projects
ranging from features, commercials, music videos, documentaries and mockumentaries.
The Umbrella Men: Escape from Robben Island
After the successful Umbrella Men heist, our suspects find life is sweet, until they get arrested. Jerome and Morty are banged up in prison and the girls need to bust them out, but an outta-control Tariq has other plans.
After the successful Umbrella Men heist, our suspects find life is sweet, until they get arrested. Jerome and Morty are banged up in prison and the girls need to bust them out, but an outta-control Tariq has other plans.
The Umbrella Men
When musician Jerome Adams flies into Cape Town for his estranged father’s funeral, he finds his dad has bequeathed him his beloved Goema Club as well as the care of The Umbrella Men minstrel troupe. Unfortunately, the Club comes with a huge overdraft, due in two weeks for repayment to the bank on penalty of repossession, in a shady deal engineered by Tariq Cupido, a long-time family rival. Jerome decides to rob the bank itself under cover of the annual carnival parade when thousands of troupes invade the streets, Tariq’s troupe, The Maulers, competing against Jerome’s Umbrella Men. And as Jerome reconnects with friends and community, and he learns about himself and why he must stay in this special place.
When musician Jerome Adams flies into Cape Town for his estranged father’s funeral, he finds his dad has bequeathed him his beloved Goema Club as well as the care of The Umbrella Men minstrel troupe. Unfortunately, the Club comes with a huge overdraft, due in two weeks for repayment to the bank on penalty of repossession, in a shady deal engineered by Tariq Cupido, a long-time family rival. Jerome decides to rob the bank itself under cover of the annual carnival parade when thousands of troupes invade the streets, Tariq’s troupe, The Maulers, competing against Jerome’s Umbrella Men. And as Jerome reconnects with friends and community, and he learns about himself and why he must stay in this special place.
Wonder Boy for President
Wonder Boy for President tells a story of a charismatic young man from the Eastern Cape, who is coerced into running for president by two corrupt characters.....
Wonder Boy for President tells a story of a charismatic young man from the Eastern Cape, who is coerced into running for president by two corrupt characters.....
Abomama
Four religious women, who try to turn tragedy into something positive, get sucked into the world of crime and violence when they are forced to turn their Stokvel into a money-laundering scheme.....
Four religious women, who try to turn tragedy into something positive, get sucked into the world of crime and violence when they are forced to turn their Stokvel into a money-laundering scheme.....
The Road
Here are some scenes and moments from a TV series set in Sophia Town in the 1950's/60'. The Apartheid government bulldozed the suburb, forcibly removing thousands of families to Meadowlands in Soweto and other parts of Johannesburg.
Here are some scenes and moments from a TV series set in Sophia Town in the 1950's/60'. The Apartheid government bulldozed the suburb, forcibly removing thousands of families to Meadowlands in Soweto and other parts of Johannesburg.
Spud 3 – Learning to Fly
As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems.....
As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems.....
Cassette
Film maker John Barker follows the South African band, Cassette as they try to survive in a competitive and small rock and roll market in South Africa.
Film maker John Barker follows the South African band, Cassette as they try to survive in a competitive and small rock and roll market in South Africa.
SoccerSouth of the Umbilo
'South of the Umbilo', an area responsible for producing many talented South African soccer personalities.....
'South of the Umbilo', an area responsible for producing many talented South African soccer personalities.....
Bunny Chow
Three comedians and a weird guy named Cope embark on a raucous weekend journey to Oppikoppi, South Africa’s biggest rock festival.....
Three comedians and a weird guy named Cope embark on a raucous weekend journey to Oppikoppi, South Africa’s biggest rock festival.....
BluCheez
South Africas first mockumentory about a SA Rock Band trying to make it big.South Africas first mockumentory about a SA Rock Bank trying to make it big.
South Africas first mockumentory about a SA Rock Band trying to make it big.South Africas first mockumentory about a SA Rock Bank trying to make it big.