Ten years after the triumph over apartheid in South Africa, four former activists deal with the consequences of their dedication to human dignity with frustration, humour and hope. In her poignant and educational documentary, Canadian filmmaker Sarah Abbott presents issues predominantly ignored by mainstream media as its focus on the brutalities of apartheid shifted to the successes of transforming the nation. Abbott’s intimate engagement with Cape Town residents reveals the irony that many people who fought at the grassroots level
for democracy struggle for daily survival a decade after South Africa’s first all-race elections.

Tide Marks is an evocative collection of interviews, memories, observational footage, found photographs and South African music that revisits apartheid history and looks at aspects of its present-day aftermath.