An artist paints a caricature of South African president Jacob Zuma that provokes a lawsuit, death threats and a massive street protest. Around this incident, Shield and Spear explores a constellation of stories about identity, art, race, and freedom of expression in South Africa, twenty years into democracy.
In part 2 watch a clip from the film featuring the great Yolanda Fyrus from the Khayelitsha township outside of Cape Town.