The Ellen Pakkies Story - Revision history

Satj at 04:35, 2 July 2026

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Annelp at 17:30, 1 July 2026

2026-07-01T17:30:24Z

Annelp: Removed redirect to Ellen Pakkies

2026-07-01T17:29:29Z

Removed redirect to Ellen Pakkies

Satj: Redirected page to Ellen Pakkies

2023-01-17T07:40:57Z

Redirected page to Ellen Pakkies

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#REDIRECT [[Ellen Pakkies]]

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−	''The Ellen Pakkies Story''	+	''[[The Ellen Pakkies Story]]'' is a 2010 South African television documentary by the filmmaker [[Michael Duffett]] about [[Ellen Pakkies]], the [[Cape Flats]] mother who killed her drug-addicted son in 2007. It was entered for awards under the title ''[[Ellen]]''. (The documentary's exact broadcast title is to be confirmed: it may have been titled simply ''Ellen'', and should not be confused with the 2018 feature film, whose English title is also ''[[Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story]]''.)
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−	~~''The Ellen Pakkies Story~~'' is a 2010 South African television documentary by the filmmaker [[Michael Duffett]] about [[Ellen Pakkies]], the [[Cape Flats]] mother who killed her drug-addicted son in 2007. It was entered for awards under the title ''Ellen''. (The documentary's exact broadcast title is to be confirmed: it may have been titled simply ''Ellen'', and should not be confused with the 2018 feature film, whose English title is also ''[[Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story]]''.)

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-''The Ellen Pakkies Story'' is a 2010 South African television documentary by the filmmaker [[Michael Duffett]] about [[Ellen Pakkies]], the [[Cape Flats]] mother who killed her drug-addicted son in 2007. It was entered for awards under the title ''Ellen''. (The documentary's exact broadcast title is to be confirmed: it may have been titled simply ''Ellen'', and should not be confused with the 2018 feature film, whose English title is also ''Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story''.)
+''The Ellen Pakkies Story'' is a 2010 South African television documentary by the filmmaker [[Michael Duffett]] about [[Ellen Pakkies]], the [[Cape Flats]] mother who killed her drug-addicted son in 2007. It was entered for awards under the title ''Ellen''. (The documentary's exact broadcast title is to be confirmed: it may have been titled simply ''Ellen'', and should not be confused with the 2018 feature film, whose English title is also ''[[Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story]]''.)
 == The documentary ==

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		+	''The Ellen Pakkies Story'' is a 2010 South African television documentary by the filmmaker [[Michael Duffett]] about [[Ellen Pakkies]], the [[Cape Flats]] mother who killed her drug-addicted son in 2007. It was entered for awards under the title ''Ellen''. (The documentary's exact broadcast title is to be confirmed: it may have been titled simply ''Ellen'', and should not be confused with the 2018 feature film, whose English title is also ''Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story''.)
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		+	== The documentary ==
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		+	The documentary was produced by [[Michael Duffett]] as part of his investigative work for the M-Net actuality programme ''[[Carte Blanche]]'', and dealt with the 2007 case of [[Ellen Pakkies]] of [[Lavender Hill]] on the [[Cape Flats]]. Entered under the title ''Ellen'', it won Duffett the 2010 [[Webber Wentzel Journalist of the Year Award]] in the Broadcast Category.
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		+	According to ESAT records the documentary was also shown on [[DStv]]'s Crime and Investigation Network at 8.35pm on a Wednesday in 2010; this broadcast is to be confirmed, as other sources associate the work solely with ''[[Carte Blanche]]''.
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		+	The documentary is generally regarded as the direct inspiration for the stage play ''[[My Naam/My Name is Ellen Pakkies]]'', which [[Lizz Meiring]] wrote after seeing it.
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	https://www.odunion.com/news/passing-of-friends/938/938-Michael-Duffett-1974O-1956-
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		+	https://m-net.dstv.com/show/carte-blanche/awards
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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		+	== Return to ==
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		+	Return to [[South African Films]]
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		+	Return to [[Ellen Pakkies]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]