An affectionate portrait of the forgotten town of Tapoleng, where church once served as a sanctuary for its residents during the old apartheid order. Here, a new religion emerges – one tethered to a new spiritual practice, community and self-determination. Nolitha Refilwe Mkulisi’s prismatic directorial feature debut unfolds in her hometown of Tapoleng, a small village in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. Let Them Be Seen examines a region renowned for its dense concentration of churches – a legacy of long-standing missionary indoctrination. It’s also an area forgotten by the new order in the post-apartheid era. Through an intriguing blend of documentary, absurdism and satire, the film follows the inhabitants of Tapoleng as they redefine their spiritual ties and forge new beliefs rooted in ancestral traditions. Mkulisi’s gaze is at once sharp and affectionate, intimately exploring the residents’ daily lives within spaza shops, informal gatherings and their homes.