We Are Thankful (2018) on Netflix

Plot summary

Siyabonga Majola stages theatre plays in Mphopomeni, a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Word reaches him that a film crew will work in a nearby town, and he decides he must be part of the production. To reach the people making it he needs to send an email, and so he works with a household servant to get on the wireless network of the white residents. A friend urges him to try witchcraft to better his luck, and Siyabonga turns the idea down. He is after a way to improve his circumstances and take charge of his future. The film mixes narrative scenes with documentary footage and is played by the people who were there.