Synopsis
Fatherless and living under challenging conditions, Tshidiso, Venter and Seipati are coming of age in a South African community. Along with his dance group, Taxido, Jerry strives to keep the youngsters away from the streets. Wherever they perform, they are met with thunderous applause. Suddenly, there is hope of a dance career, of work and a better future. Yet back in their shacks the daily struggle and hardships prevail. Jerry, demanding rigid discipline, does not make life any easier for these young people, but the teenagers start to realise that life has more in store for them. 20 years after the end of apartheid, Life in Progress offers a unique insight into the lives of three teenagers living in the rundown township of Katlehong.