Directed by Rehad Desai, EVERYTHING MUST FALL is an unflinching look at the #FeesMustFall student movement that burst onto the South African political landscape in 2015 as a protest over the cost of education. Four student leaders tell the story of Wits University and their Vice-Chancellor, Adam Habib, a left-wing, former anti-apartheid student activist. When Habib’s efforts to contain the protest failed, he brought 1000 police onto campus. There were dire consequences for the young leaders. Much of the drama lies in the activists’ internal struggles around the weight of leadership brought the fore by blending dramatic unfolding action with a multi-protagonist narrative. Threaded through the film is a pulse of anticipation shared across the generational divide. Somehow, these youth have reached breaking point and won’t back down until they achieve the kind of social transformation that previous generations had long given up on.