[ED] (DStv 190) will be doing a week of special programming centered around the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) from 21 to 25 June.
During this period [ED] through its AfricaFocs programming strand will broadcast 3 films from DIFF daily that will include the opening night film, The Journeyman, with a full day of rebroadcasts on 26 June.
Besides the films, [ED] will do a daily live broadcast from the film festival in Durban from 16:00 that will include interviews with filmmakers and film industry experts.
[ED] will show films like the powerful documentaries The Revolution Won't be Televised from Senegal, Sweden's Martha & Niki, the international arms-trade story based on Andrew Feinstein's book Shadow World and Soweto, Times of Wrath by a group of 6 Soweto filmmakers that cast the spotlight on contemporary Soweto.
Here is what films will be shown on [ED] from 21 June:
Tuesday 21 June
I Shot Bi
Kidude | Tanzania | 2015
This film, shot and directed by British filmmaker Andy Jones, is a moving
tale of the legendary singer's last 10 years before her death in 2013. Shot mainly
in Zanzibar's Stone Town and in the UK, the movie shows Bi Kidude's musical journey.
The
Journeymen | South Africa | 2016
The Journeymen chronicles
the journey of three young South African photographers, Wikus de Wet, Sipho
Mpongo and Sean Metelerkamp, as they travel 24 000km in a motorhome throughout
South Africa, with cameras strapped to their chests, to explore the mood
and feel the pulse of contemporary South Africa..
The
Revolution Won’t Be Televised | Senegal | 2016
Thiat and Kilifeu, Senegalese activists and underground hip-hop
singers, lead this one-year revolution against President Wade, until his fall
in 2012. But what is beyond a revolution?
Wednesday 22 June
Girls
Don’t Fly| Ghana | 2016
Girls Don’t
Fly delves
into the daily routine of the AvTech Academy and tells the story of four young Ghanaian girls learning to fly.
Soweto,
Times of Wrath | South Africa | 2016
Captured by a sextet of young Sowetans, these snapshots
present a country whose people are angry, wearied by corruption so endemic they
are blind to it. But there are those activists, young and old, that challenge
social and administration ills.
Independencia
| Angola | 2015
This documentary was born out of the need to preserve history and
the stories of participants in the struggle for the liberation of Angola.
Thursday 23 June
Those Who
Jump | Morocco | 2016
Three directors made this frontier-set
documentary offering viewers a
raw glimpse into the lives of African migrants hoping to make it into Europe by
scaling a barrier between Morocco and the outlying Spanish city of Melilla.
Action
Kommandant | South Africa | 2016
The untold story of slain South African liberation
fighter, Ashley Kriel. During the oppressive apartheid era Ashley was known as
the Ché Guevara of Cape Town’s notorious ‘Cape Flats’.
A Syrian
Love Story | Syria | 2015
Filmed over 5 years, A Syrian Love Story charts an
incredible odyssey to political freedom in the West. For Raghda and Amer, it is
a journey of hope, dreams and despair: for the revolution, their homeland and
each other.
Friday 24 June
Walls | International | 2015
Filmed in four continents, Walls presents eight personal stories of
people who are personally affected by physical barriers. The Mexico/USA
border, the Moroccan/Spanish border and the Zimbabwe/South African border all
have barriers to prevent people crossing, but that doesn’t stop their attempts.
Martha
& Niki | Sweden | 2016
In 2010 Martha Nabwire and Niki Tsappos took part
in the biggest international Street Dance Competition, Juste
Debout in Paris. It was the first time ever that two women
became World Champions in Hip Hop. This film depicts their love of
dance, each other and about friendship put to the test.
Shadow
World | International | 2016
Weapons manufacturers, world leaders, arms dealers, military leaders,
and behind-the-scenes movers come under director Johan Grimonprez's scrutiny.
Saturday 25 June
District
Zero | Jordan | 2015
This film tells the moving and simple story of Syrian refugees as told
by their phones and memory cards. The film takes place in one of the
biggest refugee camps in the world: Zaatari, in Jordan.
Shake The
Dust | USA |2014
Shake the
Dust is a feature documentary that tells the stories of break dancers from
conflicted "third- world" communities around the globe who, although
separated by cultural boundaries and individual struggles, are intrinsically
tied to one another through their passion for dance and hip-hop culture.
Democrats
| Camilla Nielsson | Zimbabwe SA | 2014
Democrats was filmed over the course of three years following two political rivals in Zimbabwe.
