AWDFF-UCT 2022

Hosted by the Centre for Film & Media Studies (CFMS): 30 May - 4 June

Welcome to UCT's first time hosting of the AWDFF - a global travelling film festival.

Please REGISTER with Eventbrite and then select tickets for the screenings you wish to attend by clicking on 'Select a date' on this page.

All the screenings are free and online daily except for Wednesday where both our screenings will be held at the Bertha House in Mowbray, Cape Town.

To view the online screenings - select 'Access the event' from this landing page. You will then go through to a new page that is updated daily with the links to that day's films.

For more information about the programme and all the films - scroll down here or go to the UCT-CFMS Facebook page.

OPENING FILM - MURDER IN PARIS by Enver Samuel (South Africa, 2021)

Q&A with the filmmaker - Enver Samuel

Join the live Q&A session with Enver Samuel hosted by the UCT-AWDFF on Monday, 30 May at 8:30pm!

MURDER IN PARIS...

is a political crime thriller that traces the motives for the assassination of anti-Apartheid activist, Dulcie September. The story travels from the heart of Paris in March 1988 to the pursuit of justice in 2021.

A misty spring morning in Paris, 29 March 1988. Dulcie had just visited the post office to collect mail for the ANC office in France, where she served as a Chief Representative of the African National Congress. She would have been completely unaware, as she pressed the lift button to the fourth floor, that an assassin was lurking in the shadows.“Dulcie September wasn't only murdered but there was an attempt to erase her existence. There was an attempt to remove her from the centre of a very powerful network of players that were supporting the Apartheid government. It was done in a manner that after 30 years we still don't know who killed Dulcie September”. - Hennie van Vuuren, author - Apartheid Guns and Money

In a powerful documentary, Murder in Paris, director Enver Samuel attempts to expose layers of deceit, complicity, hidden agendas in the unsolved mystery of Dulcie September’s murder.

https://www.murderinparis.com

To book tickets for Wednesday's in-real-life screenings at Bertha House...

Go to "Select a Date" and choose the afternoon and/or evening screening and book your (free) ticket!

PROGRAMME & FILM INFO

TUESDAY:

SHORTS PROGRAMME 1:

(1) MENDING A CRACK IN THE SKY

Directed by: Roble Issa, Zach Jama

Country of Origin: Canada

Runtime: 8:53

Synopsis: Shamso Mohamoud and Shamso Elmi both lost their sons to violence and watched their alleged killers walk free without so much as a legal prosecution. Now, the two Somali-Canadian mothers have organized a group "Mending a Crack in the Sky" to collectively combat gun violence and hardship while facing cultural and racial barriers.

(2) IBANGA

Directed by: Tania Doumbe Fines

Country of Origin: Canada

Runtime: 8:59

Synopsis: An introspection on the notion of fear in Afro-descendant communities; is it palpable? How to face it? Perhaps knowing oneself, one another, knowing our heritage and environment, would enrich the deepening, coexistence and advancement of all.

(3) URUBA

Directed by: Rodrigo Sena

Country of Origin: Brazil

Runtime: 15:00

Synopsis: The spirit world around you takes place much more through the third eye than through the physical ones. To Luiz’s eyes, that which is invisible is not invisible thanks to his spiritual sensitivity.

MRS F (plays again on Saturday)

Directed by: Chris van der Vorm

Country of Origin: Netherlands

Runtime: 01:17:00

Synopsis: In the fishing village of Makoko, the largest slum on water in Nigeria, Mrs F. wants to unite women and perform the play called "Hear Word"; a women empowerment project about gender inequality based on true stories to get women out of their oppressed position, to convince them to speak up and encourage them to connect. But even before she can start, she must overcome the unruly gatekeepers of patriarchy and religion.

WEDNESDAY: BERTHA HOUSE CINEMA, Mowbray

3PM: MACHANIC MANYERUKE: THE LIFE OF ZIMBABWE'S GOSPEL MUSIC LEGEND

Directed by: James Ault

Country of Origin: United States

Runtime: 01:25:03

Synopsis: A cross-generational story of family, faith, culture and music carrying important lessons about the contextualization of Christian faith in African cultures, drawing on primal elements in local pre-Christian culture.

6PM: AFRICA AND I (plays again on Friday)

Directed by: Othmane Zolati, Chris Green

Country of Origin: South Africa

Runtime: 01:29:00

Synopsis: When Othmane Zolati left his Moroccan home in El Jadida at 20, he’d never known anything else. He dreamed of reaching the southernmost tip of Africa. He faced deserts, armed conflicts, malaria, breakdowns, arrests and hunger, in order to travel, explore, adventure, learn, bond and grow. 1398 days and 24 countries later, he returns home, a changed man.

THURSDAY:

SHORTS PROGRAMME 1:

(1) CUBA IN AFRICA

Directed by: Negash Abdurahman

Country of Origin: United States

Runtime: 21:56.

Synopsis: The dramatic untold story of 420,000 Cubans– soldiers and teachers, doctors and nurses – who gave everything to end colonial rule and apartheid in Southern Africa.

(2) A TEAR

Directed by: Teresa Nduta

Country of Origin: Kenya

Runtime: 20:00

Synopsis: A short film about the criminal incest problem that is taking place there. The film release is accompanied with the book that details one experience that is the foundation of our production.

MURDER IN PARIS

Directed by: Enver Samuel

Country of Origin: South Africa

Runtime: 01:28:00

Synopsis: Murder in Paris is a political crime thriller doccie that traces the motives for the assassination of anti-Apartheid activist, Dulcie September. The story travels from the heart of Paris in March 1988 to the pursuit of justice in 2021.

FRIDAY:

TAHRIIB (THOSE WHO TRAVEL NORTH)

Directed by: Daniel Smith

Country of Origin: United States

Runtime: 01:24:30

Synopsis: Tahriib uses the extraordinary power of storytelling to slip away the mask of anonymity shrouding the 1.8 million refugees who’ve entered Europe since 2014. Through their own words and in their own voice, refugees detail their previous lives, dangerous journeys, and attempts to integrate into Western culture, their unique narrative serving to emphasize our shared human experience.

AFRICA AND I

Directed by: Othmane Zolati, Chris Green

Country of Origin: South Africa

Runtime: 01:29:00

Synopsis: When Othmane Zolati left his Moroccan home in El Jadida at 20, he’d never known anything else. He dreamed of reaching the southernmost tip of Africa. He faced deserts, armed conflicts, malaria, breakdowns, arrests and hunger, in order to travel, explore, adventure, learn, bond and grow. 1398 days and 24 countries later, he returns home, a changed man.

SATURDAY:

MRS. F

Directed by: Chris van der Vorm

Country of Origin: Netherlands

Runtime: 01:17:00

Synopsis: In the fishing village of Makoko, the largest slum on water in Nigeria, Mrs F. wants to unite women and perform the play called "Hear Word"; a women empowerment project about gender inequality based on true stories to get women out of their oppressed position, to convince them to speak up and encourage them to connect. But even before she can start, she must overcome the unruly gatekeepers of patriarchy and religion.

ZINDER

Directed by: Aicha Macky

Country of Origin: Niger

Runtime: 01:25:00

Synopsis: In the town of Zinder in Niger, in the poor area of Kara-Kara which used to be the lepers’ district, a culture of gang violence reigns. A group of youths is trying to break free from this violence, some are trying to start a family and make a life for themselves rather than end up in prison. Aicha Macky, who comes from Zinder, films their daily lives divided between their gangs and their families. We discover how they skilfully cope with life’s challenges and witness their desire to break free from the cycle of violence which has built their identities.