SA short films raise the bar
This year the standard of the South African short films that will be screened at the Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival shows a tremendous growth has been experienced in the industry.
This year the standard of the South African short films that will be screened at the Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival shows a tremendous growth has been experienced in the industry.
Somagwaza – an AFDA production, directed by Oko Macanda – tells the story of initiates MK and Gcina who find themselves sharing a hut at an initiation school.
Set against a stark landscape the story explores MK’s struggle to prove his manhood after his family discovers he’s gay.
White Lies – lends a bit of comedy and magic realism to this year’s list of SA shorts. This Benedicte Roumega directed film tells the story of Ryan, Roland and Susie who run Gorgeous Hair Salon, a struggling salon in Cape Town.
The Brave Unseen: Of all the short films showing at this last instalment of the OIA Festival for 2013, this one had to be the most visceral and harrowing.
Beautifully shot, acted and executed, this AFDA-produced film is an example of filmmaking at its finest.
The story tackles one of our country’s greatest shames and doesn’t back down or ‘romanticise’ it. South African Filmmaking at its finest.
Louis (E) de Ville-Portrait of a bad girl: De Ville is one of the guests at this year’s festival. The documentary on her life and work is on the surface fun and frivolity but on closer inspection is so much more.
De Ville shows how through her work and the work of the burlesque artists before her, they examine feminism and gender issues by challenging the public’s perception and inspiring dialogue. A eye opening and entertaining ‘peak behind the curtain’ of a world few of us will get to inhabit.
