September 14th —> December 2nd, 2023
1960’s and 1990’s decades
September 14th 2023
WITS UNIVERSITY
Origins Centre
18:00—> Es’kia Colloqium.
Screening followed by Q&A with Ramadan Suleman
- Fools
- by Ramadan Suleiman
- feature, fiction, South Africa, 1998, 90 min
- Charterston Township 1990. Professor Zamani is respected in the township. To be sure, he once raped one of his students but the community turned a blind eye. When Zani, the raped girl’s brother, returns from Swaziland where he had the chance to study, he is determined to change everything….
September 21th 2023
WITS UNIVERSITY
French and Francophone Department
(not open to public)
13:15 – 14:15 —> Screening (part of the programme Initiation Littérature Francophone with the 1st years)
- Kaka-yo
- by Sébastien Kamba
short fiction, Congo, 1966, 28 min - Two young people fall in love and wish to marry, but a sorcerer advises the fiancé to test his bride’s feelings…
September 28th 2023
WITS UNIVERSITY
French and Francophone Department
(not open to public)
13:15 – 14:15 —> Screening (part of the programme Initiation Littérature Francophone with the 1st years)
- On the Dune of Solitude (Sur la dune de la solitude)
- by Timité Bassori,
- short fiction, Ivory Coast, 1966, 32 min
- The film is based on a legend in which Mamy Watta, the goddess of water, seduces humans…
October 12th 2023
WITS UNIVERSITY
French and Francophone Department
(not open to public)
13:15 – 14:15 —> Screening (part of the programme Initiation Littérature Francophone with the 1st years)
- The Return of an Adventurer (Le retour d’un aventurier)
- by Moustapha Alassane,
- short fiction, Niger, 1966, 34 min
- Jimmy returns to his village in Niger from a trip to the United States. As a gift to his friends, he brings back full cowboy outfits from the Far West…
October 13th 2023
WITS UNIVERSITY
French and Francophone Department
Room SM3004
in association with Cinema TAKE
Free admission
15:00 – 17:00 —> Program 1968/1969 (85 min) + Followed by Q&A with Percy Zvomuya (writer and critic)
Program 1968 / 1969 (85 min)
- Cabascabo
- by Oumarou Ganda,
- medium length, fiction, Niger, 1968, 45 min
- Rhodesia Countdown
- by Michael Raeburn,
- medium length, documentary, Zimbabwe, 1969, 40 min
October 20th 2023
WITS UNIVERSITY
French and Francophone Department
Room SM3004
in association with Cinema TAKE
Free admission
15:00 – 17:00 —> Screening followed by a Q&A with Dyana Gaye (filmmaker and co-curator of Tigritudes, a panafrican film cycle)
Program 1990
- Lumumba: Death of a Prophet
- by Raoul Peck,
- feature, documentary, Haiti, 1990, 69 min
- « If I die tomorrow, it’s because a white man has armed a black man », repeated future Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in 1960. A highly personal film by a Haitian filmmaker who grew up in Leopoldville.
October 21st 2023
SIBIKWA ARTS CENTER
(Benoni)
Free admission
12:00 —> Screening
Program YOUNG AUDIENCES 1
Short films program – 8/11 years old (29 min)
- Samba le grand
- by Moustapha Alassane,
short, animation, Niger, 1977, 14 min - A nous la rue
- by Moustapha Dao,
- short, fiction, Burkina-Faso, 1987, 15 min
October 22nd 2023
SIBIKWA ARTS CENTER (Benoni)
Free admission
13:00 —> Screening
Program YOUNG AUDIENCES 2
Short films program -11/14 years old (55 min)
- Diplomate à la tomate
- by Samba Félix N’Diaye,
short, documentary, Senegal, 1989 11 min - Mwansa the great
- by Rungano Nyoni,
short, fiction, Zambia/UK, 2011, 24 min - Da Yie
- by Antony Nti,
short, fiction, Ghana/Belgium, 20 min
October 24th 2023
Johannesburg, Gauteng
THE BIOSCOPE
in association with Cinema TAKE
Free admission on reservation here : https://www.thebioscope.co.za/
19:00 —> Screening followed by a Q&A with Guest Speaker
Program 1996
- FLAME
- by Ingrid Sinclair, feature (fiction), Zimbabwe, 1996, color, 90 min
- In 1975, the « chimurenga » (war of liberation) is raging in Rhodesia. One night, a group of fighters come to recruit volunteers in the small village where Florence and Nyasha, both 15, live…
Director’s Fortnight Cannes 1996
November 9th 2023
BREEZEBLOCK
in association with Cinema TAKE
Admission R 30
Popcorn for free
Drinks & food available for purchase
18:30 —> Screening followed by a Q&A with Guest speaker + DJ set by CHIBUKURENGA of BLKJKSSNDSYSTM (9-10pm)
Program 1992
- Quartier Mozart
- by Jean-Pierre Bekolo
- feature, fiction, Cameroon, 1992, 80 min
- Re-imagining several folk tales into a contemporary setting, director Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s first feature film recounts the story of a young girl who is magically transformed into a swaggering Casanova nicknamed « My Guy »…
November 16th 2023
Brixton
SOPHIATOWN ARTS AKADEMY (Brixton)
in association with Cinema TAKE
Free admission
18:00 – 20:00 —> Screening followed by a Q&A with Guest Speaker
Program 1992
- Hyenas
- by Djibril Diop Mambety,
- feature, fiction, Senegal, 1992, 110 min
Colobane, a small town asleep in the dusty heat of the Sahel, the ghost of a charming town struck by poverty. Griots announce incredible news: Linguère Ramatou (Ami Diakhate), thirty years on and now an arch-billionaire, is back…
November 18th 2023
Lower Park Dr, Parkview
DIBUKA Alliance Française
in association with Épelle-moi
Free admission
10:00 —> Screening
Program YOUNG AUDIENCES 2
Short films program -11/14 years old (55 min)
- Diplomate à la tomate
- by Samba Félix N’Diaye,
short, documentary, Senegal, 1989 11 min - Mwansa the great
- by Rungano Nyoni,
short, fiction, Zambia/UK, 2011, 24 min - Da Yie
- by Antony Nti,
short, fiction, Ghana/Belgium, 20 min
December 2nd 2023
OF SOUL AND JOY (Thokoza)
in association with Cinema TAKE
Free admission
15:00 —> Screening followed by a Q&A with Guest Speaker
Program 1960/1964
- Integration Report 1
- by Madeline Anderson,
- short documentary, USA, 1960, 21 min
- Flavio
- by Gordon Parks,
- (short documentary, USA/Brazil, 1964, 11 min)
- Hunting Party (Jagdpartie)
- by Ibrahim Shaddad,
- (short fiction, Sudan, 1964, 41 min)
Partners Tigritudes, Johannesburg / Benoni
Partners Tigritudes, South Africa