This
May, AfriDocs presents powerful documentaries from Africa that shed
light on some extraordinary people and events from across the
continent. These film journeys will enlighten and inspire with stories
of creativity, hope, and resilience in the face of often desperate
situations.
Femi Kuti’s music and passion is explored in detail in Day by Day,
while the story of Boy Dallas, a slum-dweller who becomes a radio
personality, journalist and self-made cameraman is depicted in For Kibera.
Africa Shafted and the multi-award winning Miners Shot Down
tell two very different stories from South Africa. The first is a
tragic and yet hopeful story of life in downtown Johannesburg, whilst
Rehad Desai’s Miners Shot Down tells the powerful and disturbing truth about the 34 miners killed by police in Marikana.
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4 May
Day by Day - Femi Kuti | Thomas Bataille | Nigeria | 50 min | 2010
A
journey into the heart of making music. As the film follows the
development of a track from Femi Kuti’s latest album, it sets out to
explain the artistic decisions. These choices are inseparable from
Femi’s involvement in the political situation in his home country,
Nigeria.
Vision du reel, Nyon, Switzerland, 2011
11 May
Africa Shafted | Ingrid Martens | South Africa | 2011 | 56 min
Africa
Shafted was filmed in Africa’s tallest residential building located in
downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, that houses more than 4000 people.
The film depicts an honest glimpse at the tragic reality of xenophobia
through the eyes of people from every corner of Africa living under one
roof. It also conveys a powerful message that through dialogue and
understanding, respect can start to take root.
2012 WINNER Most Original Treatment Jury Award CINEMA PLANETA FILM FESTIVAL Mexico
18 May
For Kibera | Kati Juurus | Kenya | 2015 | 60 min
The
story a slum-dweller who becomes a radio personality, journalist and
self-made cameraman: Boy Dallas of Kibera. The film looks for answers to
the complicated question, why is it so hard to beat poverty? We learn
the tough rules of slum life with Dallas as our guide. He notes the
large amount of aid projects in his slum, Kibera, and he starts learning
about the complicated mechanisms of aid. His learning process also
becomes a learning process for his listeners.
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2015
25 May
Miners Shot Down | Rehad Desai | SA | 2013 | 85 min
In
August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum
mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days later the police
used live ammunition to brutally suppress the strike, killing 34 and
injuring many more.
International Emmy Award for Best Documentary, 2015
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