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- The story of how the world came to focus on a single cause - ending the Apartheid regime in South Africa - and the role played in this by two star-studded global television broadcasts made in the name of Nelson Mandela in 1988 and 1990.
- The year is 1993, democracy is at hand, and South Africa's townships are burning. Gugu, a sixteen year-old from a Zulu speaking family falls in love with Andile, an eighteen year-old Xhosa youth. Their love is frowned upon by both communities.
- Braam is a gang leader torn between securing the future of his young family while guiding his men through a deadly drug war turf. What choices will he make?
- Hustle is the story of Kitt, a washed up music diva from the 80's who is forced to flee the city of Johannesburg and take up residence with her estranged sister. to flee a drug lord she owes money to. Kitt dreams of returning to the big stage in a blaze of glory but no one knows who she is anymore and her style of music is irrelevant. She decides to start her own talent management agency and to use young singers and artists from her sisters church to leverage herself back into the industry. But her ego and drug habit sucks everyone around her into a vortex of violence and destruction.
- The Chemo Club is a feature film which follows strong-willed Lulu (Brümilda van Rensburg) and humble Faith (Lillian Dube) as they embark on a heist to recover their stolen funds from a corrupt retirement pensions boss (Chris Chameleon). As former 1970s comic book heroes, they channel their alter egos in the 1970's, enlisting the help of their former colleague (Tobie Cronje) and a younger media student and comic-book enthusiast (Rea Rangaka) to complete their heist and return to their glory days.
- Khosi, wife to the Minister of the Environment, Jet Hlatswayo has uncovered an assassination plot targeting the President. Khosi's strained marriage is pushed to the brink by the murder of her husband's mistress.
- THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD is a feature-length documentary film that brings together the famous story collection THE 1001 (or "ARABIAN") NIGHTS with recent political events in Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon... Description The "Arab Spring" of early 2011 was a momentous global event, raising great hopes for anyone interested in the forward march of humanity. No one, however, is yet sure about the meaning or consequences of these events... THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD is a feature-length documentary film which locates the Egyptian revolution - and also recent political changes in Turkey and Lebanon - within a broader historical and cultural framework: that of storytelling and music. More particularly, it looks at the legacy of the famous collection of stories known as THE 1001 (or "ARABIAN") NIGHTS. Weaving together a web of music, politics and storytelling, the film follows a series of unforgettable characters, all of whom draw their inspiration from the NIGHTS and whom, like Shahrazad - the storytelling princess in the NIGHTS who saves lives by telling stories - puts creativity to new political use... A young female Turkish violinist travels to Istanbul, where a charismatic conductor uses Rimsky-Korsakov's SCHEHERAZADE suite as a tool for political education, leading up to a final performance at Istanbul's Topkapi Palace. A young Lebanese woman makes peace with her past by learning the art of storytelling in Egypt. An older visual artist who is obsessed with THE NIGHTS finds his "dream of Shahrazad" manifesting through the appearance of a beautiful young storyteller. Members of a Cairo theatre troupe meet with the mothers of martyrs of the January 25 Revolution and turn their testimonies into new storytelling performances... This richly kaleidoscopic film is at once observational documentary, concert film, political essay and visual translation of an ever-popular symphonic and literary classic. It is a documentary homage to THE NIGHTS, to the SCHEHERAZADE suite, and to the role of a rich historical and creative legacy within huge current political change.
- Taking Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as its starting point, Dream World follows four young couples, caught in the hothouse atmosphere of a wedding and events estate, who constantly fall in and out of love with each other. Love is the drug.
- Unhinged: Surviving Jo'burg is an honest, quirky and sometimes frenzied documentary about Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city and the world's gateway to Southern Africa. With rapid narrative, dry humour, trivial factoids, insightful observations and a highly enjoyable soundtrack, the film tells a slice-of-city-life story. It's a personal video snapshot of today's city, providing a unique opportunity for viewers to get a glimpse inside a place that the world has a very fuzzy sense of.
- The film follows Fidelis Ghally, a trainer at APOPO in Tanzania. The organisation trains rats to detect active landmines, and to detect positive tuberculosis strains, assisting medical clinics in the capital.
- The project was launched by Terre des Hommes to collect evidence and increases awareness on direct and indirect effects of Mega Sporting Events and to mitigate risks and enhance opportunities for children: "The Parking Lot" introduces a hopeful, insightful teenager as he learns painful lessons about the true human cost of mega sporting events. His journey is one that many children have endured in the lead up to the 2014 Soccer World Cup(TM) - thousands of children have been evicted.
- Heinrich Hafeni's cultural tours introduce visitors from all over the world to life in the coastal township of Mondesa, the heartbeat of the tourist magnet Swakopmund.
- A short film looking at the impact of state sanctioned violence during Mega Sporting Events. The project was launched by Terre des Hommes to collect evidence and increases awareness on direct and indirect effects of Mega Sporting Events and to mitigate risks and enhance opportunities for children: About Police violence during the World Cup(TM) 2014.
- The project was launched by Terre des Hommes to collect evidence and increases awareness on direct and indirect effects of Mega Sporting Events and to mitigate risks and enhance opportunities for children: This short film features the young girl Jessica with her reflections on what Brazil's 2014 World Cup(TM) has meant to her and her family.
- Dineo, a young black university student, falls for David, a white bookshop owner despite her mothers extreme disapproval
- A young PR agent and celebrity handler falls in "love" with one of her clients.
- This film charts the final year in office of South Africa's Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, as she attempts to bring justice to ordinary people. After successfully challenging President Zuma for illegal use of state funds, she now has to face the biggest challenge of her career: investigating - in the face of protests, death threats and legal challenges - the alleged systematic takeover of government by a private family in cahoots with the President. But how does one weigh the importance of fighting government corruption against the larger moral crime of continued inequality? WHISPERING TRUTH TO POWER documents the tense story of Madonsela's last year in public office while simultaneously crafting an absorbing tale of an outstanding lawyer, mother and woman, and also providing insight into several critical issues facing South Africa today, such as ongoing inequality, racial tensions, land redistribution, and corruption.
- The deep Southern waters of Cape Town is home to hundreds of exotic sea animals. David de Villiers' love for the sea life has made him a renowned ocean adventurer in South Africa. He introduces novices and professionals to the beautiful waters as well as educating them the importance of marine conservation.