ENC: Johannesburg Shorts Compilation

The Bioscope is proud to welcome back The Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival.

Tickets: R60

Johannesburg Shorts Compilation

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  Give a man a mask and he will tell you the truth

  
  

Dirs Eric Gauss & Odette van Rensburg | Zimbabwe | 2017 | 12 minutes

Life as a gay man in Zimbabwe remains one of fear and persecution. But in interviews from behind bejewelled and feathered masks, a group of brave young men find the courage to openly discuss their sexuality. The face of a mask affords them the freedom of facing the truth.

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  Masquerading: To hell and back

  
  

Dir Sofia de Fey | South Africa | 2017 | 14 minutes

Sandra Dee and Samantha Fox, two aging and eccentric drag queens in their 50s, are vividly portrayed in this beautifully shot short film. Structured around a letter Sandra Dee is writing to her friend reminiscing over their 30 years of adventures together, the film reveals a friendship that has gone to ‘hell and back’.

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  Music in The Mountains: A film about the Drakensburg Boys Choir School

  
  

Dir Lerato Moloi | South Africa | 2018 | 7 minutes

Nestled in the foothills of the famous Drakensburg Mountains, is a school that trains some of the country’s finest choir singers, and Sihle Manonyane is no exception. As accomplished as he is at hitting the lower notes, he is equally capable of inspiring the students he mentors to reach new found heights.

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  Spots in the Mountain

  
  

Dir Lerato Moloi |South Africa | 2018 | 6 minutes

It’s increasingly rare to spot a leopard in the Cederberg mountains outside Cape Town, which makes the work the Cape Leopard Trust carries out very important. Their education team work tirelessly to spread awareness and instil in those they teach a similar love for nature and the glorious spotted felines who inhabit it.

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  Iphepha

  
  

Dirs Jennifer Merrick & Unathi Dyantyi | 2018 | 26 minutes

This is a behind-the- scenes look at the newsroom of I’solezwe isiXhosa, the first isiXhosa newspaper in South Africa. Director Merrick illuminates the challenges and profound rewards of starting a newspaper, and highlights the critical and often overlooked role that local journalism plays in a community.

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  Looking for Ned

  
  

Dir Premesh Lalu | South Africa | 2018 | 13 minutes

Awaiting Review

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  World Wildlife Fund

  
  

Dir Mabusela Wiseman | South Africa | 2018 | 8 minutes

Over fished waters and disheartened fisherman line the stretch of coastline protected by the Table Mountain National Park Marine Unit. The team of vigilant rangers work hard to protect endangered and depleted marine species. Tension builds as we follow the rangers on a call out to a possible poacher.