Jozi Film Festival 2019: South African Short Documentaries
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Sunday 6 October. 12:30pm.
South African Short Documentaries
1hr49 mins
Billy Monk: Shot in The Dark – Craig Cameron-Mackintosh (36:51)
Billy Monk. A 1960s Cape Town legend whose black and white photographs of dockside nightlife reveal an underground South Africa, untouched by the division of apartheid. His own tragic story is equally as colourful.
Exorcist of Apartheid – Adam Heyns (20:00)
A young, white filmmaker in South Africa asks his grandmother what his grandfather did during apartheid. She gives him a box of family videos.
UnMasked: We All Breathe – Ashleigh Hamilton, Emma Watts (39:12)
Unmasked is a documentary that candidly explores the experience of tuberculosis in three young South African doctors, whose daily lives were turned upside-down when they were diagnosed with the deadly disease. These brave, resilient women clawed their way up from the depths of despair, creating new lives for themselves and helping others in the process. Dr Zolelwa Sifumba, Dr Arlette Bekker and Dr Dalene von Delft have moulded this harrowing experience into a widespread and global movement to end TB, the world’s number 1 infectious killer. They bravely share their stories because they want to change perceptions and ultimately to save lives.
Scenes From A Transient Home – Roger Horn (13:09)
Scenes from a Transient Home presents a fractured portrait of life for Zimbabwean migrants when they travel back home to visit. Christmas dancing, New Year's Eve celebrations, house floods, and illegal gold panning are just a few of the events filmed by Roger Horn, who bookends the film with a major life event for his family.
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