Reel To Reality Festival: Session 4 (A Selection Of Short Films)

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Reel to Reality Festival is an annual film festival run by Behind Her Lens Visuals, that aims to spotlight films made by filmmakers within the African diaspora, to showcase the past, present and future of diasporic cinema through strong voices in film. The festival aims to grant visibility and distribution to emerging voices and stories of African descent, across socio-political divides. The festival is excited to bring 5 short film sessions (1 hour a session) to The Bioscope Independent Cinema from the 31st of March to 1st of April 2023. Tickets are on sale for R100 a session, per person. Follow us @reeltorealityfest and @behindherlensvisuals on Instagram for more information about selected films, screening times and discussions. 

SESSION 4 FILMS

Eating Pawpaw on the Seashore

Directed by Rae Whiltshire (Guyana)

A coming-of-age film about two queer Guyanese boys, who are navigating their feelings in a homophobic society.

Baba Ghor

Directed by Selim Harbi (India/Germany)

786 years ago, the first Africans came to India. Mubarak Al Nubi aka Baba Ghor came from the Nubian region, after a dream he had, he commissioned himself to spread Islam. An epic journey where reality and fiction melt into an incredible story. Living in northern India, the Siddi community is estimated at around 50k. From Missionaries to Slaves their status changed several times as the political Indian environment evolved. Today, almost absent from the official
Indian narrative, those Afro-Indians are an alive testimony of an untold chapter of History.

Equilibrium

Directed by Paballo Mokwena (South Africa)

Retha regale is a young and passionate visual fanatic, and the camera she uses tends to allow her to switch visual perceptions and even her entire personality.

STORY

Directed by Mohamed Bouhari (Morocco)

Every night, a fisherman tells his son about his heroic adventures at the bottom of the sea. One day the child discovers the truth.