The Joburg Underground Film Festival: NIGHT THREE

The Bioscope is proud to host monthly events in partnership with Joburg Underground (@jhb_under). Joburg Underground is committed to bringing you unconventional low-budget independent cinema screenings, in addition to throwing the occasional alternative event. As Joburg Underground's flagship event, the Joburg Underground Film Festival is a celebration of experimental, radical, and unorthodox cinema from all corners of the globe.

SEE THE FULL FESTIVAL PROGAM HERE.

PROGRAM OF THIS SESSION

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Dir. Charles Leo Panadan (India, 11 min)

A man suffering from memory loss encounters a furious stranger who shares his face — their meeting unfolding at the edge of a cliff. With no understanding of the stranger’s rage, only driven by curiosity, he follows this mysterious double through surreal landscapes.

When I Came to your Door

Dir. Antonio Paoletti (Ethiopia, 10 min)

A woman searches for her partner among the ruins of a neighborhood in Addis Ababa, caught in the waves of forced evictions sweeping through the city’s informal settlements.

Homemade Gatorade

Dir. Carter Amelia Davis (United States, 9 min)

A woman embarks on a road trip to deliver homemade Gatorade to a mysterious online buyer.

Intermission 15 min

The Dream The Refused Me

Dir. Jabu Nadia Newman (South Africa, 6 min)

The Dream The Refused Me is split across four aesthetically distinct chapters that ties together myths, attitudes, and rituals from across Africa.

Seasons of Longing

Dir. Robyn Phillips (South Africa, 16 min)

A short film about how queer love survived in the secrecy of a 1930s  South African farming community.

Post-screening Q&A with Filmmakers 15 min