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ABOVE AND BELOWNicolas Steiner, Switzerland, Germany, 2015 19 July 19:15 Suncoast 8;24 July 14:15 ElangeniFar, far away and out of sight, that’s where April, Dave, Cindy, Rick and the Godfather arecreating life on their own terms. From the depths of the flood channels under Sin City, to areclaimed military bunker in the middle of the dusty, heated Californian nowhere land, tobeyond the stratosphere where Mars now lives on earth, each individual has been flung intoperilous circumstances on this rollercoaster ride called life. Through the hustle, pain, andlaughter, we are whisked away to an unfamiliar world where we discover its inhabitants to besouls not unlike our own. African PremiereEnglish, 118 minTHE ACTORAidan Whytock, South Africa, 2014 17 July 22:15 Suncoast 7;18 July 13:00 Durban Music School;21 July 12:00 ElangeniSimon lives for two things: his dream of becoming an acclaimed actor, and his love for Sarah,his twelve-year old daughter whom he only gets to see on the weekends. Unfortunately, ashis ex-wife Emily often points out, his career is stagnating, and Nathan, his best-friend-turnedagent,isn’t trying that hard to help him. So, when Simon is offered a chance to audition for therole of a man possessed by a demon, he decides to go the distance, hoping that the success itwill bring will make him a hero once again in the eyes of his daughter. World PremiereEnglish, 75 minASSIGNMENTLaszlo Bene, South Africa, 2015 20 July 19:15 Musgrave 6;22 July 21:00 Musgrave 5Kathleen Jacobs, a renowned conflict journalist, returns home after a near fatal incidentcuts her assignment short in the Congo. Her mission, while incomplete, is still a success; sheuncovers what could lead to an incredible scoop. When Kat pitches the story to her editor,he turns her down – a rather strange decision for a man always on a quest for the next bigheadline. Kathleen, however, is determined to break the story; a decision that pitches hersquarely against major political forces. When Kathleen refuses to back off despite numerous'incidents', she suddenly finds herself on the run. World PremiereEnglish, 143 min36th Durban International Film Festival49