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CamÉraD’Afrique CFF 15<br />
France/Tunisia, 1983, 95 mins.<br />
French withEnglish subtitles.<br />
DIRECTOR Ferid Boughedi<br />
We areexcited to screen this newlyrestoredprint of<br />
CaméraD’Afrique,firstfeatured at the 1983Cannes<br />
<strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. Featuringrarefootage and interviews<br />
with pioneering African filmmakers,well-known<br />
Tunisian director Férid Boughedir explores the rise<br />
of independent African cinema in thisextraordinary<br />
documentary. Despitealack of funds and support,<br />
these filmmakersovercame these obstacles to<br />
bring inspiring African stories to thescreen, after<br />
decades of Africabeing used merely as an exotic<br />
backdrop forwestern cinema.<br />
Print source <strong>Film</strong>s Du Losange<br />
©End Street Africa&Old Locations<br />
MON<br />
17.30 <strong>Film</strong>s <strong>2019</strong><br />
SAT<br />
15.00<br />
21 APH<br />
19<br />
APH<br />
<strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>Film</strong> CFF 15<br />
South Africa, <strong>2019</strong>, 46 MINS.<br />
DIRECTORS Mpumelelo Mcata&Perivi Katjavivi<br />
WITH Jean-PierreBekolo,Lindiwe<br />
Matshikiza, Milisuthando Bongela<br />
Fanon is an ambitious young African filmmaker<br />
attending an international filmfestival. Sheis<br />
desperatelylooking foraproducer to fund her<br />
debut featurefilm butthe morethatFanon<br />
explores and observesthe festival space, the more<br />
she begins to question whethershe willeverfind<br />
her place in this world. Abrilliant, biting, selfreflexivefilm<br />
working between documentaryand<br />
fiction, <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><strong>Film</strong> asks difficult questions<br />
about the filmindustryinrelation to race and<br />
gender in our contemporaryworld.<br />
We hope to welcome Co-Directors Perivi Katjavivi<br />
and Mpumelelo Mcata, as well as Producer Anna<br />
Teeman, to aQ&A followingthe film.<br />
PRint source EndStreetAfrica&OldLocation <strong>Film</strong>s<br />
Talking About Trees<br />
CFF PG<br />
France/Sudan/Germany/CHad/Qatar, <strong>2019</strong>, 93 mins.<br />
Arabic/English/Russian with Englishsubtitles<br />
DIRECTOR Suhaib Gasmelbari<br />
Four elderly Sudanese filmmakersare trying to<br />
rekindle theflame of film cultureinacountry<br />
whereithas been allbut extinguished. Although<br />
theirattemptstore-open an old outdoor<br />
cinema arerepeatedly thwarted by Kafkaesque<br />
bureaucracyand political hostility,the men’s<br />
humour,comradeship andsheer love of cinema<br />
shine through. This award-winning documentary<br />
captivated audiences at this year’s Berlin <strong>Film</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> –atruly beguiling, quietly inspiring<br />
reminder of the role of cinema as acommunal<br />
activity anddemocratic force.<br />
Print source NewWave<strong>Film</strong>s<br />
FRI<br />
17.30 SUN<br />
13.30<br />
18 APH 20<br />
LIGHT<br />
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