JITSVINGER: MAAK IT AAN!
South Africa • 2008 • 27min • Dir: Nadine Angel Cloete
Slick of tongue, deft of finger, arresting of personality – poet, guitarist, hip hopster and cultural activist Quinton Goliath’s (aka Jitsvinger) lighting renditions give a voice to social change, and comment on language and identity. But what really makes him tock, and tickles his creativity?
Courtesy of the Director
Cloete and Quinton Goliath are guests of the festival and will attend the Première screening on 9 July.
Precedes HHP on Fri 3 / 6.30pm • Thu 9 / 6.30pm + Q&A
THE PIONEER OF PARAGUAY
South Africa • 2009 • 15min • Dir: Lisa Swart
Louis Nel is one of many Afrikaaners who emigrated to dictator Stroessner’s Paraguay in 1976 after the reciprocal state visit by JB Vorster. Many left, but Nel remained, integrated yet alienated. This disturbing piece shows him as he manages to recall Die Stem on the organ, reveal his son’s faltering Afrikaans, and point the way to a distant South Africa from his rooftop.
Courtesy of the Director
Swart is a guest of the festival and will attend the South African Première screening on 12 July.
Precedes Tribes and Clans on Sun 5 / 5.45pm • Sun 12 / 4pm + Q&A
SOUL TRAIN
South Africa • 2008 • 15min • Dir: Thabo Bruno Makoena
Every weekday 1.7 million commuters board trains from Soweto to Jozi, join together for camaraderie and security, and take the opportunity to worship. And so the ‘church coaches’ each attract followers of South Africa’s many religions – from the Shembe to the Emadlozini Church, the evangelical Abalandelie Benkosi and the more conventional Baptist Church.
Courtesy of the Director and Big Fish / Little Pond
Makoena is a guest of the festival.