Films: Out in Africa
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Saturday, June 21, 11:00 AM
Roxie Theater
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Out in Africa
76 Minute Running Time
Program: Shorts
Curated from four Out in Africa Filmmaker Workshop collections, these South African shorts illuminate the lives and loves of LGBT men and women in that country.
It’s Me, It’s Me (Ndim Ndim) profiles Funeka Soldaat’s activism around abuse and the Sexual Offense Bill, touching on her marriage to her girlfriend — an event for which she did not seek permission from her community but simply informed them it was happening. Betwixt + Between explores the impact of the apartheid era’s Group Areas Act as told through the eyes of the flamboyant Granny Lee. Enraged by a Picture examines Zanele Muholi’s controversial street photography through the eyes of the artist herself, while Outlaw Culture deconstructs the media’s inflammatory and sensationalized portrayal of LGBT lives. In Wanted, Matthew discusses his role as a gay, white American father of an adopted Guatemalan son, distinguishing between his experiences in the United States and in Cape Town. Half a Lifetime and Night Star (Ikanyezi Yobusuku,) both narrative shorts from the most recent workshop, tell stories of attraction in the 1960s apartheid army and a Zulu woman’s isolation and reflection as she is guided through Ukuya Enyangeri (her monthly “going to the moon”).
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 76 min
co-presented by
San Francisco Black Film Festival
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Films in Program...
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South Africa
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2004
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8 min.
Director:
Bridgette Oliphant
Granny Lee is forced to live a lie because of South Africa’s Group Area Act during apartheid that separated and devastated families, friends and relationships....
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South Africa
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2005
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14 min.
Director:
Zanele Muholi
An exhibition that causes a stir and provokes an outcry on a subject that is particularly taboo: being black and being a lesbian....
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South Africa
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2007
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11 min.
Director:
Howard Smith
Two young men meet, become aware of, and find ways of expressing their mutual attraction as conscripts in the 1960’s apartheid Army....
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South Africa
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2005
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8 min.
Director:
Martha Qumba
A fascinating portrait of the brave, quietly persistent Funeka Soldaat who is an out lesbian and anti-abuse activist. ...
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South Africa
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2007
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13 min.
Director:
Kekeletso Khena
Lindiwe and Amaqhikiza are Zulu women who are together in the girl’s hut, during Ukuya Enyangeni, the time of isolation and contemplation that occurs during menstration. ...
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South Africa
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2005
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15 min.
Director:
Phybia Dlamini
This documentary accuses South Africa’s media of repeatedly and consciously delivering gay issues and stories in a negative fashion and explores instances in which media has shaped events involving LGBT issues....
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South Africa
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2005
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7 min.
Director:
Lisa Holland
This gentle film examines the personal perspective of Matthew, as he experiences adoption and single parenthood....
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UK
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2007
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94 min.
In South Africa, apartheid clamps down on every human interaction. But opposites still attract. Living-out-loud Amina meets traditional wife and mother Miriam, and their deep desire leads to driving lessons and taking a risk to be free together....
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