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2020 Film Catalogue & Facilitation Guide FOLLOW US @SunshineCinema www.sunshinecinema.org sydelle@sunshinecinema.org
FICTION
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Why do people you know abuse alcohol and Child Line:
drugs? 08 000 55 555
What can be done by the community and their 24-Hrs
families to help them? You may be going through a difficult time and
are possibly feeling alone, confused and scared.
If you are feeling like this then the best thing you
Why do so many people go to Joburg seeking can do for yourself is to talk to someone. Child
work, instead of making work happen at home? Line understands that sometimes the people you
should be able to talk to are just not available or
you feel scared to approach them. That is why
Why is it important to have a network of support we’ve set up a toll-free line. You can call us to
talk through a problem or we can assist you
around you? should you have something to report.
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What can you do if you know someone who has
a problem with drugs and alcohol?
Suicide Crisis Line:
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What can you do if you know someone who has SMS 31393
run away from home?
VAYA
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How can we make our families stronger? Depression and
Directed by Akim Omotoso Why is it so important to stay loyal and honest with Anxiety Helpline:
NO UNDER 16 your family? 0800 70 80 90
Languages: English, Zulu, Tswana
_______________________________________________
What can you do if your family is abusing you?
Lifeline:
SYNOPSIS Why is it important for people to be honest about
0861 322 322
their struggles?
Vaya tells the story of three strangers who get on a 24-hour crisis
train, each of them with a mission to fulfil in Why is it so hard for men to be honest when they intervention service
Johannesburg. They're coming from Durban to are suffering with money?
Johannesburg. They never meet, but their stories are "Emotional First Aid station". Free, confidential
intertwined. The film came from the real-life stories of Why does money make people do bad things? telephone counselling, rape counselling, trauma
counselling, Aids counselling, and a range of
South Africans in the Homeless Writers Project, a other services. Counsellors help callers with
workshop for people living on the streets of challenges such as trauma, suicide, and
relationship issues.
Johannesburg.
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Why do people you know not grow up with both their Child Line:
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What can be done by the community and their families to 24-Hrs
create better systems of support?
You may be going through a difficult time and
Why do so many people have absent fathers? are possibly feeling alone, confused and scared.
If you are feeling like this then the best thing you
can do for yourself is to talk to someone. Child
Why is it important to make sure the law protects the rights Line understands that sometimes the people you
of the child? should be able to talk to are just not available or
you feel scared to approach them. That is why
What can you do if you know someone who has a we’ve set up a toll-free line. You can call us to
talk through a problem or we can assist you
problem with family issues? should you have something to report.
_______________________________________________
What can you do if you know someone who has broken
the law by not supporting their children? Suicide Crisis Line:
How can we make our communities more supportive? 0800 567 567
Why is it so important to stay loyal and honest with your SMS 31393
LOSING LERATO family? _______________________________________________
What can you do if someone in your family is abusing you? Depression and
Directed by Sanele Zulu Why is it important for people to be honest about their Anxiety Helpline:
NO UNDER 13 struggles and seek support? 0800 70 80 90
Languages: English, Zulu
Why is it so hard for people to be honest when they are _______________________________________________
suffering with money? Lifeline:
SYNOPSIS Why do many people choose to be with “sugar daddies” 0861 322 322
and “blessers"?
24-hour crisis
Losing Lerato is a beautifully told South African Do you think there are good “social work services”
action/thriller about a successful young black man intervention service
available in your community and how can they be
who takes matters into his own hands by
kidnapping his daughter after life, the law and the improved? "Emotional First Aid station". Free, confidential
telephone counselling, rape counselling, trauma
woman he once loved separate them. His actions counselling, Aids counselling, and a range of
other services. Counsellors help callers with
put him on a collision course with the law and he challenges such as trauma, suicide, and
finds himself in a high-stakes hostage situation. relationship issues.
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Apartheid South Africa: The community of Railway,
attached to the remote town of Marseilles, are the
victims of brutal police oppression and only the young
"Five Fingers" are willing to stand up to them. Their battle What does freedom mean to
is heartfelt but innocent, until hot-headed Tau kills two
policemen in an act of passion. He flees, leaving his you?
brothers and friends behind, but his action has
triggered a conflict that will leave both Marseilles and How does the film speak to
the Five Fingers changed. Twenty years later, Tau is
released from prison, now a feared and brutal outlaw,
current themes of South
"The Lion of Marseilles." But scarred and empty, he African politics
renounces violence and returns home desiring only to
reconnect with those he left behind. At first, Tau finds What is the long-term impact
Marseilles seemingly at peace - the battle for freedom
was won, and now the remaining Five Fingers are of colonialism on a society?
prominent leaders of their town. However, after
reuniting with childhood love, Lerato, and her fiery son, Why is it important to use
Sizwe, it becomes clear that Marseilles is caught in the
grip of a vicious new threat and to Tau's dismay, his fictional films to talk about
childhood friends themselves may have allowed it in.
When he and his loved ones become direct targets, he
real life?
is reluctantly compelled to fight once and for all.
What are the duties of the
Five Fingers for Marseilles
Calling on partners-in-crime, both old friends and new,
the Five Fingers rise again. Standing against once-allies government to its citizens?
and new enemies alike, they must put their lives at risk
Directed by Michael Matthew for the sake of Marseilles. It's their duty to protect it.
African communities
NO UNDER 16 Even from each other.
Languages: Sesotho with English subtitles struggled for freedom under
colonialism…
- How do ex colonial powers
still stay involved in present
governments in Africa?
INTERESTING Khulumani: Corruption
25 years into the new South
ORGANISATION www.khulumani.net Watch Toll Africa, how have things
DOING WORK ON Khulumani Support Group is a social movement in South Africa Free Line: improved compared to when
comprising some 85,000+ victims and survivors of Apartheid-era
0800 02 34 56 your parents were your age?
HELPING VICTIMS
gross human rights violations. It is one of the fastest growing social
movements in Southern Africa, started by victims and survivors of
gross human rights abuses under apartheid.
OF APARTHEID: Contact info: info@khulumani.net / marje@khulumani.net
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Ade and Femi are expatriate Why are people attacking foreign
Nigerian brothers. Ade is a successful owned shops?
banker in London, while Femi, once
a political dissident in his home What can be done by the
country, has had to escape to South community to end violence and
Africa, live in refugee tenements xenophobia?
and work menial jobs. The brothers
have not only been physically Why do so many people come to South Africa
estranged, their relationship is seeking work,
riddled with unspoken betrayal, guilt
and scorn, which they have carried Why is it important to have a network of support
since the early days of their youth. around you?
During a short visit to Johannesburg,
What can you do if you know someone who has a
Ade discovers that his brother has
been missing for a week. He sets out experienced xenophobic violence?
to investigate Femi's mysterious Why is it important for people to be honest about
disappearance, reconstructing the their struggles?
pieces of his everyday life and the
cruel hardships he endured just to Why is it so hard for men to be honest when they are
survive. A riot erupts while Ade is suffering with money?
visiting Femi's former boss in one of
the townships. Ade is forced to take Why are so many South Africans prejudice and
shelter with the employer. The xenophobic to people from other African countries
mounting violence outside seeps when borders between African countries were
into their exchanges and, invented by colonial powers?
eventually, prompts an explosion of
Man on Ground revelation. Why are so many South Africans prejudice and
xenophobic to people from other African countries
Directed by Akim Omotoso when they protected our struggle activists and
NO UNDER 16 provide them with safe passage during exile?
Languages: English
Xenophobia Theme
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SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR South Africa is Africa’s most
industrialised country, and it
AUDIENCE FACILITATION: attracts thousands of foreign
nationals every year, seeking
refuge from poverty, economic
crises, war and government
Why do you think that no matter the challenges persecution in their home
or obstacles faced a woman will always make countries. While the majority of
them are from elsewhere on the
sure her family is taken care of? continent, such as Zimbabwe,
What are your talents, and what are you inspired Malawi, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Somalia and Ethiopia,
to do? many also come from Pakistan
and Bangladesh. Xenophobic
Why is it important to be confident about your violence against foreign nationals
ability? in South Africa has worsened.
South Africa witnessed
Why is it important to grab hold of opportunities? widespread xenophobic attacks
since 1994 in provinces such as
Why do we suffer from a lack of self esteem? Gauteng, Western Cape, Free
State, Limpopo and KwaZulu
What can you do to help follow your dreams? Natal. Xenophobia is generally
What can you do to never give up on your goals? defined as ‘the deep dislike of
non-nationals by nationals of a
Why is it important to watch films about other recipient state.’ This definition is
Cook Off African countries in South Africa where we have
also used by the South African
Human Rights Commission
Directed by Tomas Brickhill such big problems with xenophobia? (SAHRC). Xenophobia is also a
manifestation of racism and is a
NO UNDER 13 Why do you think so many South Africans do not crime.
Languages: Shona, English like foreign Africans? _________________________________________________
Do you think that national borders (created Emergency Number:
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SYNOPSIS during colonial times) have created bigger
problems for African countries like South and _________________________________________________
Single mother Anesu's life is turned upside Zimbabwe? Crime Stop:
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Do you consider Zimbabweans as your
TV competition. A refreshing view of _________________________________________________
contemporary life in Harare, Zimbabwe, neighbours/brothers?
SMS us on 079 891 3036 and
told through the lens of a classic romantic
a trained lay counsellor will
comedy.
call you back.
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Why Is it important to have a solid
dream?
In a vibrant and diverse Johannesburg community, 21-year- Why do so many people struggle with
old Afro-hipster Ayanda has a knack for taking neglected alcohol abuse issues?
pieces of furniture and “bringing them back to love”. Eight
years after her father’s death, she is determined to revive his Why is it important for young girls to have
prized garage business, which is in deep debt and in strong female role models who are good
danger of being sold. The film crackles with infectious business women?
energy and style, capturing a vividly contemporary view of Why is it important to have a good
South Africa. Inspired by the possibilities of a modern African business mentor when developing a new
aesthetic AYANDA explores the core theme of how we let idea?
go of the things and people we love.
What do you think the rights of women
Ayanda why do you think so many struggle to be
financially independet?
Directed bySara Blecher
Do you know people like Ayanda?
Languages: English
ORGANISATIONS Stop Gender Violence POWA - People Marie Stopes:
DOING WORK ON Helpline South Africa: Opposing Women FREE WOMENS CLINICS FOR CONTRACEPTION/HIV
TESTING/ABORTION ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA
GENDER BASED 0800 150 150 Abuse:
24-Hrs 0800 11 77 85
VIOLENCE IN 011 642 4345
Our 24 hour confidential crisis We seek to impact the quality of life in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA: intervention service is available at no 011 642 4346 by decreasing maternal and infant mortality,
averting unsafe, illegal abortions, decreasing the
cost to all sectors of the community info@powa.co.za number of unwanted pregnancies through
contraceptive uptake, reducing the impact of HIV,
regardless of race, religion or social A Safe and equal society intolerant of all forms of STIs and cervical cancer and expanding our services
standing. violence against women and girls in all their diversity,
whenever and wherever possible.
where they are treated with respect and dignity and
their rights are promoted...
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Xolani joins the other men of Why is it important to push boundaries with
his community on a journey to the types of stories we tell?
the mountains to initiate a How do we combat homophobia in our
group of teenagers into communities?
manhood. His entire existence How do we celebrate traditional cultures
starts to unravel when a while acknowledging diversity within them?
defiant initiate from the city How do we give platforms for diverse
discovers his best-kept secret, voices to be heard if our views on culture
a forbidden love. are one dimensional? How does culture
give gender meaning?
When we screened the film we
make sure we invited Does identifying as gay mean one is less of
traditional leaders/healers as a man?
well as outspoken LGBTQI Does being a man mean you cannot
activists to ensure a productive identify as gay?
dialogue was created from What does being a man entail?
INXEBA: The Wound
diverse points of view.
What is masculinity?
How do we avoid the exclusion and
Directed by John Trengrove
discrimination of the LGBTIQ community in
NO UNDER 18!
lwaluko?
Languages: Xhosa with English subtitles
What is your opinion of initiation being used
LGBTQI focus so only suitable for intimate/workshop styled screenings as a platform to give a voice to culturally
subjugated homosexual individuals?
Has the film been able to affect change in
the mindsets of communities and
ORGANISATION The Other Foundation: National LGBTQI
Support Toll Free
individuals in how they are able to grapple
with homosexuality as an extension of
masculinities?
DOING WORK ON theotherfoundation.org
Line: What do you think about the fact that the
0800 33 33 31
LGBTQI+ RIGHTS: Everyone should be free to live a safe and dignified life, have a family and make
their contribution to society. The Other Foundation works to change the views,
director of the film is a white male, but that
Xhosa men wrote the screenplay with him?
practices and institutions that prevent people – because of who they are or who
they love – from being able to do that in southern Africa. We gather support for SMS us on 079 891
those who are working to protect and advance the rights, wellbeing and social
inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities – and we give
3036 and a trained lay
support in a smart way that helps groups to work better for lasting change. counsellor will call you
back.
Contact info: admin@theotherfoundation.org
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Based on true events, Ellen tells of the troubled relationship
between a mother and her drug-addicted son - a
Do you know people who are addicted to
relationship that will eventually drive her to the edge and
drugs/alcohol? What support do they have?
lead to his murder. In 2007, the death of 20 year old Abie
Pakkies created a stir in South Africa and the world. The Do you think that going to prison
most disturbing part of the case was that the murderer was rehabilitates people?
his mother, Ellen. When advocate Adrian Samuels takes on Do you think that there are rehabilitation
the case, he is determined to prove that Ellen Pakkies had centres for drug and alcohol abuse near
no choice. But what compelled her to stop seeking help? your community?
How does a mother become desperate enough to take her What can communities do to protect
own son's life? Told across two timelines, Ellen is the people from falling into the trap of drug and
harrowing account of a woman put through the penal alcohol abuse?
system, tried for murder and driven by an unflinching love
What is the role that can be played by
for her son. It delves into the inner psyche of a family young people in empowering other young
Ellen ravaged by drugs in one of the most dangerous people who are struggling with addiction?
communities in South Africa. A scourge that extends
beyond the Cape Flats and highlights a systematic failure to What is the role that can be played by
Directed by Daryne Joshua
protect the poorest of the poor. elders in assisting people struggling with
NO UNDER 16 addiction?
Languages: Afrikaans with English subtitles
ORGANISATION Sanca: Department of Social Narcotics Anonymous
DOING WORK ON Sanca provides specialised and affordable prevention Development’s (NA):
and treatment services for alcohol and other drug
dependence. A national body established in 1956, it has Substance Abuse Line:
DRUG/ALCOHOL
NA is a non-profit organisation for recovering drug
independently operated societies and counselling
centres in all nine provinces. addicts who meet regularly to help each other
Offers support, guidance and help for people
ABUSE &
stay clean.
addicted to drugs and alcohol as well as their families.
Sanca – Johannesburg: Run in partnership with the SA Depression and Anxiety
08611 REHAB (73422) or (011) 673-0400 Group. National 24-hour helpline:
REHABILITATION: sanca-jhb.org.za 083 900 MY NA (083 900 69 62)
National toll-free helpline:
Sanca – Western Cape:
0800 12 13 14 or SMS 32312 www.na.org.za
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Tragedy strikes "The Lucky
TB is a contagious disease transmitted through
Specials", a small-time cover the air. It is not a curse. It is not a moral failure. It
band from a dusty South African is caused by bacteria (germs). Anyone can get
town, forcing them to struggle TB.
just to hold themselves together.
TB is curable if you start treatment early and
Director, Rea Rangaka, is an complete the entire course of drugs.
actor-director who completed Make sure you and your loved ones get tested
his master’s degree in film as soon as possible if you have been in close
directing on a Fulbright
Scholarship at Chapman
contact with someone with TB.
University’s Dodge College of Make sure you get tested as soon as possible if
Film and Media Arts in Los you have a cough for more than two weeks or
Angeles. His graduate film “Ode other common TB symptoms such as night
in Blood” won the Cecil B.
DeMille award for best director.
sweats, weight loss, and fatigue.
His most recent project is “The If you fail to complete your TB medications, you
Lucky Specials”. As an actor risk becoming contagious again and getting
himself, he manages to bring out even sicker, with a drug-resistant strain. Then
of his cast natural and powerful
performances, has a brilliant eye
you will need a longer, more invasive set of
for mis-en-scene, and is an treatments.
exciting new talent. TB and HIV are different diseases. But having
The Lucky Specials HIV puts you at higher risk to get TB. And they
Directed by Rea Rangaka both get worse if you are “co-infected,” or
NO UNDER 13
Languages: Zulu or English
have both diseases.
TB FocusSunbox
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What is the long-term impact of colonialism on a society? 24-Hrs
What role can a community have in combatting You may be going through a difficult time and
gangsterism? are possibly feeling alone, confused and scared.
If you are feeling like this then the best thing you
What similarities are there between the stories of the can do for yourself is to talk to someone. Child
Line understands that sometimes the people you
Number and Gangs from the 60s and now? should be able to talk to are just not available or
you feel scared to approach them. That is why
Why are gangs such a big part of life for many in Cape we’ve set up a toll-free line. You can call us to
Town? talk through a problem or we can assist you
should you have something to report.
Why do people you know abuse alcohol and drugs? _______________________________________________
What can be done by the community and their families Suicide Crisis Line:
to help them?
0800 567 567
Why is it important to have a network of support around
SMS 31393
you?
Noem My Skollie
_______________________________________________
What can you do if you know someone who has a
problem with drugs and alcohol? Depression and
Directed by Daryne Joshua How can we make our families stronger? Anxiety Helpline:
NO UNDER 16 0800 70 80 90
Languages: Afrikaans with English subtitles Why is it so important to stay loyal and honest with your
family? _______________________________________________
What can you do if your family is abusing you? Lifeline:
SYNOPSIS Why is it important for people to be honest about their 0861 322 322
struggles? 24-hour crisis
A young man, jailed for thievery, turns to
storytelling to protect himself from the
Why is it so hard for men to be honest when they are intervention service
suffering with money?
worst that prison life has to offer. "Emotional First Aid station". Free, confidential
Why does money make people do bad things? telephone counselling, rape counselling, trauma
Good idea to show it Matric students counselling, Aids counselling, and a range of
other services. Counsellors help callers with
needing to prepare for their Afrikaans challenges such as trauma, suicide, and
Exams. relationship issues.Sunbox SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR
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SYNOPSIS
What does freedom mean to
Based on a true story. In a racially-charged
and violent 1950's rural South Africa, a you?
liberal journalist recounts the epic chase, What is the long-term impact
edge-of-your-seat capture and intriguing of colonialism on a society?
trial of a flamboyant, native "Robin Hood".
His captivating re-imagining, paints a How does the film speak to
portrait of a divisive outlaw - hunted by the current themes of South
Republic, elusive even to his loved ones, all African politics
whilst remaining a champion of the
disenchanted. It is an aggressive
Why is it important to use
exploration of the effects of colonial fictional films to talk about
displacement that sewed the seeds for real like?
one of the most viciously racist, political
regimes in history.
What are the duties of the
government to its citizens?
Sew the Winter to my Skin African communities
Directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
NO UNDER 16
struggled for freedom under
Languages: Afrikaans with English subtitles colonialism .
How do ex colonial powers
still stay involved in present
governments in Africa?
25 years into the new South
ORGANISATION ODAC: Contact info:
facebook.com/ Africa how have things
DOING WORK ON opendemocracy.org.za
ODACSA/ improved compared to
GOOD
ODAC are leading experts in relation to access to information and freedom of
expression in South Africa, and on the continent. We have driven strategic Corruption Watch when your parents were your
age?
litigation on the Promotion of Access to Information Act and Protected Disclosures
Act, and remain at the forefront at parliamentary advocacy on laws relating to
Toll Free Line:
GOVERNANCE transparency and good governance. Fundamentally, ODAC believes that
realising the right to know will make a material and tangible social change, while
forwarding social and economic justice. By promoting transparency, enhancing 0800 023 456
CITIZEN RIGHTS: access to information, supporting whistleblowers and liberating data, we are
forwarding a culture of accountability and openness to meet the needs of
citizens.Sunbox
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Films
SUGGESTED QUESTIONS/THEMES FOR audience aware of the
AUDIENCE FACILITATION: content of the film prior
to screening. Stories
about sexual assault,
Do you believe women can heal from sexual violence?
Why do families sometimes ostracise survivors of sexual violence?
rape and sexual and
What power do words and stories hold? What does telling the truth about physical torture are
one’s own experience as a survivor of sexual violence do for an relayed in the film. You
individual? For their family and community? How does it change feelings
of shame or lack of love (such as in the case of babies born of rape)? may consider having a
Sexual assault can range from inappropriate touching, to a life- social worker, therapist,
threatening attack, rape or any other penetration of the mouth, vagina,
anus or drug facilitated sexual assault. It’s a myth that victims of sexual
and/or rape crisis
assault always look battered and bruised. A sexual assault may leave no counselor on hand to
outward signs, but it’s still a crime.
support viewers and
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or
improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: survivors who might be
physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, sexual assault, violation, rape, triggered.
unjust practices; wrongful practice or custom; offence; crime, or otherwise _______________________________________________
verbal aggression
Emotional abuse (also known as psychological abuse) is any act including Stop Gender Violence
confinement, isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation, Helpline South Africa:
The Tale infantilisation, or any other treatment which may diminish the sense of
identity, dignity, and self-worth.
0800 150 150
24-Hrs
Directed by Jennifer Fox Physical abuse is an intentional act of another party involving contact
intended to cause feelings of physical pain, injury, or other physical Our 24 hour confidential crisis
NO UNDER 16 suffering or bodily harm. intervention service is available at no
Languages: English cost to all sectors of the community
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, regardless of race, religion or social
battering, family violence, dating abuse, and intimate partner violence
TRIGGER WARNING: GENDER BASED VIOLENCE* (IPV), is a pattern of behaviour which involves the abuse by one partner
standing.
_______________________________________________
against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage,
cohabitation, dating or within the family. Domestic violence can take POWA - People Opposing
SYNOPSIS many forms, including physical aggression or assault (hitting, kicking,
Women Abuse:
biting, shoving, restraining, slapping, throwing objects, battery), or threats
Jennifer has it all, with a loving boyfriend and a great thereof; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; controlling or domineering; 011 642 4345
career as a journalist and professor. But when her intimidation; stalking; passive/covert abuse (e.g., neglect); and economic
mother discovers a story - "The Tale" - that Jennifer deprivation. 011 642 4346
wrote when she was 13, detailing a special Date rape is forcible sexual intercourse during a voluntary social info@powa.co.za
relationship Jennifer had with two adult coaches, engagement in which the “victim” did not intend to submit to the sexual
A Safe and equal society intolerant of all forms
Jennifer returns to the Carolina horse farm where the advances and resisted the acts (either by verbal refusal, denials or pleas of violence against women and girls in all their
events transpired to try to reconcile her version of to stop, and/or physical resistance). diversity, where they are treated with respect
and dignity and their rights are promoted...
events with the truth.KID-FRIENDLY
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A Swazi girl embarks on a What role does this film have in
dangerous quest to rescue inspiring children to to tell their
her young twin brothers.
This animated African tale own stories?
is born in the imaginations What are the long term impacts
of five orphaned children
in Swaziland who on HIV not being treated?
collaborate to tell a story Why is it important for African
of perseverance drawn
from their darkest
children to experience stories
memories and brightest about Africa and stories about
dreams. Their fictional strong female character?
character's journey is
interwoven with poetic What does the film make
and observational audiences think about self-
documentary scenes to esteem, cultural pride, or sense of
create a genre-defying
celebration of collective inspiration or ambition?
storytelling. What other kinds of similar stories
Liyana could you imagine being told in
Directed by Aaron Kopp & Amanda Kopp your community?
Heritage/Family Friendly
Languages: English + SubtitlesSunbox
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SYNOPSIS AUDIENCE FACILITATION:
What role does this film have in
inspiring children to to tell their own
stories?
Jo is a young girl living in
a small village in Kenya. What does it make you feel when you
It's her dream to become watch a film about such a strong
a super-heroine, but female character who is terminally ill?
unfortunately these
ambitions are hindered Film is supposed to show something
by her impending that you didn’t imagine before - how
terminal illness. As an does Supermodo do that?
attempt to make her Why is it important for African children
desires possible the whole
to experience stories about Africa and
village is plotting a genius
plan with the goal to
stories about strong female character?
make her wish come true. What does the film make audiences
think about self-esteem, imagination,
or sense of inspiration or ambition?
Supermodo What other kinds of similar stories could
Directed by Likarion Wainaina you imagine being told in your
Family Friendly community?
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When an old villager insists
on attending school so he What role does this film have in
can learn to read,
everyone learns that it's inspiring children to stay in
never too late to dream. school?
The First Grader is a 2010
biographical drama film What is the long-term impact of
directed by Justin colonialism on a society?
Chadwick. It stars Naomie
Harris, Oliver Litondo, and Why is it important for African
Tony Kgoroge. The film is children to experience stories
based on the true story of
Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan about Africa and stories about
farmer who enrolled in elders who do not give up?
elementary school at the
age of 84 following the Is it interesting to you that the
Kenyan government's story is set in Kenya - yet relates to
announcement of free
universal primary education where you live?
in 2003.
What other kinds of similar stories
The First Grader could you imagine being told in
Directed by Justin Chadwick your community?
Heritage/Family Friendly
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After his herd rejects him What role does art have in
for having only half his
stripes, a young zebra shifting peoples’ views of
(Jake T. Austin) sets out on Africa?
a mis- sion across the
Karoo Desert to find the Why is it important for African
legendary water hole children to experience stories
where the first zebras got
their distinctive markings. about Africa and wildlife from
The film stars the voices of Africa?
Jake T. Austin, Steve
Buscemi, Loretta Devine, Is it interesting to you that the
Laurence Fishburne, voices for the main characters
Richard E. Grant, Anna
Sophia Robb, Catherine in this African animation are
Tate, and Liam Neeson. Hollywood stars from America?
Release date: 25 October
2013 Director: Anthony What other kinds of children
Silverston friendly stories could you
Khumba imagine being told through
Directed by Anthony Silverston
Animation, Family Friendly animation?
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Zambezia (also known as Adventures in
Zambezia) is a 2012 English-language
South African 3D computer-animated
adventure film. The film was directed by
What role does art have in
Wayne Thornley, written by Andrew
Cook, Raffaella Delle Donne, and shifting peoples’ views of
Anthony Silverston, and starring the
voices of Jeremy Suarez, Abigail Breslin, Africa?
Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy, and
Samuel L. Jackson with supporting roles
done by Jim Cummings, Richard E.
Why is it important for African
Grant, Jenifer Lewis, Jamal Mixon, and
David Shaughnessy. It is the first film children to experience stories
produced by Triggerfish Animation
Studios and distributed by Cinema about Africa and wildlife from
Africa?
Management Group and Sony Pictures
in English territories.
Kai is a naive, but high-spirited young
Peregrine falcon who lives with his father
Tendai. After a visit from Gogo and Tini, Is it interesting to you that the
Kai travels to "Zambezia", a bustling bird
city on the edge of the majestic Victoria voices for the main characters
in this African animation are
Falls where he discovers the truth about
his origins and learns how to be part of
the community. While learning of his
father's past, Kai ends up having to work Hollywood stars from America?
with Zambezia's defenders called the
"Hurricanes" to protect Zambezia from
Budzo, a monstrous rock-monitor who What other kinds of children
friendly stories could you
has persuaded the Marabous (who have
been left out of the development of
Zambezia
Zambezia) to help him with his invasion.
imagine being told through
Directed by Wayne Thornley
Animation, Family Friendly animation?
Languages: EnglishDOCUMENTARY
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The Soweto uprising of 1976 is well documented: What role did the 1976 student protests
students peacefully protested the mandatory inclusion have in ending Apartheid rule? What role
of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. By nightfall over did the parents play during the uprising?
200 lay dead. The less well-documented ‘76 protest What is the long-term impact of
action by activists in Bonteheuwel, Langa and the colonialism on a society?
Cape Flats, and student deaths, are the heart of this Are youth voices heard in the media
film. Personal reflections of struggle stalwarts Fatima now?
Dike, Dr Mongane Wally Serote and Duma Ndlovu What similarities are there between the
consid- er the states’ brutal response, the influence of youth of 76 and the current generation?
the Black Consciousness Movement and their Do you believe the uprising was key to the
disappoint- ment with the current state of the nation. It’s resistance and the fight against the
a glimpse into 70s SA, the cost of the fight for education apartheid government?
and freedom, and especially relevant 40 years later as
What is the Black Consciousness
university students take on the ANC government de-
movement?
manding free, quality education.
How did the Bantu Education system take
Uprize! away from black identity?
By Sifiso Khanyile What identity was being taught through
NO UNDER 13 Bantu Education?
Languages: English
Was it possible to imagine a positive black
Education Theme: Documentary identity under Bantu Education?
What impact does art have on black
identity?
What would a truly African education
ORGANISATION
Child Welfare SA
Equal Education: Report neglect or abuse of a
system look like?
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child: 0861 4 CHILD (24453) How can art be used within your
equaleducation.org.za
National: (011) 452-4110 community to educate?
info.easterncape@equaleducation.org.za
IMPROVING Equal Education was founded in February 2008. EE is a community and
E-mail: info@childwelfaresa.org.za Why are protests such an important
symbol of democracy in South Africa?
STANDARDS OF membership-based movement who is striving for quality and equality in the South Website:
African education system, through campaigns based on research and policy www.childwelfaresa.org.za
analysis.
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How does poor access to good quality
An unflinching look at the #FeesMustFall student
education affect people of South Africa
movement that burst onto the South African political
in relation to their access to economic
landscape in 2015 as a protest over the cost of
opportunities?
education, and morphed into the most militant
national revolt since the country’s first democratic Based on the government poor service
elections in 1994. The story is told by four student delivery, do you think the government
leaders at Wits University and their Vice Chancellor, need more time or it is completely failing
Adam Habib, a left-wing, former anti-apartheid to empower people of South Africa?
student activist. When Habib’s efforts to contain the One may argue that the government
protest fail, he brings 1000 police on to campus. There cannot afford to provide free education
are dire consequences for the young leaders: Mcebo as then the facilities/infrastructure will
Dlamini is arrested and charged with serious offences, suffer - do you agree with this statement?
Shaeera Kalla is shot 13 times with rubber-coated
“Giving people free education can be
bullets; others, fearing the involvement of the state
seen as “spoon feeding”, the
security agencies, are forced into hiding.
government should create more jobs
Everything Must Fall instead. What are your thoughts on the
above statement?
Directed by Rehad Desai
NO UNDER 16 What is the role that can be played by
Languages: English young people in empowering other
young people who don't have access to
Student Rights, Fees Must Fall Movement education?
What is the role that can be played by
the private sector in assisting people
struggling to access education?
ORGANISATION Ikamva Youth: Stand No. 1603, 4409 Bluegum
Street, Ebony Park Ext 3,
It has been 25 years since democracy,
can we really continuously blame the
DOING WORK ON
Our mission is to enable disadvantage youth to pull themselves and each Midrand, 1685 apartment government for the in justices
other out of poverty and into tertiary education or employment. We have a
track record of achieving this mission. IkamvaYouth provides a safe space for of the past?
NOMPUMEZO MAKINANA
IMPROVING
learners to be after class ends, where they receive help with their homework
and a host of other services and support to ensure they succeed. Since our Branch Coordinator, Joza | Do you think that the Fees Must Fall
humble beginnings, we have grown from one branch to more than fifteen
and support over 5,000 learners per year through our various programmes. movement was successful?
STUDENT MARKS Contact info: LERATO KHENE
046 637 1242 / 074 686 5140
nompumezo@ikamvayouth.org
IN SOUTH AFRICA:
Branch Coordinator,Ivory Park | 2 Sani Street, Joza Location,
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SERVICE DELIVERY &
What is the long-term impact of colonialism on a society? SANITATION ACCESS:
_______________________________________________
How does poor living conditions affect people of South Africa in
relation to their health, access to different resources including SERI: Socio
clinics, ambulances?
Based on the government poor service delivery, do you think the
Economic Rights
government need more time or it is completely failing to Institute of South
empower people of South Africa?
One may argue that people living in Shacks are just lazy on
Africa
building their own houses. What are your thoughts on that SERI was established as a non-profit
statement? company in 2009. It is a South African
human rights organisation which
As we understand that poor living conditions may lead to crime. provides professional assistance to
Can we actually use that statement as the motive behind crime individuals, communities and social
movements seeking to protect and
or we can simply rely on the “free will” approach, meaning advance their socio-economic rights.
people choose to commit crime. These are the rights to housing, water,
healthcare services, fair labour
“Giving people free houses can be seen as “spoon feeding”, the practices, electricity, sanitation, a clean
government should create more jobs instead. What are your and healthy environment, education
Dear Mandela thoughts on the above statement?
What is the role that can be played by young people in
and various children’s rights, which are
grounded in South Africa’s Constitution.
SERI also seeks to protect the sites within
Directed by Dara Kell empowering people living in shacks? which people campaign for the
protection and advancement of these
NO UNDER 13 What is the role that can be played by the private sector in rights. We work to protect the political
Languages: English assisting people living in eMjondolo? spaces in which socio-economic rights
activists, social movements, community-
Housing Theme It has been 24 years since democracy, can we really continuously based organisations, and trade unions
blame the apartment government for the in justices of the past? are able to express themselves freely,
assemble and protest without unjustified
SYNOPSIS Among other issues that affect the government and people of
South Africa, including unemployment, Fees must fall, crime etc.,
state interference, and be free from
arbitrary arrest and detention.
why do you think the priority should be given to homeless people
Abahlali base Mjondolo, the term is in of South Africa.
isiZulu which refers to the people who People have lost hope, especially on voting for different political Contact:
stay in shacks, is a South African social parties in South Africa because of empty promises. What do you
think can be the best solution moving forward?
sanele@seri-sa.org
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people centred on the city of Durban. 011 356 5860Sunbox
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SERVICE DELIVERY &
What is the long-term impact of colonialism on a society? SANITATION ACCESS:
_______________________________________________
How does poor living conditions affect people of South Africa in
relation to their health, access to different resources including SERI: Socio
clinics, ambulances?
Do you think many people still carry deep psychological scars
Economic Rights
from Apartheid - do you know people who are like that? What Institute of South
support do they have?
Is the rainbow nation a myth?
Africa
SERI was established as a non-profit
Did Mandela bring freedom to all South Africans?
company in 2009. It is a South African
Did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission do enough to bring human rights organisation which
provides professional assistance to
the country together?
individuals, communities and social
Is South Africa a unified country 25 years into the new movements seeking to protect and
advance their socio-economic rights.
Democracy
These are the rights to housing, water,
What do you think will create more unity, less crime and more healthcare services, fair labour
practices, electricity, sanitation, a clean
equality in the country?
and healthy environment, education
1994: The Bloody Miracle Do you think 25 years is a long enough time to see real changes?
Based on the government poor service delivery, do you think the
and various children’s rights, which are
grounded in South Africa’s Constitution.
SERI also seeks to protect the sites within
Directed by Bert Haitsma & Meg Rickards government needs more time or it is completely failing to which people campaign for the
protection and advancement of these
NO UNDER 13 empower people of South Africa?
rights. We work to protect the political
Languages: English “Giving people free houses can be seen as “spoon feeding”, the spaces in which socio-economic rights
activists, social movements, community-
government should create more jobs instead. What are your
New South Africa/Democracy/Post Apartheid Themes based organisations, and trade unions
thoughts on the above statement? are able to express themselves freely,
assemble and protest without unjustified
SYNOPSIS What is the role that can be played by young people in
empowering the country?
state interference, and be free from
arbitrary arrest and detention.
What is the role that can be played by the private sector in
As South Africa celebrates its 25Th anniversary of the
advent of democracy in 1994, it's hard to believe that the assisting people living in poor conditions?
'Mandela Miracle' nearly didn't happen. In an orgy of It has been 25 years since democracy, can we really Contact:
countrywide violence, some were intent on derailing the
first free elections. Now for the first time, those responsible
for countless deaths and widespread mayhem explain
continuously blame the apartment government for the in justices
of the past?
sanele@seri-sa.org
how they nearly brought South Africa to its knees. 1994 is a
chilling look at what these hard men did to thwart
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In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa's How does the film deconstruct pre-
biggest platinum mines began a strike for better conceived notions of a worker’s place in
wages. Six days into the protests, the police used society?
live ammunition to brutally suppress it, killing 34 and What are some of the new ways that we
injuring many more. In August 2012, mineworkers in understand the Marikana massacre as
one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines well as the mining sector by following the
began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days film story?
into the strike, the police used live ammunition to
brutally suppress the strike, killing 34 and injuring How has government and Lonmin Mine
many more.The police insisted that they shot in self- worked to appease the people of
defense. Miners Shot Down tells a different story, Marikana?
one that unfolds in real time over seven days, like a Are miners/workers respected in our
ticking time bomb. communities?
Are workers rights for men and women the
Showing this film is not to highlight a political same? Should they be?
agenda but do unpack the atrocity and how it has
Miners Shot Down
How can we make mining corporations
affected South Africa. more responsible for the communities
Directed by Rehad Desai they extract labour from?
NO UNDER 16 What is the role of documentary film in
Languages: English activism? Whats does this film stir up in you
as an audience member?
Workers Rights Themes
Has there been any socio-economic
transformation in Marikana since the
slaying of the miners
-Have the community members and
ORGANISATION Lawyers for Human Rights JHB: (011) 339 1960
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families of the slain mineworkers been
given a platform to gain closure?
DOING WORK ON (LHR): Musina: How can the South African public better
+27 (15) 534 2203 engage government to take more
IMPROVING
LHR is an independent human rights organisation with over 35 years of
human rights activism and public interest litigation in South Africa. The —————————— accountability for the Marikana Massacre
organisation uses the law as a positive instrument for change and to now that Cyril Ramaphosa is president?
PTA: (012) 320 2943
WORKER’S
deepen the democratisation of South African society. It provides free
legal services to vulnerable, marginalised and indigent individuals and
communities, both non- national and South African victims of unlawful ——————————
RIGHTS: KZN: 031 301 0531
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Strike a Rock
Directed by Aliki Saragas
NO UNDER 16
Languages: English
Workers Rights Themes
Two women lead their poverty-stricken community in a
fight for justice after a massacre.
SYNOPSIS
ORGANISATION JHB: (011) 339 1960 SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR
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How does the film deconstruct pre-conceived notions of a woman’s place in society?
The film emphasizes women led narratives. This is important because we don't often see women as part of the mining sector. What
WORKER’S are some of the new ways that we understand the Marikana massacre as well as the mining sector by following the stories of the
PTA: (012) 320 2943 women in the Wonderkop community?
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RIGHTS:
In a society that consistently emphasizes the role of men in resistance, Why is it important to centre women's contributions and
KZN: 031 301 0531 experiences? How does the film make us think differently/grow our understanding of women in resistance?
Are women respected in our communities?
Are workers rights for men and women the same? Should they be?
Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR): How can we make mining corporations more responsible for the communities they extract labour from?
LHR is an independent human rights organisation with over 35 years of human rights activism This is a very intimate story focussed on black people that are struggling against structural inequalities that most white people never
and public interest litigation in South Africa. The organisation uses the law as a positive have to consider. Do you think it is appropriate for a white woman to make this film? Do you think she treated the women of
instrument for change and to deepen the democratisation of South African society. It Marikana with dignity and respect in her filmmaking process? Do you think a black filmmaker would have approached the film
provides free legal services to vulnerable, marginalised and indigent individuals and differently?
communities, both non- national and South African victims of unlawful infringements of their
constitutional rights. Does the film make us think about the relationship between community organising and party politics?Sunbox
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SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR South Africa is Africa’s most
industrialised country, and it
AUDIENCE FACILITATION: attracts thousands of foreign
nationals every year, seeking
refuge from poverty, economic
What is the long-term impact of colonialism on a crises, war and government
society persecution in their home
countries. While the majority of
Why do you think the war in Congo has gone largely them are from elsewhere on the
unrecognised? continent, such as Zimbabwe,
Malawi, Democratic Republic of
What is the cause of the war in Congo? Congo, Somalia and Ethiopia,
many also come from Pakistan
How does poor living conditions under conflict / war and Bangladesh. Xenophobic
affect people in relation to their health? violence against foreign nationals
in South Africa has worsened.
Do you know anyone from another African country South Africa witnessed
who came to South Africa/Zambia to flee war? widespread xenophobic attacks
since 1994 in provinces such as
Are people accepting of them? Gauteng, Western Cape, Free
State, Limpopo and KwaZulu
Did you know much about the Congo before
This is Congo
Natal. Xenophobia is generally
watching this film? defined as ‘the deep dislike of
non-nationals by nationals of a
Directed by Daniel McCabe How did the film make you feel? recipient state.’ This definition is
NO UNDER 16 What role do you think international governments also used by the South African
Human Rights Commission
Languages: English have in making sure African countries with natural (SAHRC). Xenophobia is also a
Mining, Colonialism, International Trade, Rebel mineral wealth and resources never find lasting manifestation of racism and is a
& Conflict Themes peace? crime.
_________________________________________________
What do you think needs to be done to stop conflicts
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SYNOPSIS of this nature?
10111
Over the last two decades, the Democratic
Do you think African countries like the DRC will ever _________________________________________________
Republic of the Congo has seen more than 5 be peaceful?
million conflict-related deaths, multiple regime Crime Stop:
changes and the wholesale impoverishment of its
Has this movie made you think differently about 08600 10111
people. Although this ongoing conflict is the world's people coming to South Africa from other African _________________________________________________
bloodiest since WWII, little is known in the West countries?
about the players or stakes involved. This look into SMS us on 079 891 3036 and
Africa's longest continuing conflict follows four a trained lay counsellor will
characters -- a whistleblower, a patriotic military call you back.
commander, a mineral dealer and a displaced
tailor.Sunbox
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When the Storm
Fades After the screening, you may give the audience five to ten
minutes to write down or engage in a guided conversation:
By Sean Devlin
How do they feel towards Jerry/other players in the film?
ALL AGES
Languages: English What was the most important thing in the film for you?
Did the film reflect any experience in your own life, or of those
Can be used as a tool to: Raise awareness of
the role that ordinary people can play in around you?
combatting climate change. Did the film change your opinion about anything, or make you
more aware of issues people of the Philippines are facing?
Before the screening: Can audience members explain the main causes of Climate
change, globally and locally?
What are the links between the film and climate change?
Depending on the audience, it may be useful to have a brainstorming session before. Can you explain the impacts on climate change in your own
• How many people know about Typhoon Haiyan? community (Physical impacts, effects on different sectors,
• What do they know about the storm? livelihood implications)
How would you explain Climate Change to someone who
knew nothing about it?
How can we make large companies and corporations more
responsible for the communities destroyed on the front lines of
the climate crisis?
ORGANISATION Friends of the Earth South Africa/ Has the film affected the way you think about the role of
DOING WORK ON GroundWork:
activism?
What is the role that can be played by the private sector in
CLIMATE Phone: +27 33 342 5662
assisting people living in Anibong?
Why is it important to push boundaries with the types of stories
Web: www.groundwork.org.za
CHANGE/ we tell?
What needs to be done to save the planet from
ACTIVISM: Center for Environmental Rights: environmental disaster?
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