Encounters Unclaimed

We welcome the 23 South African filmmakers whose films are presented this year Their mandate to local film festivals is instrumental to audience growth and the continuation of our development programmes Scan this in a barcode scanner on your SmartPhone to download our programme Shlain expands the definition and explores how increased connectedness is changing our world in the wider sense

Our compelling documentary programme will ignite conversations about a range of urgent political and social issues, often with empathy and deep insight, from justice denied for past political crimes, Jihad radicalisation and the influence of Fanon, to iconic humans: OR Tambo, Gorbachev, Miles Davis…to films about culture; underground Cape Town in the 60s and 70s, theatre during apartheid and traditional Mozambican dance and music…and the wild west of doc formats are on show:  thrillers, mockumentaries, animation and the micro-docs!