CAFF 2013 Programme:
3 November, 2.30pm
ONE MAN’S SHOW
Focusing on the man’s struggle and the price he pays for choosing to be an artist, this beautiful and emotionally gripping film carries us on his journey. With chapters entitled “Birth,” “Hell,” “Purgatory” and “Paradise” the film’s roots are in Dante’s Divine Comedy; as director Aduaka says, ‘Divine Comedy is God’s smile at the man who always wants to control things’.
5 November, 6.30pm
TEY (AUJOURD’HUI)
TEY is a poetic, existential journey in which French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis explores the streets of an unnamed Senegalese city through the eyes of a young man, Satché, who is doomed to death. A magical yet realist twist on the immigrant returning home, this sad and vivid meditation is all at once vibrant, cool and life-affirming.
7 November, 6.00pm
SOMETHING NECESSARY
From the producers of NAIROBI HALF LIFE, this is a film about a pivotal period in the life of Anne, a woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya following the 2007 elections, which claimed the life of her husband, the health of her son and left her isolated farm in ruins. Joseph, a troubled young gang member who participated in the countrywide violence is drawn to Anne and her farm, seemingly in search of redemption. Both he and Anne need something that only the other can give – allowing them to shed the painful memories of their past – but will either of them find it?
10 November, 2.45pm
THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM
Recently the winner of the Golden Punt Award for best fiction film at the Cambridge Film Festival, FORGOTTEN KINGDOM is the profoundly visual story, which tells the tale of Atang: a young man obliged to make a pilgrimage from the bustle of Johannesburg to his native Lesotho upon learning that his father has passed away. The mountainous scenery of Lesotho – the first film produced in the country - provides the canvas for director Andrew Mudge to create a beguiling quest, steeped in the history and culture of the Basotho people.
Book tickets: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Arts_Picturehouse_Cambridge/ * tickets on sale within the next week
12 November, 6.20pm
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN
To be born albino in certain parts of Africa is to be subject to fear and persecution. Old superstitions, peddled by witch-doctors, perpetuate the notion that albinos are demons, whose severed limbs can be used in rituals believed to bring riches to their participants. In Tanzania, Josephat Torner, himself an albino, has campaigned valiantly for albino rights for many years. Touching and vitally important, IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN follows Torner as he travels from community to community, often at great risk to his personal safety, seeking to educate people.
We are pleased to welcome director Harry Freeland and Josephat Torner to a Q&A following the screening.
Book tickets: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Arts_Picturehouse_Cambridge/ * tickets on sale within the next week
13 November, 6.20pm
LUCKY
How could a recently orphaned, 10-year old homeless South African boy ever be called Lucky? Over the grave of his dead mother, Lucky makes a promise to make something of himself. Leaving the security of his remote Zulu village for the big city with the hope of going to school, he arrives on the doorstep of an uncle who has no use for him. Lucky soon befriends a lonely and independent elderly Indian woman, and so their journey begins. Together, unable to speak each other’s language, they develop an unlikely bond. Through an odyssey marked by greed, Ubuntu and ultimately, belonging, LUCKY shows how a child’s spirit can bring out decency, humility and even love in adults struggling to survive in the new South Africa.
We are pleased to welcome director Avie Luthra to a Q&A following the screening.
Book tickets: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Arts_Picturehouse_Cambridge/ * tickets on sale within the next week
