Publications
Partners
As I Open My Eyes (Tunisia)
Set against the backdrop of the impending ‘Jasmine Revolution’. Farrah is a young woman who dreams of being in a band and must kick back against a conservative society.
The Endless River (South Africa)
Oliver Hermanus wowed with Skoonheid and returns with a farm-murder love story that foregrounds coloured women’s experiences as partners of men who are violent. Early reviews are mixed.
Kiki (Sweden/US)
Documentary. This lively display of youth culture is being compared to the iconic Paris Is Burning. It explores the bold black queers of New York City’s vogueing and ball scenes. Bring it.
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised (Senegal)
Documentary. Three artist-activists in Senegal lead a worldwide revolution to unseat their
self-decreed ‘president-for-life’.
Wonderboy for President
(South Africa)
Here comes kak. John Barker directs Kagiso Ledigo in a dry comedy about two political fixers who secretly run the governing party’s downtown headquarters.
The Brand New Testament (Belgium)
A woman discovers that her father is God. He’s a cruel man tormenting the world via his computer. Audacious.
Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia)
Many call this the best at the fest. A powerful shaman in the Amazon has lived alone for ages. Then an ethnobotanist befriends him and they go on a quest.
Neon Bull (Brazil)
Critics are raving about this quaint but epic film about a rodeo worker who dreams of becoming a tailor.
