Africa in Shorts - 9
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Multi-Screening:
TAB | Narrative Short | 13 minutes / 2019 | Director: Hlumela Matika | Country: South Africa
The Call | Narrative Short | 10 minutes / 2019 | Directors: Iban Bester, Zinhle Zulu | Country: South Africa
The Golden Record | Narrative Short | 19 minutes / 2020 | Directors: Brandon C. Thomas, Kyle Ferguson | Country: USA
The Trial of Miss Mudimbe | Narrative Short | 15 minutes / 2019 | Director: Melanee Murray-Hunt | Country: Canada
Film(s) To Be Screened
TAB
TAB | Narrative Short | 13 minutes / 2019 | Director: Hlumela Matika | Country: South Africa | Khanya and Sandiswa are left outside the local horse gambling arena by their father, under the strict instructions to not leave the car. Khanya receives her period and makes the decision to enter the arena, when she is caught by her father, the true confines of their delicate relationship come to light.
The Call
The Call | Narrative Short | 10 minutes / 2019 | Directors: Iban Bester, Zinhle Zulu | Country: South Africa | The story begins in the past when a young Zulu woman named Thina is at her lobola ceremony (Zulu marriage ceremony) being promised to her husband. The narrative cuts to the present tense at a house party where we see Thina and her fiancé Jade dancing together. We come to realize through flashbacks that Thina ran away from her lobola and has not told her family/father about Jade and that she is gay.
The Golden Record
The Golden Record | Narrative Short | 19 minutes / 2020 | Directors: Brandon C. Thomas, Kyle Ferguson | Country: USA | The Film introduces Taino (24), a passionate young student who lives in Nassau, Bahamas. Taino is frequently found daydreaming and lost in thought despite the gorgeous backdrop of paradise. As someone who always has his head in the clouds, he struggles to find his place in the world.
The Trial of Miss Mudimbe
The Trial of Miss Mudimbe | Narrative Short | 15 minutes / 2019 | Director: Melanee Murray-Hunt | Country: Canada | Sarah, an immigrant and student, flees the Congo to build a new life in Canada, only to discover that the man who raped her, a professor at her former university, has found refuge in Canada as well.
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October 11, 2020, 11:00 am PST
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