Now in Its 10th year, The Jozi Film Festival (JFF) is Johannesburg’s longest running multi-genre film festival. As a venue since the festival’s inception, The JFF has always been a highlight in The Bioscope’s calendar. This year is no different, with special physical screenings taking place at The Bioscope between 1-3 October.
PROGRAMME
1 OCT 6pm DISPLACED BOOK NOW.
1 OCT 8pm THE INESCAPABLE BOOK NOW.
2 OCT 12pm INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION BOOK NOW.
2 OCT 2pm SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT FICTION #1 BOOK NOW.
2 OCT 4pm RUN GEORGE BOOK NOW.
2 OCT 5:30pm MUTANT BOOK NOW.
2 OCT 7:45pm SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT FICTION #2 BOOK NOW.
3 OCT 11am I AM HERE BOOK NOW.
3 OCT 4pm MURDER IN PARIS BOOK NOW.
SYNOPSIS
1 OCT 6pm DISPLACED BOOK NOW. An artist explores in her work the nature of the traumatic experience of the loss of a home. Rooted in the personal experience of displacement she has suffered herself, her work resonates in her own country with its history of forced removals and around the world in an age when record numbers of people have been forcibly displaced by conflict, violence and human rights violations. World Premiere.
1 OCT 8pm THE INESCAPABLE BOOK NOW. A short film, part drama, part horror, and part fantasy exploring ideas of friendship, honour, and betrayal, both at a personal and communal level. The effects of one’s conscience on one’s self and one’s clan are investigated as part of the characters’ drama. The film follows two Afrikaans prospectors seeking their fortune at the height of the Second Boer War, but what they find goes beyond the horrors of war.
2 OCT 12pm INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION BOOK NOW. Eating The Silence (23:44) Dir: Joël Jent, Ali Al- Fatlawi (Switzerland). Identibye (15:00) Dir: Sajjad Shahhatami (Iran). Shadows (14:29) Dir: Ria Tabaccowala (USA). Ala-Kachuu (38:26) Dir: Maria Brendle (Switzerland).
2 OCT 2pm SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT FICTION #1 BOOK NOW. Trapped (24:05) Dir: Athi Petela. Everyday Onslaught (18:00) Dir: Kellyn Botha. Ekstasis (35:27)Dir: Emilie Petra Badenhorst, Kanya Viljoen
2 OCT 4pm RUN GEORGE BOOK NOW. Run George is the story of a young man named George who is in dire straits and is about to reach a boiling point in his life. We meet him on a day on which he is in desperate need of a lot of money in order to pay his rent and continue to lead his ordinary life.
2 OCT 5:30pm MUTANT BOOK NOW. Mutant is a documentary film that paints an intimate portrait of one of South Africa’s most outspoken and controversial artists, Isaac Mutant, and the turbulent world he lives in.
2 OCT 7:45pm SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT FICTION #2 BOOK NOW. Farmhouse (15:00) Dir: Dian Weys. Some Mother’s Sons (24:30) Dir: Mbulelo Grootboom, Luntu Masiza, Alexandre Ortscheit. Ebumnyameni (24:00) Dir: Sunni Faba. Heart Attack (13:56) Dir: Minenhle Luthuli.
3 OCT 11am I AM HERE BOOK NOW. Ella is not your average 98-year-old. Her magnetic personality makes her past even more surprising. Follow this spirited South African Holocaust survivor as she reveals her astonishing life journey and unwavering appreciation of life. Award winner at DIFF.
3 OCT 4pm MURDER IN PARIS BOOK NOW. Murder in Paris is a political crime thriller doccie that traces the motives for the assassination of anti-Apartheid activist, Dulcie September. The story travels from the heart of Paris in March 1988 to the pursuit of justice in 2021. Award winner at DIFF.