Introduction: Cinema Vietnam
A series of open air community film screenings will kick off the 2012 Franschhoek cultural calendar. Situated along the R45 (on your left as you drive towards Franschhoek from the N1), 3km from the town centre, the event takes place in the heart of the township of Franschhoek North, at Mooiwater. The former informal settlement “Vietnam”, where a majority of the inhabitants of Mooiwater used to live, inspired the name of the event Cinema Vietnam.
The event is aimed at locals who live in the Franschoek Valley and its townships but hopes to attract audiences from all corners of the Franschhoek Valley as well as tourists looking for something nice and interesting to do on a hot summer night.
Screenings will take place from Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th of January 2012.
Entrance is free to all and films will start at sunset, every show will include two to three screenings per evening. Doors open at 19.00 and screenings begin at 20.00.
The programme
Cinema Vietnam proudly presents a varied programme of quality movies and documentaries, local and continental as well as international productions, including reel classics and undiscovered recent treasures that will be screened for three nights only.
Films will be complemented by live local music; local food will also be for sale as well as original local crafts.
Films will be complemented by live local music; local food will also be for sale as well as original local crafts.
Reel Support
Cinema Vietnam is made possible through the kind support of the Department for Tourism Development of the Cape Winelands District Municipality, the wonderful support of filmmakers, production companies, producers and film libraries who made their work available for free or at a reduced rate and lastly, the generous participation of members of the community and contributions from local individuals and businesses.
Programme Thursday January 12
20.00 When We Were Kings (Leon Gast, USA, 1996, documentary, 89')
*Academy Award 1996 for Best Documentary Feature!
22.00 Skeem (Tim Greene, RSA, 2011, comedy/action, 112')
Forced to spend the night at a creepy old holiday resort, two wannabe gangsters run into trouble when, unpacking the car, their box of cash splits open, spilling a million bucks in eye-catching bundles all over the driveway.
Programme Friday January 1320.00 Fire In Babylon (Stevan Riley, UK, 2010, documentary, 120')
“Fire in Babylon is the kind of documentary that makes you proud to be human.” (London Evening Standard)
This breathtaking true story about the legendary West-Indies cricket team of the 1970s stands for the most gripping cricket-footage, an enthralling story and great reggae sound-track.
*Audience Award for best documentary at Durban International Film Festival 2011!
22.15 Shaka Zulu (William C. Faure, RSA, 1986, epic drama, 50')
Compilation of the classic SABC mini-series Shaka Zulu by William C. Faure.
Programme Saturday January 14
20.00 Black Girl (Ousmane Sembène, SEN, 1966, drama, 50')
This powerful drama about a Senegalese woman, who’s taken by her employers to the French Riviera, puts a glaring spotlight on the myth of decolonisation.
“La Noire de…” (Black Girl) made a profound impression at international filmfestivals in 1966, and played a major role in the evolution of African cinema.
“La Noire de…” (Black Girl) made a profound impression at international filmfestivals in 1966, and played a major role in the evolution of African cinema.
*Jean Vigo Price 1966, Cinema of France
21.00 Pumzi (Wanuri Kahiu, KEN, 2010, science fiction, 20')
In a futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III or ‘The Water War’, all natural life is extinct. Asha is a curator at a virtual natural history museum in the Maitu Community, located in the Eastern Africa territory. When she receives a box in the mail containing soil, she decides to plant a seed in it… In this futuristic thriller, the Kenyan cinematographer Wanuri Kahui brings a visual ode to the beauty of life.
21.30 Bob Marley & The Wailers: Caribbean Nights
(Jo Menell & Charles Chabot, RSA, 1986, documentary, 126')
An intimate look into the life and times of Bob Marley, featuring original interviews with family and friends and unique footage of music performances and the visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaïca…
