28th Durban International Film Festival : 20 June - July 1, 2007

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Daily Film Schedule(Daily Film Schedule PDF Option HERE)

20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 June 01 July

CF – COMPETITION FEATURE; PF – PANORAMA FEATURE; DOC – DOCUMENTARY ; S - SHORT FILM ; S.DOC SHORT DOCUMENTARY

20 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

19h00
MEISIE CF
80’ South Africa 2007
Filmmakers in attendance

21 June

21 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1800
DOL PF
90' Iraq/Kurdistan/France/
Germany 2006
2000
STILL LIFE CF
108' Hong Kong/China 2006
2215
TAXIDERMIA PF
91' Hungary 2006

21 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1800
YOUSSOU N'DOUR: RETURN TO GOREE DOC
112' Switzerland/Luxembourg
2006
2015
JINDABYNE PF
123' Australia 2006
2230 THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN PF
112' Canada/Denmark 2006

21 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY
1800
LET IT BE! DOC
104' Taiwan 2005
Filmmakers in attendance
2015
THE UNFORGIVEN CF
126' Korea 2005

21 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1800
THE SOLUTION CF
71' Ireland 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
ELVIS PELVIS CF
95' UK/France 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
HOUNDS (JAGHUNDE) PF
85' Germany 2007

21 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1800
WE ARE TOGETHER (THINA SIMUNYE) DOC
86' United Kingdom 2007
Filmmakers in attendance

BAT CENTRE
1000
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 5 S
1200
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 6 S

1600
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 4 S

21 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1800
RADIANT CITY DOC
93' Canada 2007
2000
SHAKTI TIMELESS DOC
60' France 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
ME, CYPRIEN AND THE OTHERS
DOC
35' Belgium 2006

21 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE
1000
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 5 S
1200
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 6 S
1600
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 4 S

BIKO THEATRE, MEDICAL SCHOOL

1230 THE SOUND OF PEOPLE DOC
36' Denmark/South Africa 2003
SURFING SOWETO DOC
36' South Africa 2006
THE BICYCLE S DOC
14' Canada 2006

MTBE142 HOWARD COLLEGE CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL

1300
BULLY BEEF S
5' Belgium/South Africa 2006
AMAMBUKA WESTRIKE S
15' South Africa 2006
KADOGO S
6' Belgium 2006
TRI CKO S
11' Czech Republic 2006

NELSON MANDELA YOUTH CENTRE

1800
PRENESSA AND THE DOLPHINS DOC
24' South Africa 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
SHAME DOC
95' Pakistan 2006

UMBILO HIGH SCHOOL
1800
WHAT KIND? DOC
42' South Africa 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
REVOLUTIONARIES LOVE LIFE DOC
48' South Africa 2006

22 June

22 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1600
AFTER THE WEDDING (EFTER BRYLLUPPET) PF
122' Denmark 2006
1815
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER PF
111' Hong Kong/China 2007
2030
THE UNPOLISHED(DIE UNERZOGENEN) CF
95' Germany 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2215
SMS SUGARMAN PF
85' South Africa 2007
Filmmakers in attendance

22 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1600
DREAMS (AHLAAM) PF
110' Iraq/UK/The Netherlands
2006
1815
IRINA PALM PF
103' Belgium/Germany/
Luxemburg/Great Britain / France
2007
2015
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGENES) PF
119' France/Morocco/Algeria/
Belgium 2006
2230 JINDABYNE PF
123' Australia 2006

22 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1600
A FAMILY SECRET PF
86' Canada 2006
1800
STILL LIFE CF
108' Hong Kong/China 2006
2000
PARTING SHOT (PAS DOUCE) PF
85' France/Switzerland 2007
2200
PLAYING THE VICTIM
(IZOBRAJAYA ZHERTVY) PF
97' Russia 2006

22 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1600
DOL PF
90' Iraq/Kurdistan/France/
Germany 2006
1800
AVIVA MY LOVE PF
107' Israel 2006
2000
BOG OF BEASTS (BAIXIO DAS BESTAS) CF
82' Brazil 2006
2200
ANTONIA PF
90' Brazil 2006

22 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1500
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 6 S
1800
EMMANUEL'S GIFT DOC
113' USA 2005

22 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1800
STRANGE CULTURE DOC
75' USA 2007
2000
WHAT KIND? DOC
42' South Africa 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
PACKAGE S . DOC 49'

22 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE

1700
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 3 S

BIKO THEATRE, MEDICAL SCHOOL

1230 THE MOTHER'S HOUSE DOC
76' South Africa 2005

UMLAZI CINEMA HALL

1400
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006 S
COUNTING HEADZ: SISTAZ IN
HIP HOP DOC
50' South Africa 2006

SHORT FILM PACKAGE 6 S

23 June

23 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1200
MAKING OF PF
120' Tunisia/France/Germany/Morocco 2006
1415
HOUNDS (JAGHUNDE) PF
85' Germany 2007
1600
WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY? DOC
91' USA 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
THE UNPOLISHED (DIE UNERZOGENEN) CF
95' Germany 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
THE BUBBLE CF
117' Israel 2006
2215
SMS SUGARMAN PF
85' South Africa 2007
Filmmakers in attendance

23 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1200
LINDA LINDA LINDA PF
114' Japan 2005
1415
GLUE PF
115' Argentina 2006
1630
BUNNY CHOW PF
90' South Africa 2006
1815
BROKEN PROMISES 2 PF
127' South Africa 2007
Filmmakers in attendance
2045
OPERATION FILMMAKER DOC
90' USA/UK/Czech Republic 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2245
THE HOST (GUE-MOOL) PF
119' Korea 2006

23 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1200
THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN PF
112' Canada/Denmark 2006
1415
EDEN PF
98' Germany/Switzerland 2005
1600
THE HOME SONG STORIES PF
105' Australia 2007
1800
THE BOSS OF IT ALL (DIREKTØREN FOR DET HELE) PF
100' Denmark 2006
2000
PARIS JE T'AIME PF
120' France 2006
2215
FROSTBITE PF
96' Sweden 2006

23 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1000
1:1 PF
90' Denmark 2006
1200
WOLFSBERGEN PF
93' Holland/Belgium 2007
1400
PARTING SHOT (PAS DOUCE) PF
85' France/Switzerland 2007
1600
THE CATHEDRAL PF
78' Mauritius 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
BOG OF BEASTS (BAIXIO DAS BESTAS) CF
82' Brazil 2006
2000
AFR CF
85' Denmark 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2215
PRINCESS PF
80' Denmark 2006

23 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1200
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 5 S
1800
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa/Austria 2006
DRY SEASON (DARATT) PF
93' France/Belgium/Chad/Austria
2006
Filmmakers in attendance

23 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1400
EL EJIDO, THE LAW OF PROFIT DOC
80' Belgium 2006
1630
THE BOY INSIDE DOC
47' Canada 2006
Special event
1800
EMMANUEL'S GIFT DOC
113' USA 2005
2000
A WORLD WITHOUT WATER DOC
80' UK/Bolivia/Tanzania/India/USA 2006

23 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE, MAIN HALL

1400 -1900
DURBAN YOUTH IN FILM CONCERT AND FILM SCREENINGS

MAKHOLWENI COMMUNITY HALL

1100
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 4 S
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 3 S

NTUZUMA H COMMUNITY HALL

1500
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006
COUNTING HEADZ: SISTAZ IN HIP HOP DOC
50' South Africa 2006
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 2 S

24 June

24 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1200
RED LIKE THE SKY (ROSSO COME IL CIELO) PF
96' Italy 2005
1400
ME, THE OTHER PF
72' Italy 2007
1600
SANKARA PF
85' Sri Lanka 2006
1800
AFR CF
85' Denmark 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
CASHBACK PF
92' UK 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
THE HOST (GUE-MOOL) PF
119' Korea 2006

24 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1200
TO GET TO HEAVEN FIRST YOU HAVE TO DIE PF
90' France/Tajikistan 2006
1400
NO REGRET PF
114' Korea 2006
1615 ARMIN CF
82' Croatia/Germany/Bosnia and
Herzegovina 2007
1800
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL DOC
113' USA 2006
Filmmakers in attendance
2000
THE SOLUTION CF
71' Ireland 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2215
FROSTBITE PF
96' Sweden 2006

24 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1200
FOURTEEN PF
114' Japan 2006
1415
A FAMILY SECRET PF
86' Canada 2006
1600
THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI DOC
74' USA 2006
1800
THE LEGACY (L'HERITAGE) PF
77' Georgia , France 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
THE SENSATION OF SIGHT CF
134' USA 2006

24 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1200
MADEINUSA PF
122' Peru 2006
1415
WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY? DOC
91' USA 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1600
YOUSSOU N'DOUR: RETURN TO GOREE DOC
112' Switzerland/Luxembourg 2006
1815
THE BUBBLE CF
117' Israel 2006
2030
THE CATHEDRAL PF
78' Mauritius 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2215
DOES IT HURT? – THE FIRST BALKAN DOGMA PF
98' Macedonia /The Netherlands/UNMI Kosovo 2007

24 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1200
NÖMADAK TX DOC
86' Spain 2006
Musical performance by filmmakers
in attendance
1800
ABSOLUTE JITI DOC
90' Zimbabwe 2007

24 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1200
UNREPENTANT DOC
106' Canada 2006
1400
THE STATE OF ISRAEL VS. TALI FAHIMA DOC
58' Israel 2006
1530
ARNA'S CHILDREN DOC
84' Israel /The Netherlands 2003
Special guest in attendance
1730
WOMEN IN STRUGGLE DOC
56' Palestine 2004
Special guest in attendance
1900
OPERATION FILMMAKER DOC
90' USA/UK/Czech Republic 2007
Filmmaker in attendance

24 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE

1000
SHORT DOCUMENTARY PACKAGE S DOC 42'
1630
SENZENI NA (TSIETSI MY HERO) DOC
Filmmaker in attendance
52' South Africa 2006

KWANDENGEZI COMMUNITY HALL
1100
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 1 S
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 5 S

SIYATHUTHUKA COMMUNITY HALL

1100
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 3 S

INANDA NEWTOWN C COMMUNITY HALL

1600
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006

SHORT FILM PACKAGE 4 S

25 June

25 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1800
RIVER QUEEN PF
114' New Zealand 2005
2015
VANAJA CF
111' India/USA 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2215
AFTER THE WEDDING (EFTER BRYLLUPPET) PF
122' Denmark 2006

1800
Special Screening for MTN Durban Fashion Week
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL DOC
113' USA 2006
Filmmakers in attendance

25 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1800
THE HISTORY OF CATO MANOR EPISODE 1 AND 2 DOC
60' South Africa 2007
Filmmakers in attendance
2000
VENDREDI OU UN AUTRE JOUR (FRIDAY OR ANOTHER DAY) PF
102' Belgium/France/Reunion 2005
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
PLAYING THE VICTIM (IZOBRAJAYA ZHERTVY) PF
97' Russia 2006
CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

25 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1800
THE MAGIC FLUTE PF
135' UK/France 2006
2030
I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE (HEI YAN QUAN) PF
115' Taiwan/France/Austria 2006

25 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1800
ELVIS PELVIS CF
95' UK/France 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
KINSHASA PALACE CF
75' France/Democratic Republic of Congo 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
TIME (SHI GAN) PF
96' Korea 2006

25 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1200
SENZENI NA DOC
52' South Africa 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
500 YEARS LATER DOC
108' USA 2005

25 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1800
ABSOLUTE MEXICO W
50' Mexico 2007
CHASING DORA W
55' USA/South Africa 2006
2200
BRA BOYS W
96' Australia 2007

25 June

Other venues

BIKO THEATRE, MEDICAL SCHOOL

1300
THE REFUGEES OF THE BLUE PLANET DOC
53' Canada/France 2006

26 June

26 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1800
PARIS JE T'AIME PF
120' France 2006
2015
OPERA JAWA CF
120' Indonesia/Austria 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2230 DAY WATCH PF
139' Russia 2006

26 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1800
AVIDA PF
83' France 2006
2000
2 DAYS IN PARIS PF
96' France/Germany 2006
2200
TAXIDERMIA PF
91' Hungary 2006

26 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1200
AVIVA MY LOVE PF
107' Israel 2006
1400
MYSTIC BALL DOC
83' Canada/USA 2006
1600
SHAME DOC
95' Pakistan 2006
1800
ARMIN CF
82' Croatia/Germany/Bosnia andHerzegovina 2007
2030
FACES OF A FIG TREE PF
94' Japan 2006

26 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1200
SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY (SANG SATTAWAT) PF
105' Thailand/Austria/France 2006
1400
MADEINUSA F
122' Peru 2006
1615 PARAGUAYAN HAMMOCK (HAMACA PARAGUAYA) PF
78' France/Argentina/Netherlands/
Paraguay/Austria/Spain/Germany 2006
1800
DREAMS OF DUST (REVES DE POSSIERE) PF
86' France/Canada/Burkina Faso 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
TAN LINES PF
97' Australia 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
PREY PF
92' South Africa 2006
Filmmaker in attendance

26 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1200
EL EJIDO, THE LAW OF PROFIT
DOC
80' Belgium 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1400
HEARTLINES PF
95' South Africa 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
MEISIE CF
80' South Africa 2007

26 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1800
WAVESCAPES
JOY RIDE W
7' USA
GLASS LOVE W
98' Australia 2006
2000
WAVESCAPES
PIPELINE MASTERS W
98' USA 2007 26

26 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE

1600
SINS OF THE CITY DOC
24' South Africa 2007
Filmmaker in attendance

BIKO THEATRE, MEDICAL SCHOOL

1300
DAMNED BY DEBT RELIEF DOC
28' UK 2006
PRENESSA AND THE DOLPHINS
DOC
24' South Africa 2006

27 June

27 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1800
MEN AT WORK (KARGARAN MASHGHOOLE KARAND) PF
75' Iran 2006
2000
THE BLACK PIMPERNEL (SVARTA NEJLIKAN) CF
95' Sweden/Denmark/Mexico 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
SUMMER HEAT (KALELDO) CF
90' Philippines 2006

2000
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
BAMAKO CF
115' France/Mali 2006
2215
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
SUELY IN THE SKY PF
90' Brazil/Germany/France 2006

27 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1800
EDEN PF
98' Germany/Switzerland 2005
2000
MEISIE CF
80' South Africa 2007
2200
GLUE PF
115' Argentina 2006

27 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1800
VENDREDI OU UN AUTRE JOUR (FRIDAY OR ANOTHER DAY) PF
102' Belgium/France/Reunion 2005
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS PF
96' UK 2006

27 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1800
TRANCE (TRANSE) PF
126' Portugal/Russia/France/Italy 2006
2030
AACHI & SSIPAK PF
90' Korea 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2215
PRINCESS PF
80' Denmark 2006

27 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1200
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 2 S
1400
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 1 S
1800
WHEN WE WERE BLACK (PART 1) PF
96' South Africa 2006
Filmmaker in attendance

27 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1800
WAVESCAPES
JOY RIDE W
7' USA
MY EYES WON'T DRY W
62' USA 2005
2000
WAVESCAPES
BRA BOYS W
96' Australia 2007

27 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE

1200
ABSOLUTE JITI DOC
90' Zimbabwe 2007
1400
THE STRUGGLE FOR LIVELIHOOD IN MINING COMMUNITIES DOC
43' Ghana 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1500
REVOLUTIONARIES LOVE LIFE DOC
48' South Africa 2006
1700
MAHALEO DOC
98' France/Madagascar 2005

BIKO THEATRE, MEDICAL SCHOOL

1215
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 6 S
I MET THE WALRUS S 5' Canada 2007

28 June

28 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1800
SEKALLI KE MEOKGO (MEOKGO
AND THE STICK FIGHTER) S
16' South Africa/Austria 2006
DRY SEASON (DARATT) PF
93' France/Belgium/Chad/Austria
2006
Filmmakers in attendance
2015
GHOSTS CF
96' UK 2006
2200
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGENES) PF
119' France/Morocco/Algeria/
Belgium 2006

1800
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
EL EJIDO, THE LAW OF PROFIT DOC
80' Belgium 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
IN DEBT WE TRUST: AMERICA BEFORE THE BUBBLE BURSTS DOC
90' USA 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
SOUNDS OF SAND (SI LE VENT SOULEVE LES SABLES) PF
96' Belgium/France 2006

28 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1800
WE ARE TOGETHER
(THINA SIMUNYE) DOC
86' UK 2007
Filmmakers in attendance
2015
IRINA PALM PF
103' Belgium/Germany/Luxemburg/Great Britain/France 2007
2230 NO REGRET PF
114' Korea 2006

28 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1800
EZRA CF
110' France/Nigeria/Austria 2006
2000
SHELTER (RIPARO) CF
100' Italy/France 2007
Filmmaker in attendance

28 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1800
FACES OF A FIG TREE PF
94' Japan 2006
2000
SURYA: FROM ELOQUENCE TO DAWN DOC
76' Belgian 2006
2200
THE BOSS OF IT ALL (DIREKTØREN FOR DET HELE) PF
100' Denmark 2006

28 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1200
THE MOTHER'S HOUSE DOC
76' South Africa 2005
Filmmaker in attendance
1500
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 1 S
1800
BILLO , IL GRAND DAKHAAR PF
110' Italy/Senegal 2006
Filmmaker in attendance

28 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1800
WAVESCAPES
ABSOLUTE MEXICO W
50' Mexico 2007
CHASING DORA W
55' USA/South Africa 2006
2000
WAVESCAPES
SHADES OF BALI W
41' Indonesia 2006
SIPPING JETSTREAMS W
50' USA 2006

28 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE

1030 SHORT FILM PACKAGE 4 S
I MET THE WALRUS S
5' Canada 2007

BIKO THEATRE, MEDICAL SCHOOL

1215
UNREPENTANT DOC
106' Canada 2006

ELANGENI HOTEL
1830
UNAUTHORISED MBEKI DOC
24' South Africa 2006
Filmmakers in attendance

NELSON MANDELA YOUTH CENTRE

1800
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006
WHAT KIND? DOC
42' South Africa 2007

SHORT FILM PACKAGE 2 S

29 June

29 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1600
SUMMER HEAT (KALELDO) CF
90' Philippines 2006
1800
AFRICA PARADISE CF
86' Benin/France 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2030
JUJU FACTORY CF
97' Democratic Republic of Congo 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2230 AACHI & SSIPAK PF
90' Korea 2006
Filmmaker in attendance

1600
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
SUELY IN THE SKY PF
90' Brazil/Germany/France 2006
1800
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
DREAMS OF DUST (REVES DE POSSIERE) PF
86' France/Canada/Burkina Faso 2007
2000
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
ON THE WINGS OF DREAMS (SWAPNODANAY) CF
88' Bangladesh 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
ANTONIA PF
90' Brazil 2006

29 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1600
MAKING OF PF
120' Tunisia/France/Germany/
Morocco 2006
1815
BAMAKO CF
115' France/Mali 2006
2030
CASHBACK PF
92' UK 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2230 THE UNFORGIVEN CF
126' Korea 2005

29 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1600
PARAGUAYAN HAMMOCK (HAMACA PARAGUAYA) PF
78' France/Argentina/Netherlands/Paraguay/Austria/Spain/Germany 2006
1800
HALF MOON (NIWEMANG ) PF
114' Iran/Iraq/Austria/France
2006
2015
THE BLACK PIMPERNEL (SVARTA NEJLIKAN) CF
95' Sweden/Denmark/Mexico 2006
Filmmaker i n attendance
2230 TWILIGHT DANCERS PF
105' Philippines 2006

29 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1600
DANCING BELLS PF
99' Malaysia 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
TAN LINES PF
97' Australia 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
GRACIE PF
97' USA 2007
2215
COVER BOY... THE FINAL REVOLUTION PF
97' Italy 2006
Filmmaker in attendance

29 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1500
WHEN WE WERE BLACK (PART 2) PF
96' South Africa 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
PREY PF
92' South Africa 2006
Filmmakers in attendance

29 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1800
INDIAN OCEAN ISLAND PANORAMA – SHORT FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES S. DOC/S
106' Comoros/Madagascar/Mauritius/Reunion/Seychelles
2002-6
2000
ICEBOX SHORT FILM PACKAGE S
82' Australia/Italy/Germany/Spain/South Africa/ UK / USA 2005-6
Filmmakers in attendance

29 June

Other venues

BAT CENTRE

1630
THE REFUGEES OF THE BLUE PLANET DOC
53' Canada/France 2006

BIKO THEATRE, MEDICAL SCHOOL

1200
A WORLD WITHOUT WATER DOC
80' UK/Bolivia/Tanzania/India/USA 2006

BAY OF PLENTY LAWNS

1830
WAVESCAPES
PIPELINE MASTERS W
98' USA 2007 26
With live music by Oreka TX ( Spain ) and Farryl Purkiss

HEXAGON THEATRE, PMB

1830
UNAUTHORISED MBEKI DOC
24' South Africa 2006
Filmmakers in attendance

30 June

30 June

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1200
1:1 PF
90' Denmark 2006
1400
VANAJA CF
111' India/USA 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1600
HALF MOON (NIWEMANG) PF
114' Iran/Iraq/Austria/France 2006
1800
NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS PF
96' UK 2006

1900
SUNCOAST SUPERNOVA AWARDS CEREMONY AND CLOSING FILM PAN'S LABYRINTH (EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO) PF
112' Spain 2006

2000
GHOSTS CF
96' UK 2006
2200
DAY WATCH PF
139' Russia 2006

1400
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
A WORLD WITHOUT WATER DOC
80' UK/Bolivia/Tanzania/India/USA 2006

1600
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
SOUNDS OF SAND (SI LE VENT SOULEVE LES SABLES) PF
96' Belgium/France 2006

1800
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CHALLENGE FILM FESTIVAL
THE STRUGGLE FOR LIVELIHOOD IN MINING COMMUNITIES (ASE TENA PA) DOC
43' Ghana 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
DAMNED BY DEBT RELIEF DOC
28' UK 2006

30 June

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1130 TRANCE (TRANSE) PF
126' Portugal/Russia/France/Italy2006
1415
NÖMADAK TX DOC
86' Spain 2006
Filmmakers in attendance
1615 LINDA LINDA LINDA PF
114' Japan 2005
1830
IRINA PALM PF
103' Belgium/Germany/Luxembourg/Great Britain/France 2007
2030
2 DAYS IN PARIS PF
96' France/Germany 2006
2230 THE LEGACY (L'HERITAGE) PF
77' Georgia , France 2006

30 June

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1000
WOLFSBERGEN PF
93' Holland/Belgium 2007
1200
MEN AT WORK (KARGARAN MASHGHOOLE KARAND) PF
75' Iran 2006
1400
THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI DOC
74' USA 2006
1600
THE MAGIC FLUTE PF
135' UK/France 2006
1830
COVER BOY... THE FINAL REVOLUTION PF
97' Italy 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
2030
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER PF
111' Hong Kong/China 2007
2245 AVIDA PF
83' France 2006

30 June

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1000
DOES IT HURT? – THE FIRST BALKAN DOGMA PF
98' Macedonia /The Netherlands/UNMI Kosovo 2007
1200
OPERA JAWA CF
120' Indonesia/Austria 2006
1415
AN AMERICAN OPERA DOC
92' USA 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1600
ON THE WINGS OF DREAMS (SWOPONODANAY) CF
88' Bangladesh 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
RED LIKE THE SKY (ROSSO COME IL CIELO) PF
96' Italy 2005
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
ME, THE OTHER PF
72' Italy 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2200
TIME (SHI GAN) PF
96' Korea 2006

30 June

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1200
INDIAN OCEAN ISLAND PANORAMA – SHORT FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES S. DOC/S
106' Reunion/Madagascar/Seychelles 2002-6
1400
MYSTIC BALL DOC
83' Canada/USA 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
AFRICA PARADISE CF
86' Benin/France 2006
Filmmaker in attendance

30 June

KWASUKA THEATRE

1200
IN DEBT WE TRUST: AMERICA BEFORE THE BUBBLE BURSTS DOC
90' USA 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1400
G.R.A.: GRAFFITI ROMAN ART DOC
48' Italy 2006
1600
COUNTING HEADZ: SISTAZ IN HIP HOP DOC
50' South Africa 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
MR DEVIOUS – MY LIFE DOC
78' South Africa /The Netherlands
2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
BUNNY CHOW PF
90' South Africa 2006

30 June

Other venues

CATO CREST COMMUNITY HALL

1100
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER)
16' South Africa 2006 S
THE HISTORY OF CATO MANOR DOCUMENTARY SERIES DOC
120 South Africa 2007
Filmmakers in attendance

LAMONTVILLE COMMUNITY HALL

1100
POOL ON ROAD SIX DOC
52' South Africa 2007
Filmmakers in attendance

SHORT FILM PACKAGE 2 S

01 July

01 July

NU METRO CINECENTRE – SUNCOAST

1200
DREAMS (AHLAAM) PF
110' Iraq/UK/The Netherlands
2006
1415
SANKARA PF
85' Sri Lanka 2006
1600
BILLO , IL GRAND DAKHAAR PF
110' Italy/Senegal 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1815
EZRA CF
110' France/Nigeria/Austria 2006
2030
SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY (SANG SATTAWAT) PF
105' Thailand/Austria/France 2006

01 July

ELIZABETH SNEDDON THEATRE

1200
SHELTER (RIPARO) CF
100' Italy/France 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1400
FOURTEEN PF
114' Japan 2006
1615 THE SENSATION OF SIGHT CF
134' USA 2006
1845 THE HOME SONG STORIES PF
105' Australia 2007
2045 PAN'S LABYRINTH (EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO) PF
112' Spain 2006
Filmmaker in attendance

01 July

CINEMA NOUVEAU GATEWAY

1200
TWILIGHT DANCERS PF
105' Philippines 2006
1400
OPERATION FILMAKER DOC
90' USA/UK/Czech Republic 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1600
IN DEBT WE TRUST: AMERICA BEFORE THE BUBBLE BURSTS DOC
90' USA 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
SURYA: FROM ELOQUENCE TO DAWN DOC
76' Belgian 2006
2000
I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE (HEI YAN QUAN) PF
115' Taiwan/France/Austria 2006

01 July

STER KINEKOR MUSGRAVE

1000
TO GET TO HEAVEN FIRST YOU HAVE TO DIE PF
90' France/Tajikistan 2006
1200
DANCING BELLS PF
99' Malaysia 2006
1400
KINSHASA PALACE CF
75' France/Democratic Republic
of Congo 2006
1600
RIVER QUEEN PF
114' New Zealand 2005
1800
JUJU FACTORY CF
97' Democratic Republic of Congo 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
2000
GRACIE PF
97' USA 2007

01 July

EKHAYA KWAMASHU

1400
MR DEVIOUS – MY LIFE DOC
78' South Africa /The Netherlands
2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1600
SOUNDS OF SAND (SI LE VENT SOULEVE LES SABLES) PF
96' Belgium/France 2006

01 July

KWASUKA THEATRE

1600
AN AMERICAN OPERA DOC
92' USA 2007
Filmmaker in attendance
1800
SHOOTING GHOSTS: THE MAKING OF GHOSTS DOC
64' UK 2006
2000
MAHALEO DOC
98' France/Madagascar 2005

01 July

Other venues

BAT CENTRE

1000
THE SOUND OF PEOPLE DOC
36' Denmark/South Africa 2003
1040
500 YEARS LATER DOC
108' USA 2005
1300
MYSTIC BALL DOC
83' Canada/USA 2006
Filmmaker in attendance
1530
G.R.A.: GRAFFITI ROMAN ART DOC
48' Italy 2006

TAFELKOP COMMUNITY HALL

1100
WE ARE TOGETHER (THINA SIMUNYE) DOC
86' UK 2007
Filmmakers in attendance
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 5 S

WORKS 'GG' HALL (KWAMAKHUTHA)

1100
SEKALLI LE MEOKGO (MEOKGO AND THE STICKFIGHTER) S
16' South Africa 2006
SHORT FILM PACKAGE 2 S

The Centre for Creative Arts acknowledges funders and partners with great appreciation:


The Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN) with principle funding and support from the National Film & Video Foundation, National Lottery Distribution Fund, Department of Economic Development - KwaZulu-Natal, HIVOS, Stichting Doen Postcode Lottery, City of Durban and Ethekwini Municipality. Other partners include: Durban Film Office, Danish Centre for Culture and Development, Audio Visual Centre UKZN, Videovision Entertainment, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Film Resource Unit, Wavescapes Surf Film Festival, Nu Metro Cine Centre Suncoast, Cinema Nouveau Gateway, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Ekhaya Multimedia Arts Centre KwaMashu, Ster Kinekor Musgrave, BAT Centre, Suncoast, Eagle Taxis, Gearhouse, Film Lab, Video Lab, Imagination Lab, TNT International, Italian Consulate Durban, Italian Institute of Culture - Pretoria, Sunday Magazine, Dynamic Korea, Japan Foundation, French Embassy, Alliance Francaise, Goethe-Institute Johannesburg, Swedish Film Institute, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Durban University of Technology, Multimedia Learning Centre @ UKZN MTB, Centre for Civil Society, AFDA, BAT Centre, Public Affairs Division UKZN, National Film Board of Canada, Kentucky Fried Chicken François Road

Last updated on 26 May 2007

Original photography by: Val Adamson, Rafs Mayet, Precious Ngcobo, Jeeva Rajgopaul, Monica Rorvik, and Peter Rorvik