THE much anticipated Durban International Film Festival opens next Thursday evening, 16 July with South African film, Ayanda at Suncoast's Supernova.
The weekend sees a spellbinding line-up of feature, short films and documentaries.
Friday, 17 July
Suncoast 6
17.30 The Boda Boda Thieves, F 85' Uganda, South Africa, 2015
19.45 Virunga, D 100' United Kingdom, 2014
22.15 Charlie's Country, F 108' United States, 2013
Suncoast 7
17.45 Things of the Aimless Wanderer, F 78' Rwanda, United Kingdom, 2014
19:45 Rights of Passage, F 98' South Africa, 2015
22:15 The Actor, F 75' South Africa, 2014
Suncoast 8
17:30 The Dream of Shahrazad 107' Egypt, Jordan, France, Netherlands, 2014
20:00 Sunrise 86' India, France, 2014
22.15 The Stampede (Bousculades) SF 15' Tunisia, 2012, Cursed be the Phosphate, D
82' Tunisia, 2012
Musgrave 5
18:00 Taxi, F 82' Iran, 2013
20:00 Nasser: Egypt's Modern Pharoahs, D 93' Egypt, South Africa, 2015
22.30 Heaven Knows What, F 85' United States, 2014
Musgrave 6
17:45 The Siren of Faso Fani, D 90' Burkina Faso, France, 2014
20:00 Necktie Youth, F 85' South Africa, 2014
22:15 Boychoir, F 106' United States, 2014
Saturday, 18 July
Suncoast 6
13:00 People, SF 100'
15:30 Dog Lady, F 99' Argentina, 2015
18:00 Beats of the Antonov, D 68' Sudan, South Africa, 2014
20:00 Dry White Season, F 97' United States of America, 1989
Suncoast 7
11:30 All the Time in the World, D 87' Canada, 2014
13:30 Stories of our Lives, D 60' Kenya, 2014
15:15 Ayanda, F 109' South Africa, 2015
18:00 Paths to Freedom, D 108' Namibia, 2014
20:30 Parable of Railway Street, F 61' South Africa, 2014
22:15 Between the Devil and the Deep, D 94' Netherlands, Belgium, 2015
Suncoast 8
12:00 Project of the Century, F 100' Cuba, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, 2015
14:15 And Romeo Married Juliet, SF 18' Tunisia, It was Better Tomorrow, D 111' Tunisia, 2012
16:30 The Shore Break, D 90' South Africa, 2014
19:00 Tigers, F90' France, India, United Kingdom, 2014
Musgrave 5
11:45 Courage, SF 101'
14:00 The Asylum, D 9' South Africa, 2014, Memento Mori, D15' South Africa, Netherlands, 2012, Self-Portrait, D 50' South Africa, 2002
16:00 The Yes Men are Revolting, D 91' United States of America, 2014
18:00 Wild Dog & Mrs Heart, D 52' South Africa, 2015
19:45 Run, F 100' France, 2014
22:00 The Cult of JT Leroy, D 90' United States, 2014
Musgrave 6
12:00 Energised, D 95' Austria, 2014
14:15 Impunity, F 88' South Africa, 2015
16:30 Coming of Age, D 63' South Africa, Germany, 2015
18:30 Sugarcane Shadows, F 88' France,1983
21:00 Do I Sound Gay? D 77' United States, 2014
Sunday, 19 July
Suncoast 6
12:00 Social Justice, SF 105'
14:15 The Look of Silence, D 103' Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, Finland, United Kingdom, 2014
16:30 Theeb, F 100' United Arab of Emirates, United Kingdom, Qatar, 2014
18:45 1000 Rupee Note, F 89' India, 2014
21:00 Mommy, F 140' Canada, 2014
Suncoast 7
12:00 Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story, D 74' United States, United Kingdom, Canada, 2014
14:00 The Salt of the Earth, D 110' Brazil, France, Italy, 2014
16:30 Dis Ek, Anna, F 125' South Africa, 2015
19:30 Crumbs, F 68' Spain Ethiopia, 2015
21:15 Fadhma n' Soumer, F 116' Algeria, 2014
Suncoast 8
12:30 Aissa's Story, SF 15' Nigeria, USA, 2013, Indians Can't Fly, D 48' South Africa, 2015
14:30 White God, F119' Hungary, 2014
17:00 You're Sleeping Nicole, F 93' Canada, 2014
19:15 Above and Below, F 118' Switzerland, Germany, 2014
21:45 Dealer, F 95' France, 2014
Musgrave 5
11:30 Conflict, SF 93'
13:30 Heaven Knows What, F 85' United States, 2014
15:30 Democrats, D 99' Denmark, 2014
18:00 Tango Negro, The African Roots of the Tango, D 93' France, 2013
20:00 Woman in Gold, F 109' United States, 2015
22:15 Bizarre, F 98' United States, France, 2015
Musgrave 6
11:30 The Siren of Faso Fani, D 90' Burkina Faso, Qatar, France, Germany, 2015
13:45 Breathe – Umphefumlo, F 88' South Africa, 2014
16:00 The Eye of the Cyclone, F 95' France, 2015
18:15 Where the Road Runs Out, F 91' Equatorial Guinea, Netherlands, South Africa, 2014
20:30 White Bird in a Blizzard, F 91' United States, 2014
22:30 Brazilian Dream, D 72' Brazil, 2014, Heartless, SF 25' Brazil, 2014
Bay of Plenty Lawns
19:00 Mentawai, W 5' Mentawai Islands, 2014, Narcose, W 12' Country, 2014, Arctic Swell, W
8' Norway, 2014, Attractive Distractions, W 62' Maui, Astralia, New Zealand, Portugal, Mentawais, 2014
Tickets cost R20-R40 at venues, while the Bay of Plenty lawns is free.
Programmes for the festival with the full screening schedule and synopses of films are available free at screening venues. Visit www.durbanfilmfest.co.za for festival details or call 031 260 2506/1816.
Also visit the Berea Mail website www.bereamail.co.za for film trailers and more information.
*F- Feature Film, D- Documentary, SF- Short Film, W- Wavescape
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