Kort Dokumentêr | Short Documentary: Rooi van aard + Die grond onthou

KORT DOKUMENTÊRE | SHORT DOCUMENTARIES

Dié filmprojek bemagtig filmmakers om ware verhale te vertel deur kort dokumentêre te ontwikkel en te vervaardig. Dis ’n projek wat uit die staanspoor suksesvol was en vlugtig uitgebrei het om ’n hele nuwe genre vastrapplek op die feesprogram te gee, met Silwerskermtoekenningskategorieë wat uitmuntende prestasies vier.

The Silwerskerm Short Documentary Project enables filmmakers to develop and produce short documentaries, telling real-life stories. This project was successful from the get-go and has grown quickly, enabling an entire new genre to find footing on the festival programme, with award categories recognising outstanding achievements.

Rooi van aard

GENRE: Persoonlike dokumentêr / Human Interest

REGISSEUR | DIRECTOR: Niël Coetzee

KINEMATOGRAAF | CINEMATOGRAPHER: Xolani Innocent Nhlapo

ROLVERDELING | CAST: Niël Coetzee, Anel Alexander, Anthea Pokroy, G.P. van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Heidi Coetzee, Maude Sandham, Soné Roos, Tielman Roos

OUDERDOMSBEPERKING | AGE RESTRICTION: 10-12 PG LP

Niël se rooi hare is sedert sy kinderdae vir hom ’n bron van verleentheid. Hy laat daarom die stil, bekende wêreld van L’Agulhas agter en pak ’n reis na Gauteng aan op soek na ander wortelkoppe. Só kruis sy pad met, onder andere, Anel Alexander (7de Laan, Semi-soet), Anthea Pokroy (van die I Collect Gingers-fotoprojek), entrepreneurs en ’n hele gesin rooikoppe. Tussen lag en ongemak meld pynlike herinneringe aan: van kerkkamp-boelies en ’n “fotodag-sameswering” tot al die klein goedjies wat hom nog altyd pla. Sal Niël se soektog hom help om uit sy isolasie te ontsnap en die mooi in rooi te ontdek?

Since childhood, Niël’s red hair has been a source of embarrassment for him. So, he leaves the quiet, familiar world of L’Agulhas behind and embarks on a journey to Gauteng in search of other gingers. Along the way, he crosses paths with, among others, Anel Alexander (7de Laan, Semi-soet), Anthea Pokroy (of the I Collect Gingers photography project), entrepreneurs and an entire family of redheads. Amid laughter and discomfort, painful memories surface: from church camp bullies and a “photo day conspiracy” to all the little things that have always bothered him. Will Niël’s quest help him escape his isolation and discover the beauty in red?

Die grond onthou

GENRE: Sosio-politieke menslike storie / Human interest

REGISSEUR | DIRECTOR: Mia Cilliers

KINEMATOGRAAF | CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gray Kotzé

ROLVERDELING | CAST: Sonia Roman, Kevin Maxwell, Victor ‘Boy’ Josephus, Nellie Nomdo, Jenny Wilson

PRODUKSIEHUIS | PRODUCTION HOUSE: Reel Epics

Sonia Roman (77) berei haar voor om na ’n nuwe huis in Protea Village te trek, wat vir haar veel meer as net ’n behuisingskema is. Protea Village verteenwoordig geregtigheid vir die diep seer wat sy sedert haar kinderdae saamdra, toe haar familie saam met ’n hele bruin gemeenskap deur die apartheid-regering verskuif is uit hul welige paradys langs Kirstenbosch Botaniese Tuine na Heideveld, ’n dorre township op die Kaapse Vlakte. Sestig jaar en verskeie hofsake later het eisers soos Sonia, Boy en Nellie hul grond teruggekry. Saam met hul nageslag verhuis hulle nou na een van die mees welgestelde voorstede in Kaapstad, Bishopscourt. Dit beteken egter Sonia en die ander moet die kompleksiteit van ’n enkele grondeis wat tussen verskeie familielede gedeel word, navigeer. Die hoë eiendomsbelasting in Bishopscourt is ’n ander uitdaging. Sal hulle kan bekostig om hulle laaste jare daar deur te bring?

Sonia Roman (77) is preparing to move to a new home in Protea Village, which is more than just a housing scheme for her. Protea Village represents justice for the deep pain she has carried since childhood, when her family – along with an entire coloured community – was forcibly relocated by the apartheid government from their lush paradise next to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens to Heideveld, a barren township on the Cape Flats. Sixty years and several court cases later, claimants such as Sonia, Boy and Nellie have their land back. Together with their descendants, they are now moving to one of the most affluent suburbs in Cape Town, Bishopscourt. However, this means that Sonia and the others must navigate the complexities of a single land claim shared among multiple family members. The high property taxes in Bishopscourt present another challenge. Will they be able to afford spending their final years there?

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