The 11th Tri Continental Film Festival is screening films across South Africa, conveying compelling stories that shed light on worldwide social, political and human rights issues.
Running until 29 September, highlights for this week include the screening of 1⁄2 Revolution which is a personal story about a group of friends who try to face the chaotic eruption of the Egyptian Revolution together.
In The Ambassador, a transnational trade in blood diamonds is unearthed when filmmaker Mads Brugger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to the Central African Republic and in the gripping documentary The Act of Killing, a group of small-time gangsters and movie house employees tell all as they re-enact horrors from their past in fictional scenes from their favourite film genres.
These, along with a selection of other powerful films featured at the festival, are aimed at encouraging conversations and initiating change by telling stories that challenge the current condition of the human spirit.
Film categories include: Sex Politics, The Arab Season, For Justice and Freedom, The Ends of War, Bad Company, Environmental Justice, South African Selection, A Focus on History, Big Fish Shorts and Filmmakers Against Woman Abuse.
Visit http://www.3continentsfestival.co.za/ for details on participating venues, screening times and selection of films.
