AfricAvenir, in partnership with the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) presents the Namibian premiere of The Hillside Crowd on 11 June at 18h30, and a screening of Miners Shot Down on 9 July at 18h30.
Directed by Berni Goldblat, The Hillside Crowd tells the story of poverty, informal miners and the people who support a makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina Faso. Gold-diggers, dynamite blasters, healers, vendors, prostitutes, children, holy men and barbers embark on a desperate quest for fortune and happiness.
Entrance fee: N$20
Watch the trailer.
Co-funded by the National Film and Video Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry, this South African documentary by Rehad Desai tells the tragic story of the striking miners in Marikana, who were massacred by police in 2012. Real point of view footage captures the strike from day one and shows the courageous fight of a group of low paid workers.
Entrance fee: N$20
Watch the trailer.
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