Cinema Vietnam proudly presents a varied programme of quality movies and documentaries, local and continental as well as international productions, including reel classics and undiscovered recent treasures that will be screened for three nights only, set in Mooiwater/Groendal township near Franschhoek.
A series of open air community film screenings will kick off the 2012 Franschhoek cultural calendar. Situated along the R45 (on your left as you drive towards Franschhoek from the N1), 3km from the town centre, the event takes place in the heart of the township of Franschhoek North, at Mooiwater. The former informal settlement "Vietnam", where a majority of the inhabitants of Mooiwater used to live, inspired the name of the event Cinema Vietnam.
This event is aimed at locals who live in the Franschoek Valley and its townships but hopes to attract audiences from all corners of the Franschhoek Valley as well as tourists looking for something nice and interesting to do on a hot summer night.
Screenings will take place from Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th of January 2012.
Entrance is free to all and films will start at sunset, every show will include two to three screenings per evening. Doors open at 19.00 and screenings begin at 20.00.
12 Jan 8pm
Once we were Kings
The legendary boxing-documentary about 'the rumble in the jungle' in Zaïre (now Congo DRC) pitching Mohammed Ali against George Foreman; accompanied by a funky soundtrack by some of the world's greatest musicians...
*Academy Award 1996 for Best Documentary Feature!
10pm Skeem
Forced to spend the night at a creepy old holiday resort, two wannabe gangsters run into trouble when, unpacking the car, their box of cash splits open, spilling a million bucks in eye-catching bundles all over the driveway.
*Winner of 2011 Audience Choice Award, Abu Dhabi International Film Festival
Friday 13 Jan 8pm
ire in Babylon is the kind of documentary that makes you proud to be human." (London Evening Standard)
This breathtaking true story about the legendary West-Indies cricket team of the 1970s stands for the most gripping cricket-footage, an enthralling story and great reggae sound-track.
*Audience Award for best documentary at Durban International Film Festival 2011!
10.15pm
Shaka Zulu
Compilation of parts of the classic SABC mini-series Shaka Zulu.
Sat. 14 January 8pm
La Noire de.../Black Girl
This powerful drama about a Senegalese woman, who's taken by her employers to the French Riviera, puts a glaring spotlight on the myth of decolonisation.
"La Noire de..." (Black Girl) made a profound impression at international filmfestivals in 1966, and played a major role in the evolution of African cinema.
*Jean Vigo Price 1966, Cinema of France
9pm Pumzi
In a futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III or 'The Water War', all natural life is extinct. Asha is a curator at a virtual natural history museum in the Maitu Community, located in the Eastern Africa territory. When she receives a box in the mail containing soil, she decides to plant a seed in it... In this futuristic thriller, the Kenyan cinematographer Wanuri Kahui brings a visual ode to the beauty of life.
9.30pm Bob Marley & the Wailers - Caribbean Nights
An intimate look into the life and times of Bob Marley, featuring original interviews with family and friends and unique footage of music performances and the visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaïca...
Date: 12 January 2012
to 14 January 2012
Venue: Mooiwater/Groendal, Franschhoek
Cost: free entrance
More info: Situated along the R45 (on your left as you drive towards Franschhoek from the N1), 3km from the town centre.
