What: 📅 Kort Dokumentêr | Short Documentary: Bliksems in Bothaville + Vet vannie land

When:
Where: 🕳 Rotunda at The Bay Hotel
How much:
🎟️ R65.00Quicket
KORT DOKUMENTÊRE | SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
Dié filmprojek bemagtig nuwe filmmakers om ware verhale te vertel deur kort dokumentêre van onder ’n halfuur te ontwikkel en te vervaardig. Dis ’n projek wat uit die staanspoor suksesvol was en vlugtig uitgebrei het om ’n hele nuwe genre vastrapplek in die feeslandskap te gee, met Silwerskermtoekenningskategorieë wat uitmuntende prestasies vier. Vanjaar is inskrywings ook oopgemaak vir meer ervare filmmakers wat in die dokumentêre veld werk.
The Silwerskerm Short Documentary Project enables emerging filmmakers to develop and produce documentaries of no longer than half an hour, telling real-life stories. This project was successful from the get-go and has grown quickly, enabling an entire new genre to find footing in the festival landscape, with award categories recognising outstanding achievements. This year, submissions have been opened to more experienced filmmakers working in the documentary field to submit concepts for selection.
Bliksems in Bothaville
GENRE: Waarnemend / ObservationalREGISSEUR | DIRECTOR: Tharine Pienaar, Saskia HillKINEMATOGRAAF | CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christiaan KritzingerDRAAIBOEKSKRYWER | SCRIPTWRITER: N/AROLVERDELING | CAST: Roger Wilters, Koos Grimbeck, Nakkie Stimie, Francois Stimie, Coert van Straaten, Branden Loughton, Matthew Hammar, Steven van Eeden, Mbusi Ngcobo, John Mkhi, Pieter Heijstek, JD van Staden, Matthys Booyens, AJ Gruber, Rebecca Jacob, Annah PholoPRODUKSIEHUIS | PRODUCTION HOUSE: POP24OUDERDOMSBEPERKING | AGE RESTICTION: Binnekort bekend / Soon to be confirmed
Dinge gaan nie goed in Roger Wilters se persoonlike lewe nie, en die huis wat eens vol familielewe was, is nou stil. In die rofstoeikryt kon Roger homself uitleef en vergeet van sy probleme, maar nou het die enigste rofstoeiklub in Bothaville toegemaak. Hy besluit ophou stoei, is nie ’n opsie nie. Maar sal hy daarin kan slaag om ’n erkende rofstoeier te word in ’n kleindorpse gemeenskap. Sal die dorp sy rofstoei-ambisie ondersteun, of gaan dit maar net ’n droom bly?
Life has dealt Roger Wilters a few tough blows. Things aren’t going well in his personal life, and the house that was once buzzing with family life is now quiet. In the rough-and-tumble of all-in-wrestling, Roger could lose himself and forget his problems, but now the only wrestling club in Bothaville has closed its doors. Quitting wrestling isn’t an option, he decides. But can he really succeed in becoming a recognised wrestler in a small-town community? Will the town support his wrestling ambitions, or will this remain just a dream?
Vet vannie land
GENRE: Natuur / NatureREGISSEUR | DIRECTOR: Konrad RaubenheimerKINEMATOGRAAF | CINEMATOGRAPHER: Konrad RaubenheimerDRAAIBOEKSKRYWER | SCRIPTWRITER: N/AROLVERDELING | CAST: Pieter van Wyk, Werner VoightPRODUKSIEHUIS | PRODUCTION HOUSE: AWEMYBRUOUDERDOMSBEPERKING | AGE RESTICTION: Binnekort bekend / Soon to be confirmed
In die afgeleë, onherbergsame Richtersveld en Sukkulente Karoo woed ’n stryd teen tyd en georganiseerde misdaad. Suid-Afrika se unieke, endemiese vetplante word tot op die rand van uitsterwing gestroop, gesmokkel na die Ooste en aanlyn verkoop aan ’n mark gedryf deur sosiale media. En terwyl die internasionale sindikate miljarde dollars in die sak steek, word die plaaslike inwoners ’n appel en ’n ei betaal om hul lewens op die spel te plaas. Hierdie kort dokumentêr volg die briljante botanis Pieter van Wyk se pogings om ons land se uniekste ekosisteem te beskerm teen ineenstorting. Saam met toegewyde natuurbewaarders en opgeleide speurhonde word die wêreld van onwettige vetplanthandel ontbloot. Te midde van dié ekologiese ramp, ontvou ’n storie van veerkragtigheid en hoop.
In the harsh, remote Richtersveld and Succulent Karoo, a battle rages against time and organised crime. South Africa’s unique, endemic succulents are being poached to the brink of extinction, smuggled to the East and sold to an online market driven by social media. While international syndicates pocket billions of dollars, locals are paid next to nothing to put their lives on the line. This short documentary follows the brilliant botanist Pieter van Wyk in his efforts to protect South Africa’s unique ecosystem from devastation. Side by side with dedicated conservationists and specially trained sniffer dogs, the world of illegal succulent trade is revealed. Amid the destruction, a story of resilience and hope unfolds.
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