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DOCUMENTARIES
LOBOLA A A BRIDE’S TRUE PRICE?
Sihle Hlophe South Africa 2022
English English Southern Sotho Zulu with English English subtitles 95 min
22
JULY 14:45 SUNCOAST 8 28 JULY 19:45 SUNCOAST 8 8 March 2014 Film maker Sihle Hlophe has just become engaged A few days later her father passes away Sihle is in
a a a a a a a serious fix – who will receive the the lobola now that her her father is no more? Sihle respects lobola but she has reservations about the the transactional patriarchal and heteronormative elements of the practise In an an effort to learn more about lobola lobola before making her final decision Sihle attends the lobola lobola ceremonies of three other couples After years of vacillating she comes to an an important realisation – lobola is is not just about about uniting two families It is is also about about honouring the ancestors of those two families What will her her final decision be? Will she turn her her back on on lobola or will she embrace it?
Hla Hla and and Nyo Nyo Nyo Nyo live in
a a a a a a a country torn by conflict Hla Hla is is a a a a a a a Buddhist and and the owner of a a a a a a a makeshift medical clinic in
in
in
western Myanmar where the Rohingya are persecuted and denied basic rights Nyo Nyo Nyo Nyo is a a a a a a a a Muslim and an an an apprentice midwife who acts as as an an an assistant and translator at at at the the clinic Her family has lived in
in
the the area for generations yet they are still considered intruders Encouraged and challenged by Hla – who risks her own safety daily by helping Muslim patients – Nyo Nyo Nyo Nyo is determined to become a a a a a steady healthcare provider for her community Filmed over five turbulent years in
a a a a a country that has long been exoticised and misunderstood the film maker’s gentle impartial gaze grants unique access to to these courageous women who unite to to bring forth life MIDWIVES
Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing Myanmar Germany Canada 2022
Burmese with English subtitles 91 min
24 JULY 17:15 SUNCOAST 6 30 JULY 14:00 SUNCOAST 8 32
44TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL