Monthly Archives: June 2012

At Encounters :: Under African Skies

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Calum

Under African Skies | Joe Berlinger | USA | 2011 | 102min Eminently likeable interviewees including Oprah Winfrey, Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones, Whoopi Goldberg and David Byrne extol the virtues of Paul Simon’s landmark 1986 worldbeat classic Graceland while the … Continue reading →

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At Encounters :: The African Cypher

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Calum

The African Cypher | Brian Little | South Africa | 2012 | 89min “W-O-W!” It’s a line from the film and a fair description of what Brian Little has achieved with his sophomore feature-length documentary, The African Cypher. Like its … Continue reading →

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At Encounters :: A Common Purpose

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Calum

A Common Purpose | Mitzi Goldman | Australia | 2011 | 75min Andrea Durbach & Justice Bekebeke It’s 1985 in a Northern Cape Town town made socio-political pressure-cooker. An “illegal” gathering meets bullish, trigger-happy police and mob violence sees 25 … Continue reading →

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At Encounters :: Jumu’a | Port Nolloth

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Calum

Jumu’a: The Gathering | Dylan Valley | South Africa | 2012 | 48min Just when you thought you knew everything about Cape Town, along comes Dylan Valley with a story about a mosque established by a Scottish Shaykh and a … Continue reading →

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At Encounters :: On the Edge | Between Heaven & Hell

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Calum

On the Edge | Isy India Geronimo | South Africa | 2012 | 44min An indictment of the way homeless people are treated by South African police, On the Edge confronts audiences with the unsettling reality of life of the … Continue reading →

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Achmat Sabera :: Hand-Crafted Cape Instruments

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Calum

Although artistic license renders Achmat Sabera as a youthful man sans spectacles and wispy grey beard, it is fitting that a craftsman who occupies the humble wings of Cape Town’s dazzling carnival should be inadvertently celebrated by our national postal … Continue reading →

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Derek Gripper :: One Night on Earth (2012)

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Calum

In a culture bent on compartmentalising its musicians, guitarist Derek Gripper is a slippery character. Here’s a guy who understands that a pigeonhole is not an enclosure but rather a place that a bird comes back to when it’s not … Continue reading →

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