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- Raped. Disemboweled. Nearly decapitated. Dumped on the outskirts of a nature reserve, dead - or so they thought. She needed a hero that night, so that's what she became. This is Alison's tale. A tale of monsters, miracles and hope.
- Explores the origins of the first "Frankenstein" car driver, Carl "Luke" Lucas, who died in a race at the beginning of the first film.
- Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, a.k.a. Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as the Death Race. He is only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew.
- Fearless seal Quinn assembles a squad of misfit recruits to stand up to ruthless sharks with razor-sharp teeth and reclaim the open sea.
- Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
- An interracial gay love story set in early 18th century South Africa about two men -- a black prisoner living in a Cape Town penal colony and a Dutch sailor -- who weather injustices as a result of their affair.
- American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.
- A young high-spirited falcon journeys to the famed bird city of Zambezia.
- Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
- "Blitzpatrollie" chronicles the adventures of Rummy Augustine (Joey Rasdien) and his partner, Ace Dikolobe (David Kau), police officers who have had the misfortune of being stationed in a little known depot in the belly of the Johannesburg CBD. Rummy is bogged down with trying to start a family and an overbearing mother-in-law who just won't move out. The overzealous Ace, on the other hand, can think of nothing better to do in the morning than to put on his "lucky" bulletproof vest and head out to kick some bad guy ass. Whilst in a poor white neighborhood, trying to solve yet another small-time crime, Rummy and Ace, along with their inept sniper colleagues, accidentally stumble upon a massive drug haul. What ensues is a series of mishaps as the duo encounter some of the city's craftiest crooks in a race against time to catch the bad guys and claim their place in crime fighting glory.
- After a string of life-changing revelations, a beloved parking attendant pieces a new plan together and chases her dream of traveling the world.
- A contemporary Western, a journey of self-discovery for three different but equally trapped women. A portrait of femininity against a hostile land, questioning what it means to be a woman today in South Africa and the world at large.
- Zimbabwe is an orphan. Her parents and sister have died of AIDS. The members of her community are not able to look after her and she is forced to travel to a family member in Beitbridge, a town on the border with South Africa, for support.
- In the near future: Europe is in chaos. Right-wing extremists have taken power in many countries. The democratic state that once was Germany has become a totalitarian system that persecutes dissenters, Muslims and homosexuals. Jan Schneider has stood as a lawyer on the side of dispossessed victims. When he learns that the regime wants to jail him again, he decides to flee with his family. His goal is the South African Union, which enjoys political and economic stability after an economic boom. A freighter is to bring him, his wife Sarah and the two children Nora and Nick together with other refugees to Cape Town, but the tugs abandon their passengers in much too small boats off the coast of Namibia. On rough seas, it comes to disaster, the little Nick is lost, and no one knows if he could reach the shore...
- A group of youngsters including a 10 year old boy are being admitted into rehab for social media addiction. This movie is to make parents aware that if technology is not monitored correctly, our children may be deeply affected.
- Desmond Dube and Nomsa Buthelezi star in this hilarious family film. After meeting a mysterious Kung Fu master, Doris becomes a crime fighter - causing mayhem for those around her.
- A drama about political prisoners playing soccer at Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela was held.
- The sole survivor of a crashed ship, Cass awakens in a hostile alternate version of Earth. Devoid of any memory, her only clue is a mysterious device she carries with her that is continuously counting down towards an unknown climax.
- In the year 1832, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary, Dr. John Williams, and his slave, Ana, travel to an isolated, war-torn tribal village under the control of tyrannic colonizers, ignorant of the horrors that await them.
- The Parlotones This is Our Story
- Alone in his high-rise apartment, Aaron Zukerman's Berea is long gone, but the old man has one last link to the here and now - a weekly visit from a beautiful stranger. Long after his friends and family have moved on, Jewish pensioner Aaron Zukerman remains in his inner-city apartment, his world getting ever smaller and smaller, as the city closes in on his memories and happiness. His focus is on a weekly assignation with a kindly prostitute, for which he prepares days in advance. But when her unexpected replacement arrives one Friday, an initially angry response sparks a chain of events that ultimately changes the way the old man sees his world. A gentle, poetic ode to the power of reinvention.
- Jimmy, a conservative corn farmer is elated when his rich gay uncle offers him a way to save his farm from bankruptcy - only to find out he'll have to bare his midriff and master the up-do.
- A teacher, recently released from prison, tries to rekindle a romance with an ex-student.
- A cinematic road trip through South Africa. As a Dutch-South-African filmmaker, Saskia Vredeveld asks herself the question: 'did I become a racist, because I grew up in a racist country?' Therefore she embarks on a journey, from Cape Town to the heart of South Africa, to the towns whose 'white' names are about to be erased from the map such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam. What contradictory feelings does she have regarding her country? Is there still a future for the white people in the new South Africa?
- The story of a guy trying to get his washing done, late one fateful night.
- Follows the work of activist Mariette Liefferinck and her seemingly unending struggle to mitigate the hazardous legacy of gold mining. Mountainlike dump sites of mining waste riddled with uranium covers the town of Jozi in a radioactive dust causing damage to humans and the environment alike.
- On a busy street in Cape Town, a homeless and mysteriously ill war veteran falls down in a violent fit. A curious crowd gathers. But as the man desperately cries out for help, the crowd simply looks on, scared and uncertain. An ambulance eventually arrives and the crowd dissembles, save one man who lingers a little longer, perhaps too long; perplexed, excited and confused. When he departs the scene of this confrontation, his movement is thwarted by a weight within his leg.
- Armed with her traditional Xhosa uhadi, acclaimed musician Indwe embarks on a musical pilgrimage through South Africa's past and the events that led to the 1956 Women's March to Pretoria. This saw 1000s of women from Port Elizabeth boarding trains, determined to take part in an historical landmark in the struggle against the apartheid regime. Indwe tracks down some women to collect and record their personal accounts and the songs they sang on that momentous day. Her voice melds with theirs as she interprets their stories through her music. It's a highly evocative musical meeting of past and present.
- Dealing with themes of courage, identity, loss and self-acceptance this coming of age short film centres around 16 year old Cecilia, the youngest child of a close-knit Congolese family living in Yeoville, Johannesburg. Following the death of her father, she is increasingly sheltered by her religious and strict mother and over-protective brother. She feels trapped. The only other person she feels understands her is Nidia, the seamstress from the tailor shop whom she's promised to take to the dance without her mothers' knowledge. How will Cecilia navigate going against her mothers' wishes and fulfilling her promise? let us see what happens.