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The Documentary Filmmakers Association in collaboration with the Bioscope Independent Cinema invites you to this month’s docLOVE screening of Normal To Me (78 mins) and Amigo the Griot (30 mins).
Booking: Purchase a “R20 Cafe Voucher” to reserve your seat for this screening. This will get you R20 off your Bioscope Cafe bill on this day.
Amigo The Griot - directed by Kurt Orderson ( 30 Minutes) In Eersterivier, Cape Town, blind Afrikaaps rapper and storyteller Mario “Amigo” Laaistock reconnects with his past through music. This portrait explores creativity, memory and community as Amigo finds renewed artistic purpose amid the challenges of everyday survival.
Normal To Me - directed by Luke Sharland ( 78 minutes) At the Joyce Chevalier Centre in Fish Hoek, adults with intellectual disabilities share their everyday experiences of work, love, creativity and ambition. A warm, humorous portrait that challenges stereotypes and invites audiences to rethink what “normal” means.
About docLOVE:
docLOVE hosts free monthly screenings around South Africa, celebrating and promoting the power of documentary film. We bring thought-provoking, relevant and important issues and topics to the fore and create an interactive space for engagement and debate, hosting facilitated discussions after each screening, featuring special guest speakers.
For more about the DFA please visit: https://docfilmsa.com/