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Posted by on Sep 22, 2020 in 2020 | 0 comments

Masincedane Cynthia’s Soup Kitchen

Production by Khaka Ngcofe

Masincedane Cynthia’s Soup kitchen is managed by Thabisa Bhelwana. With her huge heart and through donations, Thabisa wakes up to cook a hearty meal for her neighbours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. After seeing that many homes struggle to put a meal on the table as they rely on social grants and many have lost their jobs due to the covid-19 pandemic. Children who relied on the feeding scheme at school are not getting that as schools are closed.

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Posted by on Sep 22, 2020 in 2020 | 0 comments

Yandiswa Madinda’s Soup Kitchen

Production by Khaka Ngcofe

A woman in Makhanda Grahamstown decided to start a soup kitchen with the help of Makana Revive when she saw how covid-19 affected her community. Yandiswa Madinda dedicates Tuesdays and Thursdays to providing a meal to her community. As long lines of hungry people line up and the food sometimes runs out she always makes a plan and is hoping she gets more donations…

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Fresh Encounters
Posted by on Sep 2, 2020 in 2020, Encounters Film Festival | 0 comments

Fresh Encounters


RUTV4 reviews Encounters Film Festival. So many docs to see for free
Fresh Encounters below

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Posted by on Sep 1, 2020 in 2020, Encounters Film Festival | 0 comments

Fresh Encounters

So no, Makhanda is not Wakhanda, people, we’re the hometown of Rhodes University and the School of Journalism and Media Studies where we are all studying TV. For us, it’s brilliant that Encounters Film Festival is online this year. In past years we could never see the film festival out there in Cape Town, Joburg and the bigger smokes.
Now you can watch the Encounters Film Festival 2020 anywhere you are… whether you’re in iBayi, in Alice, eMonti or out in Polokwane, Bloemfontein, Jozi etc – Shoutout to all the Journalism and Media students out there! And if you want to know about documentary film, and what to watch at the Encounters Film Festival this year, we’re here to guide you, cos we actually produce and study this stuff.
So deal with your #FOMO and book a doccie to watch! (more…)

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Posted by on Aug 31, 2020 in 2020, Encounters Film Festival | 0 comments

For Sama – the experience

Clair O’Reilly experiences For Sama – at the virtual Encounters Film Festival 2020.

The documentary from Syria is pipped for a documentary Oscar and provides a rare account of the female experience of war. Taking the form of a love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of journalist Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo.

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Good Hope for all
Posted by on Aug 30, 2020 in 2020, Encounters Film Festival | 1 comment

Good Hope for all

Temba Mkosi takes a roller coaster ride to the future

A rise of pessimism in South Africa is a worrying factor as social and economic inequality widens due to the current state of the nation and its complex history. Good Hope is a documentary for those who still believe in a positive future for South Africa. Director Anthony Fabian explores the complex state of the country and takes the viewer through scenarios of pessimism, solutions and optimism for the future. (more…)

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