Back to The Bioscope for film awareness, appreciation

The central aims of the initiative are to introduce young learners to the art of filmmaking, to spark interest in a wide range of topics and to encourage discussion. The film screenings, which are free, are targeted at a younger audience (ages 10-17) and will take place every Wednesday at 11am.

After the film, there will be an opportunity for discussion with film professionals and those involved in arts education. Workshops will also be on offer, using the film and ensuing discussion as a starting point for further creative engagement and discovery.

Series

Film is a powerful educational tool and the programming of the series has been designed to be as broad as possible to allow children an opportunity to engage in wide range of filmic genres and structures including fiction, documentaries and short and animated films. Through this programming strategy, learners will become familiar with the different modes of storytelling of the medium.

Discussions

Using the films as a starting point, the screenings will involve discussions with the learners, encouraging them to interrogate both the subject matter raised in the films and the way in which the movie has been produced. In the first year, the selected films deal with various issues from explorations of South Africa's cultural heritage, history and youth culture to contemporary politics and xenophobia. Subsequent programming for next year will be dependent on the feedback of the starting phase and audience input is appreciated.

Programme

The cinema holds 68 people and on request, special screenings can be organised.

• Wednesday, 13th October, 11am SOUL BOY, Kenya, 70mins
• Wednesday, 20th October, 11am THE FLYER, South Africa, 90mins
• Wednesday, 27th October, 11am A SOUTH AFRICAN LOVE STORY 'WALTER & ALBERTINA SISULU', 63mins
• Wednesday, 3rd November, 11am WHERE DO I STAND? South Africa, 37mins
• Wednesday, 10th November, 11am A-Z A COMMENTARY ON POST APARTHEID, South Africa, 50mins
• Wednesday, 17th November, 11am KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS, France, 70mins
• Wednesday, 24th November, 11am PUMZI, Kenya, 20mins; CHRISTMAS WITH GRANNY, South Africa, 26mins

For bookings, please contact Puleng Plessie on cell +27 (0) 76 253 2530, email az.oc.ccinaka@ofni or go online at www.thebioscope.co.za.