By Ogova Ondego
March 16, 2015
Zanzibar International Film Festival has on March 16, 2015 announced the film line up for its 18th annual Festival of the Dhow Countries scheduled for July 18-26, 2015.
Held on the theme, Waves and Visions of HopeĀ, the festival, that shall be held in Stonetown, a UNESCO-declared World Heritage Site, says it has selected 43 short films, 30 documentaries and 25 fictions from 41 countries that it shall showcase over nine days.
The festival shall open on July 18, 2015 with the Golden Globe-winning civil rights film, SELMA.
Prof Martin Mhando, the ZIFF Festival Director, says, “ZIFF prides itself on showcasing films with strong social messages. In 2014 we opened ZIFF with the Mandela film, Long Walk to Freedom, and we are especially proud in 2015 to open with another international film that focuses on an icon of civil and human rights, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Selma will be an inspirational way to open ZIFF 2015 and to highlight our focus on hope and social change.”
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Here is the complete list of selected films as announced by ZIFF:
Features
ALGUN LUGAR/On the Road Somewhere, Dominican Republic
BEAUTIFUL TREE, SEVERED ROOTS, USA
CITY OF VIOLENCE, South Africa
DIAMOND TONGUES, Canada
EL MAL TRATO/Maltreatment, Chile
FIEVRES/Fevers, France
HABIBIE AND AINUN, Indonesia
JONGO LOVE, Kenya
KUTAKAPOKUCHA, Tanzania
MNNARIYIPU/The deadline, India
MR KADAMANJA, Tanzania
NIGHTRUNNERS, Kenya
PISHU, Tanzania
PRIDE, United Kingdom
SELMA, USA
SINGLE ZERO, Tanzania
STRENGTH OF A WOMAN, Kenya
SUGARCANE SHADOWS, Mauritius
SUPERSTITION, Uganda
THE GODS OF WATER, Argentina/Ethiopia/France
THE LAST DRIVE-IN THEATRE, Brazil
WAZI?FM, Kenya
PRICE OF LOVE, Ethiopia
SEPTEMBER, Kenya
Documentaries
21 ICONS – A JOURNEY TO DEMOCRACY, South Africa
ABASEZI (The Nightdancers), Ireland/Uganda
AS I AM, South Africa
BINTOU, Germany
CROC IN A MUSEUM, Rwanda
DADDY’S WEDDING, Dubai
DANCING WITH MARIA, Italy/Argentina/Slovenia
GRANDMA KNOWS BEST?, Ethiopia
LIFE IN PROGRESS, Switzerland
LIFE IS WAITING: REFERENDUM AND RESISTANCE IN WESTERN SAHARA, Western Sahara
LOW SEASON, Germany
MARAMASO, Kenya
MBWA MWITU, Tanzania
MOUSSA DIALLO: THE MAN AND THE MUSIC, Denmark
NAPPS- MEMOIRE OF AN INVISIBLE MAN,ĆĀ Germany
OBOHOZ 2.0, Kenya
PAPA MACHETE, USA
PRISONER 467/64: THE UNTOLD LEGACY OF ANDREW MLANGENI, South Africa
RED OVER THE RAINBOW, Vietnam
SHADEISM: DIGGING DEEPER, Canada
SHADOW FIGHTERS, Denmark/Tanzania
THE BEAUTY THAT I SAW, USA
THE BROKEN HEART, Germany
THE HUSTLE, Turkey
THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE: REUNITED THROUGH POLAROIDS, Rwanda
THE SPRINGBOARD, Burundi
TWENDE! LET’S GO!, Italy
ADY GASY, Madagascar
Shorts
92 DREAMIN’ (Animation), United States
A COEUR OUVERT,ĆĀ France
A HOTEL ROOM STORY, Spain
A PROMISED ROSE GARDEN, Germany
AGI/Elegy, Iran
AMOR A PRIMERA VISTA/Love at first sight, Spain
ANGLES OF MY FACE, Kenya
ARTIFICIO CONCEAL, U.S.A.
BAHAR IM WUNDERLAND/Bahar in Wonderland, Germany
CAMOUFLAGE, Germany
CASTILLO Y EL ARMADO (animation ), Brazil
CHAQUE JOUR EST UNE PETITE VIE/Every Day is a Small Life, France
DETOUR, Singapore
ELLA, Germany
FARAJA, Tanzania
GREEN GOLD/Gruen Gold (animation), Iran/USA
HARSH, Brazil
INTELLECTUAL SCUM, Kenya
ISLANDS, United Kingdom
ITALIAN STANDOFF, Germany
JAYA, India
KILIMO 2 (animation), USA
KING OF GUANGZHOU, China
LAHZA, Egypt
LAMI (Animation), Japan
MOUSSE, Sweden
PRELUDE TO A TORN HOUSE, colombia
RAM, india
RED CARD, Mauritius
ROUTINE, South Africa
SAMAKI MCHANGANI/Fish of the Land, Tanzania
SHEHNAI, pakistan
SOKO SONKO/The Market King, Tanzania
TAWEEZ- The Talisman Writer, Germany
THE DINNER, Germany
THE GIRL, India
THE LAST WILL, Germany
THE LEGACY OF RUBBIES (Animation), Germany
THE ROAD WE TRAVEL, Uganda
TJITJI THE HIMBA GIRL, Namibia
UTHANDO, South Africa
WITH BEST REGARDS, Austria.
