Out In Africa Film Festival is delighted to be presenting a film in association with the Tri Continental Film Festival:

Jerusalem is Proud to Present
Israel, 2007, 82 mins, Subtitles
Director: Nitzan Gilady
www.jerusalemisproudtopresent.com

In the summer of 2006, Jerusalem was to host, for the first time in history, the World Pride events, which were to culminate in a traditional gay pride parade. The planned events stirred turmoil in the politically complex city, with Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious leaders banding together in an uncompromising battle against what they said would “defile the holy city”. On the other side stood the activists of the Open House, Jerusalem’s LGBT community centre, who planned the events. Steadfast in the face of the heated and violent anti-gay sentiment, they had to deal with threats to much more than just their right to march.

Awards

Human Rights Award, Movies that Matter
Best Outstanding Documentary at Outfest, USA
Audience Award for Favourite Documentary, Seattle LGBT Film Festival
The CMCA “Mediterranean Challenges” Grand Prize
Best Documentary at BAFF World Television Film Festival
The Silver Hugo, Chicago Film Festival

Screening dates:

Joburg: Sat 16 Aug, 6.15/ Fri 22 Aug, 6.00

Cape Town: Sun 24 Aug, 8.00/ Fri 29 Aug, 8.00

The Tri Continental Film Festival will kick off from 15 to 24 August at Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank, before moving to Cinema Nouveau at the V&A Waterfront from 22 to 31 August. Thereafter, the film festival travels to Pretoria’s Brooklyn Nouveau from 29 August to 4 September, and wraps up at Gateway Cinema Nouveau from 5 to 11 September.

The films are sourced from Africa, Latin American and Asia and this year, the focus is on hard-hitting social and human rights themes such as racism, homophobia, HIV/Aids, the plight of migrants and xenophobia.

In the wake of the recent hate attacks against foreigners that swept through South Africa, a group of filmmakers came together to address this issue. Calling themselves Filmmakers Against Racism (FAR), these filmmaker-activists have produced a series of nine short documentaries aimed at stimulating dialogue and debate, which will be screened at both the Tri Continental and Out In Africa Film Festivals.

The Tri Continental Film Festival promises an array of thought-provoking documentaries, shorts and feature films. Several of the filmmakers will be in attendance and will be available for Q and A sessions with audiences.

For further information go to www.3continentsfestival.co.za