TheBerthaFoundationandDocHousecelebrateasuccessfulyearofover50showcase screeningsandeventswiththisstunningeveningofmusicdocumentariesinsupportof UbuntuEducationFund.

SOUTHAFRICAREVISITED
Sunday1stJuly2012

WepresenttwoofthehottestnewmusicdocsaroundtheeagerlyawaitedSEARCHING FORSUGARMANandUNDERAFRICANSKIEScelebratingtwoextraordinarymusicians whomadeverydifferentjourneystotheheartofSouthAfrica.

SEARCHINGFORSUGARMAN5PM
Whatreallyhappenedtoenigmatic,soundofagenerationfolk singerSixtoRodriguez? In1970sSouthAfrica,hisantiestablishment,Dylanesquestrains propelledhimtounimaginedsuccess,butwildrumourscirculated fordecadesaboutthefateofRodriguez,untiltwofanssetoutto uncoverthemanbehindthemyth.
WorldCinemaDocumentarySpecialJuryPrizeSundance2012|World CinemaDocumentaryAudienceAwardSundance2012

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ThedeliciousanddelightfulSouthAfricanBBQcompanywillbefiringupauthenticandgourmet Boereworsrollsandspringbokburgersoutsidethecinematoseeusintotheevening SouthAfricanstyle.www.southafricanbbq.com

UNDERAFRICANSKIES8PM
PaulSimon's'Graceland'soldmillionsofcopiesworldwide, unitingculturesandbringinginternationalattentiontothe musicofSouthAfrica. Twentyfiveyearson,hereturnsforareuniontour,celebrating themusicandconfrontinghiscontentiousbreakingoftheUNs culturalboycottofApartheidSouthAfrica.
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MalikBendjelloul/Sweden&UnitedKingdom /2011/85mins

Adocumentaryaboutfandomandfreedom,informationandmisinformation,fleetingfameandeverlasting artFilm.com

IntheUS,MexicanfolksingerSixtoRodriguezwasjustonemorefailedmusician,fadingintoobscurityafterhis two albums bombed. But 8,000 miles from home in 1970s South Africa, Rodriguez's 'Cold Fact' became a phenomenal success. His antiestablishment, Dylanesque strains spoke to a generation in turmoil and influencedanewwaveofprotestmusiciansrailingagainsttheApartheidsystem.Rodriguezneverknewofthis faraway fame, and for decades his overseas devotees knew nothing but tragic rumours about the man himself,untiltwoSouthAfricanfanssetoutonthedetectivetrailtouncoverthemanbehindthemyth. 'SearchingforSugarMan'isanirresistible,grippingstoryofhope,rebirthandthestrengthofthehumanspirit, withtheextraordinary,enigmaticcharacterofSixtoRodriguezatitsheart. It'sa 'mustsee' foranyonewho knowsandlovesthepoignant,trippysoundsofRodriguez,andforthosethatdon'tknowhimalready...you're inforsuchatreat. www.sonyclassics.com/searchingforsugarman

UNDERAFRICANSKIES
JoeBerlinger/USA/2011/101mins

UnderAfricanSkiesisaculturallightningboltthatsoarsonitsmusicandanunshakablebeliefinthe transcendenceofart.RollingStone

Paul Simon's 'Graceland' sold millions of copies worldwide, uniting cultures and bringing international attention to the music of South Africa, during the peak of the struggle against Apartheid. Simon blended African sounds and American pop, to electrify audiences and make his Grammywinning album an enduring success. But in going to Johannesburg to collaborate with musicians there he was accused of breaking the UN'sculturalboycottofSouthAfrica,whichwasdesignedtoendApartheid. TwentyfiveyearsonfromGraceland'srelease,asPaulSimonreturnstoSouthAfrica,renownedfilmmakerJoe Berlingercaptureshisheartfelt reunionwiththe musiciansherecordedandtoured with,but alsoconfronts thecontentiousdecisiontobreaktheboycott. At once a celebration of one of the greatest and most influential records ever made and a profound questioning of the place where art and politics meet, 'Under African Skies' is filled with the music of South Africa. Astonishing archive footage from the Graceland tour features Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Miriam MakebaandHughMasekla,whilemorerecentcontributionscomefromfriendsandadmirersOprahWinfrey, PaulMcCartney,DavidByrneandWhoopiGoldberg. www.radicalmedia.com/Entertainment/UnderAfricanSkies