Program Calendar:

Monday-December 5, 2005

Special Guest, Producer and Director, Ben Zulu

12:00 - A Closer walk
A heartrending journey around the global AIDS crisis. Inspiring stories from people living with AIDS, caregivers, the Dalai Lama, and Kofi Annan. 2004. 90min. USA.

1:35 - State of Denial
Vibrant kaleidoscope of South Africans living with the AIDS epidemic, demanding treatment and resisting corporate greed and governmental inaction. 2003. 89min. South Africa/USA.

3:10 - The Sky in Her Eyes
Loss and joy through the eyes of an orphaned child. A poignant and beautiful film. 13min

3:30 - We All Share Some Responsibility
Warm, candid and provocative conversations on gender relations, condoms, getting tested & coping with stigma of AIDS. 2002. 35min. Burkina Faso.

4:10 - Love in the Time of Sickness
An urbane and boisterous dinner party among friends takes a strange turn. 2001. 26min. South Africa.

4:40-5:15 - BREAK

5:20 - Phir Milenge
India’s top stars bring us a riveting feature of stigma, love and courage as young corporate star Tamanna seeks legal redress. 2004. 120min. India.

7:25 - Its Not Easy
Life brings tragedy and hope for a family when Suna’s newborn son is found to be infected with HIV. 1991. 48 min. Uganda.

8:20p - iThemba (Hope)
A powerful musical celebration of struggles and triumphs and the dire need for action and access to treatment. 2005. 5.18min. South Africa/USA

8:30 - The Claws of the Lion
An international peacekeeper faces the tragic consequences of his abuse of power in the growing AIDS crises. 2005. 41min. Nigeria.
Conversations with Producer Ben Zulu & Director F. Onwochei


Tuesday-December 6, 2005

Youth Focus Today with Invited Guests: Movie Star Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) & Producer and Director, Tunde Kelani

12:00 - Consequences
Beautiful teenager Rita discovers that life can change dramatically when a wrong decision destroys her dreams. 1988. Zimbabwe 54 min

1:05 - Let’s Talk About It
Young people tell it like it is! Provocative candid camera conversations on parents, sexuality, prevention and AIDS. 2001. South Africa. 8 min

2:00 - Shouting Silent
Xoliswa journey’s in search of young women who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS is a powerful and inspiring tale that must be seen. 2002. 50min. South Africa.

3:00 - Duara (& Sound the Drum)
The tragic story of two love struck schoolmates, Yusufu and Mariam who broke their intimate circle of love. 2002. 28min. Tanzania

3:35 - More Time
Township teenager Thandi finds that playing with love might mean playing with her life in a time of AIDS. 1993. 90min. Zimbabwe.

5:05 - BREAK

5:30 - Everyone’s Child
The powerful story of two children's abrupt journey into a world of adult responsibility. 1996. 83min. Zimbabwe.

7:00 - Special Announcements from Music Stars: Destiny’s Child, Nelly, Justin Timberlake etc. (YouthAids)

7:30 - Yellow Card
A teenage soccer star and his former girlfriend struggle with the tough lessons about the consequences of unprotected sex. Fast paced, humorous but provocative. 2000. 90min. Zimbabwe.

Post-Screening Chat with Movie Star, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) and Producer and Director, Tunde Kelani


Wednesday-December 7, 2005


Special Guests: Movie Star, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) and others

12:30 - Shared Concern
Docu-drama of family tragedy and community learning. Ghana. 20 min.

1:00 - Ndodii: What Shall I Do?
A touching and courageous tale of a widow facing the dilemma of disclosing her status during an inheritance ceremony. 2001. 13min. Zimbabwe

1:20 - A Miner’s Tale
A man struggles to reconcile the expectations of his community, his wife’s desire for more children and his knowledge of his HIV status. 2001. 40min. Mozambique/SouthAfrica.

2:05 - Aluta Continua
“HIV is not a death sentence”! Inspiring testimonials of courage and imaginative mobilization in the face of death. 2001. 26min. South Africa.

2:40 - My Brother Nikhil
A powerful film of love and struggle for social acceptance from India. The story of Nikhil who suddenly falls from grace and is socially ostracized. 2004. 120min. India.

4:45 - Night Stop
Director Azevedo takes us to the “Corridor of Death” a long distance trucking route where more than 30% of the population is HIV+. The lives, dreams and realities of the women who vie for work in its sex industry. 2002. 52min. Mozambique.

5:45 - BREAK

6:10 - A Red Ribbon Around My House
Laugh, cry and celebrate the unbelievable courage of one woman’s refusal to be silent in the face of AIDS. 2001. 26 min. South Africa.

6:45 - Imiti Ikula
An unforgettable and troubling coverage of life as an orphan on the streets of Lusaka. Memory is a tough and vulnerable child demanding the rights of her humanity. 2001. 26 min Zambia.

7:20 - The Ball
Compelling, humorous and imaginative statement on the need for and use of condoms. 2001. 5 min. Mozambique

7:30 - Yesterday
Oscar nominee film set in Zululand; “Yesterday” is powerful, heartrending and unforgettable. Young and beautiful mother “Yesterday” confronts an AIDS diagnosis with courage and the determination to live long enough to see her little daughter go to school. 2004. 96min. South Africa.

9:10 - Awards and Closing

AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Closing Ceremony: ICASA 2005 Film Festival

 









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