REVOLUTION - DEMOCRACY - DICTATORSHIP

2011 NORTH AFRICA has inspired this year's theme: 

Revolution, democracy, dictatorship

Right now we’re packing up a great film programme that shows how music and song as well as political events can affect democratic change.

AFRIKA EYE 2011 Fri 28 - Sun 30 OCTOBER at WATERSHED

Josephine Baker

HELLO EVERYONE!!
With festival dates now fixed, we're planning the programme. More African Diaspora films this year as well as the latest sizzlers from the continent.  Festival director Ingrid Sinclair was film maker-in-residence at the African and Diaspora Film Festival in New York and saw some new and old stunners, like the one on the left about Josephine Baker.

EYEFULL shorts competitors - get  your DVDs ready. The call will go out soon and we've already received our first entries.

We're also planning a collaboration with an African Film Festival this year - more news later.

AFRIKA EYE OPENING NIGHT SELL OUT & EYEFULL WINNERS

Afrika Eye's opening film,  BENDA BILILI set the scene with a sell out audience, while music from EXPLOSIVE NZAROMBA and AFROMIKE kept people dancing till late. Bristol EYEFULL winners were the charming animation A MAN, HIS WIFE AND A PIANO directed by Candice Pepperall and the beautifully scripted FATHER TO BE, written and directed by Sandro Granda and Ben McLean.

A TRULY NOBLE FILM

COURTING JUSTICE Sun 31 Oct Watershed 13.00hrs

For years, South Africans fought a bitter struggle against the apartheid state.

Absorbing and moving, the women in South Africa's Consitutional Court make judgements that have improved many lives. 

Courting Justice is about the women involved in the Constitutional Court.  They come from diverse backgrounds and are entrusted with enormous responsibilities. Although the road is long and tricky, this film shows some of the inspirational thinking that has gone into building a new South Africa. 


In 1994 Nelson Mandela was elected first black president. The new constitution was constructed after massive popular consultation, aiming for DEMOCRACY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, and FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS.