Isiphethu International Student Film Festival
A Woman Of No Importance (United States)
27 July | 17h00
Ismat, an undocumented seamstress in New York City, finds herself at a crossroad of morality 8and self-interest.
Genre: Thriller, Social Drama
Running Time: 17 minutes ,29 secs
Age Restriction: TBC
Language: English, Hindi
Bianca (Egypt)
27 July | 17h00
Among the flying dust, rubble, and loud equipment sound, Nathan Doss, the artist, is working on his new piece of art. Can any beauty spring out of the womb of this chaos?
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 08 minutes , 30 secs
Age Restriction: TBC
Language: Arabic
Calf ( South Africa)
27 July | 17h00
A girl is sent on a one-way voyage to the edge of our Solar System, to intercept a mysterious signal.
Genre: Experimental
Running Time: 12 minutes , 30 secs
Age Restriction: TBC
Language: English
Kopano (South Africa)
Kopano enters into a heated argument with his mother about going to the initiation school. The mother believes he should take the medical route as it is safer. He is determined to be a man, so he decides to go to the initiation school without his mother’s consent. Life at the mountain becomes unbearable for Kopano.
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 26 minutes ,15 secs
Age Restriction: TBC
Language: Southern seSotho
Mona & Parviz (Germany)
27 July | 17h00
Two employees of the immigration office pay Mona an unannounced visit to check on the marital relationship between her and her husband Parviz. After Mona has to face the officials alone and the mood begins to falter, Parviz appears.
Genre: Short, student
Running Time: 17 minutes, 1 sec
Age Restriction: TBC
Language : German, Persian
Rasta De Artist
27 July | 17h00
Rasta De Artist is a bio documentary about an authentic African and Zimbabwean born artist who, in facing criticism from social media about his work, has made his name bigger in the world of art with his unique creative voice. His celebrity status has soared even higher with his latest drawings of South African and international celebrities.
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 9 minutes
Age Restriction: TBC
Language : English
Sort of growing up (German)
27 July | 17h00
Summer 2019 in Berlin, two years before graduation. Overlooking the rooftops of the city, Aimee and Anissa are pondering life. When are you actually a grown-up? How can you have good sex? What’s the plan after graduation? Grappling with the same questions, Lea is similarly clueless about her future.
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 04 minutes, 50 secs
Age Restriction: TBC
Language : English
The detective (South Africa)
27 July | 17h00
This is the story of how a brilliant detective suffers deep trauma after losing his best friend (also a policeman) during a bank robbery shooting. The detective’s trauma is compounded by the death of his wife, who was also shot inside their home in a home invasion.
Genre: Animation
Running Time: 18 minutes, 9 sec
Age Restriction: TBC
Language : English
Where is Mr Adams? (South Africa)
27 July | 17h00
An untalented and ill-prepared amateur theatre crew must perform the opening night of a mediocre stage production. The night is thrown into chaos when Mr Adams, one of the leads, disappears during the intermission.
Genre: Short Student
Running Time: 24 minutes
Age Restriction: TBC
Language : English
