A shot from award-winning film, 'Barakat'. Picture: Supplied
Cape Town - Sunshine Cinema has done much community work to help nurture a new generation of film-makers from underprivileged communities and has given them an opportunity to gain insight into the industry.
Its work includes addressing youth unemployment through an ambassadorship programme that trains young people to be media facilitators.
This is in addition to Impact Film Tours that teach the youth about raising awareness of key societal issues and immersive education to promote healthy sexual education using virtual reality.
As part of the next step to assist these communities, Sunshine Cinema has partnered with the kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival to show a series of solar-powered movie screenings of South Africa’s award-winning film, “Barakat”, which will take place this week.
The screenings are free of charge and open to everyone aged 13 and older.
They will take place at the Dulcie September Civic Centre tomorrow, the Rocklands Civic Centre on Monday, and the District Six Homecoming Centre on Thursday.
Each screening will start at 7pm sharp.
Sunshine Cinema presents Barakat The Movie brought to you by Silwerskermfees and the National Film and Video Foundation this Friday 23 March followed by two more!
— Sunshine Cinema (@SunshineCinema) March 23, 2022
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The screening is part of Sunshine Cinema’s new Film Screening Impact Facilitator Course which gives those who are interested an opportunity to meet professional impact producers and immerse themselves in a network of inspiring changemakers.
Sunshine Cinema screening manager Darion Adams said Sunshine Cinema works in underprivileged communities.
“The reason we do this is to give the youth access to films and screenings. It gives them a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on during the filmmaking process and it activates a space for future film-makers and storytellers.”
He said the event was also about learning about the “Afrikaaps” culture, hence the screening of “Barakat“.
“We want the screening to give those in attendance insight into the Afrikaaps culture, and that those attending and interested in film-making leave the event with an experience of a live screening and with the information needed for them to start their own projects.”
More information about the event can be found at https:// sunshinecinema.org/ with links to their social media found there too.
matthew.petersen@inl.co.za
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