FEATURED FILM: ODE IN BLOOD
Directed by award-winning South African filmmaker Reabetswe “Rea” Rangaka, Ode in Blood follows the collision of two men from vastly different worlds, bound together by fate and searching for redemption. This cross-cultural short film has received international recognition, including an Honorable Mention at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
SHORT FILM: THE PROPHETESS
The Prophetess is based on a beloved 1982 South African short story, by Njabulo Ndebele and was originally published in Staffrider. It tells the story of a young boy sent by his ill mother to fetch holy water from a mysterious woman known as the prophetess. As he steps inside her home, we enter a world shaped by faith, trust, and local beliefs in the town of Charterston.
Although the original book is now out of print, it remains accessible through public libraries in South Africa—a treasured piece of local literary history brought to life on screen.
The Prophetess / One In Blood
Dr. Reabetswe “Rea” Rangaka
📅 March 28th
Doors Open: 17:00 | Film Starts: 18:30
📍 Lang de Moun Mon
69 Mons Rd, Observatory, Johannesburg, 2187
🎟️ R150
*Price includes FREE Popcorn
28 years ago, Dr. Bev Palesa Ditsie, a world-renowned filmmaker and activist, made history by becoming the first African woman to address the United Nations at its inaugural convening about LGBT issues.
In 2020, she and a global assembly of activists came together online during a pandemic, to commemorate their contributions to the most successful lesbian visibility campaign in history.
Lesbians Free Everyone
Dr. Bev Palesa Ditsie
📅 September 29th
Doors Open: 17:00 | Film Starts: 18:30
📍 For Art Sake Creative Hub
3 Lewis Rd, Richmond, Johannesburg, 2092
🎟️ R100
*Price includes FREE Popcorn