Second Annual Cape Flats Film Festival starts today
Emile YX? & Heal The Hood Project will be hosting the 2nd Annual Cape Flats Film Festival.
The Cape Flats Film Festival was born out of the need to change the negative stereotype projected on YouTube and various media about the Cape Flats. The youth they work with pointed out how one story is being told about them and they have decided to take action by creating alternatives like “Positive Poster Day” and Cape Flats Film Festival, where they challenge young people to record themselves saying that they are part of the good majority.
Last year they recorded a great deal of young people saying this and now they plan to spread the word again.
Speaking out
Emile YX? Jansen just won the regional LeadSA hero for his work and encouraged the Good Majority to speak out and take action to shift the perception and make good people feel like they are winning against the sea of negative media, now amplified even more so by social media.
Here are the dates and venues for the 2nd Annual Cape Flats Film Festival.
It has been completely funded independently both locally and internationally.
Facebook event Page
- 15th Aug 2016 – Mon – 1:15pm Athlone High
- 16th Aug 2016 – Tues – 1:30pm Battswood
- 17th Aug 2016 – Wed – 1:30pm Parkfields & 2:50pm EC Prim.
- 18th Aug 2016 – Thurs – 12pm Grasdale
- 19th Aug 2016 – Fri – 3pm CTMSC
- 22ndAug 2016 – Mon – Khayelitsha
- 23rd Aug 2016 – Tues – 10am Surrey Estate Primary
- 24th Aug 2016 – Weds – 1030am Cape Academy
- 25th Aug 2016 – Thurs – 10:30am Ocean View High
- 26th Aug 2016 – Fri – 11am Rosendal High Delft
- 27th Aug 2016 – Sat – Catholic Welfare Development Center in Athlone
The Cape Flats film festival finale takes place on 27 August – local artists are invited to upload their videos to draw the attention of the youth at schools to determine who the winner will be by the number of views. Last year’s best music video competition was won by Charl Pilwan.
