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The Daring Doccies Film Festival assembles thought-provoking documentaries from around the world
From the SA HorrorFest :
SOUTHBOUND
SHADOW REALM: BEST SA HORRORFEST SHORT FILMS
ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW
From Sound On Screen :
BLACKHEARTS
A FAT WRECK - Punkumentary
PLACEBO: ALT.RUSSIA
From Celludroid :
MONTAUK CHRONICLES
TRACEROUTE
BEST CELLUDROID SHORT FILMS
From X Fest :
X FLIX: BEST X FEST SHORT FILMS
From Daring Doccies :
THE NATURE
OF EXISTENCE
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The 2016 SOUND ON SCREEN music film festival was held in conjunction with
THE X FEST and DARING DOCCIES (including Punk and Metal subjects, with A Fat Wreck: The Punk-u-mentary and Blackhearts, plus Placebo: Alt.Russia has the band
uncharted investigation of alternative art and culture across the vastness of Russia)
www.flamedrop.com/sos
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DARING DOCCIES Submission Details
The next Daring Doccies Documentary Film Festival edition is pending
Early-April 2014 however, it teamed up with
THE X FEST
and featured documentary subjects like :
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For more info, dates & booking details, head to
www.XFEST.org
Submission Details
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The 2011 Daring Doccies Documentary Film Festival is set for
25 November - 1 December
Labia Theatre, 68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, ZA
(with the Sound On Screen Music Film Festival flowing straight from it, 2 - 10 December)
Featuring a host of thought-provoking, hard-hitting and moving documentaries,
most making their South African theatrical premiere.
From local farm murders, natural disasters, conspiracies and government cover-ups,
to drugs, science,
religion, outlaws, education and enlightenment, the incredible 2011 Daring Doccies line-up includes:
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THE BIG UNEASY South African Premiere Harry Shearer, renowned satirist, Spinal Tap bassist and voice of several characters on The Simpsons, is also a New Orleans resident passionate about his city. With his award-winning documentary The Big Uneasy he exposes the real causes behind the Hurricane Katrina disaster with some eye-opening revelations. Features Shearer, actor John Goodman, voices of Brad Pitt & Jennifer Coolidge, and the various engineers and concerned people exposing the truth (incl. a South African) . www.thebiguneasy.com |
WAR OF THE FLEA Cape Town Premiere Since South Africa's cross-over from Apartheid to democracy in the early-90s, an alarming phenomenon has been sweeping the country's farmlands. With over 3000 white farmers murdered up until this point, some see it as a systematic racial genocide, others an exageration, and many write it off as a symptom of crime. Finally a documentary has been made to look at this troubling issue. |
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| THE NATURE OF EXISTENCE South African Premiere The director of Trekkies travels the globe tapping into the world's various philosophies, religions and belief systems. This search for enlightenment is often handled in an uplifting and humorous manner as it presents some challenging ideas via some extraordinary people, incl. Orson Scott Card, Richard Dawkins, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Ann Druyan, Irvin Kershner, Brother Jed Smock, King Arthur Pendragon, Leonard Sussknd, Julia Sweeney and other scholars, experts and ordinary people. |
DIRTY PICTURES South African Premiere Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin is the scientist behind more than 200 psychedelic compounds including MDMA, more commonly known as Esctasy. Considered to be one of the the greatest chemists of the twentieth century, Sasha's vast array of discoveries have had a profound impact in the field of psychedelic research. 'Dirty Pictures' delves into the lifework of Dr. Shulgin and scientists alike, explores their world; their findings & motivations, their ideas, and their beliefs as to how research in this particular field can aid in unlocking the complexities of the mind. |
THE MURDER OF MARY MAGDALENE: Genocide Of The Holy Bloodline South African Premiere Was Mary Magdalene murdered? Did the Catholic Church conspire to eradicate the Holy Bloodline? This unique film journeys to places never before researched in connection with this story, uncovering a tale so mysterious, so at odds with the accepted norm, that we are forced to question everything we previously held to be true. Dig deeper into the mystery popularized by The Da Vinci Code. |
FATBELLY: CHOPPER UNCHOPPED South African Premiere In 2000 the story of notorious Australian Mark "Chopper" Read's life hit the screen starring Eric Bana. But in this documentary you get the full perspective from the man himself. "I've done 23 years 9 months in Gaol. I've done 10 1/2 years in H Division. I've been stabbed 13 times. I've been hit on the head with iron bars and claw hammers, shot once, I've been run over. I've survived 60 serves of shock treatment in 6 months. They certified me 3 times. I've been bloody well bashed and belted from one end of the street to the other. I've had everything done to me. It's a bloody dog's life, a shit life, a terrible life. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody." |
THE WAR ON KIDS South African Premiere Completed a year before Waiting For Superman, The War On Kids looks at how the system sets out to make the youth docile, obedient and powerless, through zero tolerance, excessive and invasive security measures, abuse of prescription drugs, and an education system modeled after the penal system. As the largest democracy in the world, with its inherent educational problems, what can South Africa learn from this? |
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THE CONSPIRACY TO RULE THE WORLD South African Premiere With compelling interviews and analysis of evidence *& lack thereof), cover-ups and unanswered questions are revealed in the 9/11 attacks, a sinister group known as Common Purpose, and whether the moon landings were fake. While it is easy to shoot these down as conspiracy theory babble, if the authorities fail to deliver believable explanations, should we merely accept that? W here there's smoke... |
ZEITGEIST REFUTED Every story has more than one side. Here thoughts opposing those in the first chapter of ZEITGEIST THE MOVIE is taken on with counter arguments from a Christian perspective. As always, we believe in putting it out there and leave it up to the viewer to decide. |
A HOLE IN THE HEAD + EGYPT: Insights Into A Revolution South African Premiere Trepanation is the ancient process of boring a hole in the skull. This fascinating award-winning documentary looks at modern trepanation around the globe and the higher level of consciousness experienced by those undergoing this radical process. Pioneered by the ancient Egyptians and others, a documentary short companion piece linked to trepanation's country of origin is included, looking at its recent events with Egypt: Insights Into A Revolution, from the perspective of musicians, civilians & media members. |
2012 - AN AWAKENING South African Premiere With the mysterious 2012 prophecy around the corner, this film goes deeper than the vague predictions of ancient prophets, and explores how the earth is in the middle of a transformation set to change the way we live our lives forever. Featuring leading authors in the genre incl. Patrick Geryl, Adrian Gilbert, David Icke, Gregg Braden, Peter Taylor and others. |
Aaron Russo's MAD AS HELL This pre-9/11 spoken word show of the late Aaron Russo focuses on his view that the American government's grip is tightening on its citizens' freedom and heading towards a totalitarian state. Between the late '60s and '80s Russo ran a club, managed Bette Midler, and produced movies like Trading Places and The Rose, his outspoken political views leading to this and other productions. |
TOPICAL & CHALLENGING BOOKS
featuring at the 2011
DARING DOCCIES FILM FESTIVAL
(incl. audience give-aways)
| FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER |
MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER |
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER |
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER |
THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER |
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1:45pm |
ZEITGEIST: Refuted |
CONSPIRACY TO RULE THE WORLD |
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4:00pm |
FATBELLY: Chopper Unchopped |
A HOLE IN |
CONSPIRACY TO RULE THE WORLD |
DIRTY PICTURES |
A HOLE IN THE HEAD + EGYPT: Insights |
THE WAR ON KIDS |
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6:15pm |
2012: An Awakening |
DIRTY PICTURES |
THE MURDER OF MARY MAGDALENE |
2012: An Awakening |
NATURE OF EXISTENCE |
FATBELLY: Chopper Unchopped |
THE MURDER OF MARY MAGDALENE |
8:30pm |
THE BIG UNEASY |
WAR OF THE FLEA |
NATURE OF EXISTENCE |
MAD AS HELL |
THE WAR
ON KIDS | THE BIG UNEASY |
WAR OF THE FLEA |
Check out the Sound On Screen Film Festival at
www.flamedrop.com/sos
[ for info to submit productions for the 2012 Daring Doccies Film Festival, click here ]
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29
July - 5 August
2010
Screening
a range of
exciting,
thought-provoking
and daring
documentary
feature films
tackling pertinent
subjects affecting
all our lives
@
THE LABIA
THEATRE
68 Orange
Street, Gardens,
Cape Town,
South Africa
The
movies chosen
for this inaugural
documentary
event includes
a selection
of
incredible,
award-winning
and acclaimed
motion pictures,
dealing with
a host of
issues
from Mugabe
& Zimbabwe,
Chavez &
Venezuela,
and social
issues, to
the dark side
of Norwegian
Black Metal,
rebellious
tattoo artists,
animal
rights, the
world's oil
addiction,
America's
spiraling
debt, money,
religion,
and the greedy
people who
dictate our
lives from
behind the
curtain.
Most of the
8 documentaries
selected make
their South
African and
Cape Town
theatrical
debut.
MUGABE
AND THE WHITE
AFRICAN
Cape Town
Premiere
& first
South African
Theatrical
Run
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I.O.U.S.A. |
UNTIL
THE
LIGHT TAKES US |
ZEITGEIST THE MOVIE |
ZEITGEIST ADDENDUM |
VICKTORY
TO THE UNDERDOG |
GASHOLE |
THE
THREAT (LA MINACCIA) |
South African Premiere |
South African Premiere |
South African Premiere |
South African Premiere |
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MUGABE
AND
THE
WHITE
AFRICAN [ screened daily from 29 JUL - 5 AUG ] South African Theatrical Premiere Michael Campbell is one of the few hundred white farmers left in Zimbabwe since President Robert Mugabe began his violent 'Land Reform' program in 2000. Since then the country has descended into chaos. In 2008 Mike took the unprecedented step of challenging President Robert Mugabe in an International Court; accusing Robert Mugabe and his government of racial discrimination and violations of basic human rights. What follows is an intimate, moving and often terrifying account of one man and his family’s extraordinary courage in the face of overwhelming injustice and brutality. Set against the tumultuous 2008 Presidential elections Mugabe and the White African follows Mike and son-in-law Ben Freeth's harrowing attempt to save their farm and with it the homes and livelihoods of 500 black workers and their families. Filmed over 12 months, a gripping courtroom drama unfolds whilst all the time Mike, his family and the farm workers face the all too real threats of Mugabe's wrath on the farm. After months of frightening threats and a horrific attack the Court’s judges finally rule on Mike’s case. What will Mugabe's reaction be towards them for daring to bring the case? Much
of
this
film
was
shot
covertly.
To
have
been
caught
filming
would
have
meant
imprisonment.
"Surely
one
of
the
best
documentaries
of
the
year”
"Compelling, nerve shattering, tremendously moving cinema” - Empire "Excellent, moving anti-racist documentary. One of the most powerful documentaries ever seen" - Daily Mail AWARDS:
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VICKTORY
TO
THE
UNDERDOG [ FRI 30 JUL 6:15pm / WED 4 AUG 8:30pm ] South African Theatrical Premiere Award-winning tattoo artist Brandon Bond and his colleagues took it upon themselves to rescue & rehab some of the over 70 pit bulls used in the illegal dog fighting ring facilitated by football legend Michael Vick. The loyal, loving Pit Bull breed has been stigmatized as evil due to its use in illegal practices like dogfights - but dogs merely reflect their handlers... A heart-wrenching and courageous documentary (directed by Bond himself) standing up for all underdogs, from abused animals, alternative people like those with tattoos, parolees and others marginalized by society. The movie also examines the life of Brandon Bond and his struggle with balancing fame, fortune and the Rock-N-Roll tattoo lifestyle with a more fulfilling life that focuses on the betterment of both animals and society as a whole. Featuring celebrities like Debbie and Danny Trejo, Michael Berryman, Pixie Acia and Donal Logue, the movie takes you on an incredible journey you will never forget! click here for the trailer gallery |
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ZEITGEIST
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THE
MOVIE [ SAT 31 JUL 4pm ] The mind-blowing documentary ZEITGEIST is the most viewed motion picture on the internet. The award-winning movie takes a staggering look at the lies sold to the world via media, politicians and those standing to benefit. From religion and the 9/11 attacks, to the Bush family and the world bank, this is not just a conspiracy theorist's dream come true, but a shocking exposition on how the world's population is being manipulated. Just like you needn't believe everything you see on TV, it is up to you to absorb the information in ZEITGEIST and process it as you choose - but, even if you have a pre-conceived idea on what you'll encounter with this documentary, the revelations from structural architects and firemen on the high probability that the World Trade Centre and adjacent buildings we're brought down by controlled detonations is enough to turn your blood cold! click here for the trailer gallery |
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HOLE [ SAT 31 JUL 6:15pm / TUES 3 AUG 6:15pm / THUR 5 AUG 8:30pm ] South African Theatrical Premiere "GasHole" is a new documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. The film, narrated by Peter Gallagher, features interviews with a wide range of viewpoints from US Department of Energy Officials, Congressional leaders both Democrat and Republican, Alternative Fuel Producers, Alternative Fuel Consumers (such as actor Joshua Jackson), Professors of Economics and Psychology and more... Directed by Jeremy Wagener & Scott D. Roberts, the film takes a wide, yet detailed examination of our dependence on foreign supplies of Oil. What are the causes that led from America turning from a leading exporter of oil to the world's largest importer? What are the economic and sociological forces that have contributed to that change and impede its solution? The film examines many different potential solutions to our oil dependence. Starting with claims of buried technology that dramatically improves gas mileage, to navigating bureaucratic governmental roadblocks, to evaluating different alternative fuels that are technologically available now, to questioning the American Consumer's reluctance to embrace alternatives. This
is
not
just
an
American
crisis,
but
a
global
one. “Infuriating.....Hard
Hitting......" |
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I.O.U.S.A. [ SAT 31 JUL 8:30pm / MON 2 AUG 6:15pm ] South African Theatrical Premiere "...may be to the U.S. economy what 'An Inconvenient Truth' was to the environment" **** – Reuters Wake up, America! We're on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes. Wielding candid interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials, Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon (Wordplay) helps demystify the nation's financial practices and policies. The film follows former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America's unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens. With surgical precision, Creadon interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America's current economic situation. The ultimate power of I.O.U.S.A. is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations. Creadon uses candid interviews and his featured subjects include Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Paul O'Neill, Robert Rubin, and Paul Volcker, along with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's own David Walker and Bob Bixby of the Concord Coalition, a Foundation grantee. Pointedly
topical
and
consummately
nonpartisan,
I.O.U.S.A.
drives
home
the
message
that
the
only
time
for
America's
financial
future
is
now. |
  
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ZEITGEIST
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ADDENDUM [ SUN 1 AUG 4pm ] 'Zeitgeist, The Movie' and 'Zeitgeist: Addendum' were created to communicate highly important social understandings which most of the world's population are generally not aware of. The first film focuses on suppressed historical & modern information about currently dominant social institutions, while also exploring what could be in store for humanity if the power structures at large continue their patterns of self-interest, corruption, and consolidation. The second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based on politics, morality, laws, or any other "establishment" notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-superstitious based understanding of what we are and how we align with nature, to which we are a part. The work advocates a new social system which is updated to present day knowledge, highly influenced by the life long work of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project. click here for the trailer gallery |
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THREAT (La Minaccia) [ SUN 1 AUG 6:15pm / MON 2 AUG 8:30pm / WED 4 AUG 6:15pm ] South African Theatrical Premiere “Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution are the greatest threat since the time of the Soviet Union and communism” - Doctrine for Asymmetric War Against Venezuela, U.S. Army, 2006 This
is
the
starting
point
for
a
journey
across
the
country,
which
gave
rise
to
the
“red
wave”
in
Latin
America.
Does
Venezuela
represent
the
dream
of
a
new
socialist
society
or
is
it
just
another
distortion
of
populism
and
dictatorship? On
the
other
hand
are
the
country’s
60
violent
deaths
a
week
and
its
collapsing
hospitals,
the
closure
of
the
most
popular
television
channel,
the
old
European
immigrants
in
flight,
the
opposition
black
list
and
the
ubiquitous
government
propaganda. |
 
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UNTIL
THE
LIGHT
TAKES
US [ SUN 1 AUG 8:30pm / TUE 3 AUG 8:30pm / THUR 5 AUG 6:15pm ] UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US tells the story of the controversial Black Metal music genre which was born in Norway and expanding across Europe (and the globe) during the 1990s, as a fiercely anti-Christian barrage with a sonic overload. With highly publicized media cases of murder, suicide and church burnings associated with many of the bands, this evolution of the Heavy Metal genre made society sit up and take note once again, but not necessarily for the right reasons. This enthralling documentary investigates all aspects of this movement with some highly informative interviews with leaders and pioneers of the genre, accompanied by an explosive soundtrack. The filmmakers moved to Norway and lived with the bands for several years to get to the root of it all. Features Varg Vikerness, Gylve Nagell, Jan Axel Blomberg, Harmony Korine, Kjetil Haraldstad & others. Music by Burzum, Darkthrone, Enslaved, Gogoroth, Mayhem, Ulver, Black Dice, Sunn O))), Boards Of Canada, Lesser. Directed by Aaron Aites & Audrey Ewell Age Restriction: 16 The movie made its South African big screen debut at the Sound On Screen Music Film Festival click here for the trailer gallery |
 
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