The Cinema Vietnam-project came to be after a call from the Cape Winelands District Municipality for a touristic event with an emphasis on local community empowerment. A series of open air film screenings took place in the heart of the Mooiwater township in Franschhoek, South-Africa in January 2012. The former informal settlement “Vietnam”, where a majority of the inhabitants of Mooiwater used to live, inspired the name of the event.
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Poster for the first edition of Cinema Vietnam, inspired by Pumzi actress Kudzani Moswela.
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Sketchup drawing of the event set-up with stalls, seats, projection, sound and screen.
![Caribbean Nights by Jo Menell and Charles Chabot, South-Africa, 1986, 126’ An intimate look into the life and times of Bob Marley, featuring original interviews with family and friends, unique footage of music performances and the visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaïca…](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5d835e78-e226-4757-b137-ba8bb5fc6a89/1e0dd43d-8300-4ff5-9e31-9e36b9da9753_rw_1920.jpg?h=7384bec33b07658ff051dbfc92ced861)
Caribbean Nights by Jo Menell and Charles Chabot, South-Africa, 1986, 126’ An intimate look into the life and times of Bob Marley, featuring original interviews with family and friends, unique footage of music performances and the visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaïca…
![Shaka Zulu by William C. Faure, South Africa, epic drama, 1986, 50’ Compilation of the classic SABC mini-series Shaka Zulu.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5d835e78-e226-4757-b137-ba8bb5fc6a89/a9cea1e3-7c09-490e-872e-eec9ba285d73_rw_1920.jpg?h=203be704e2aede7fe6ba75b7cb5b0099)
Shaka Zulu by William C. Faure, South Africa, epic drama, 1986, 50’ Compilation of the classic SABC mini-series Shaka Zulu.
![La Noire de… (Black Girl) by Ousmane Sembène Senegal, feature film (50 min.), drama, 1966 Sembène’s debut feature made a profound impression at international film-festivals in 1966. This powerful drama about a Senegalese woman, who accompanies her employers to the French Riviera, puts a glaring spotlight on the myth of decolonisation. *Jean Vigo Price 1966, Cinema of France](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5d835e78-e226-4757-b137-ba8bb5fc6a89/5b87d6e3-78b9-4855-8c5b-0bb01553bfb2_rw_1920.jpg?h=825651f1c9676874e9ab68f32cdd4440)
La Noire de… (Black Girl) by Ousmane Sembène Senegal, feature film (50 min.), drama, 1966 Sembène’s debut feature made a profound impression at international film-festivals in 1966. This powerful drama about a Senegalese woman, who accompanies her employers to the French Riviera, puts a glaring spotlight on the myth of decolonisation. *Jean Vigo Price 1966, Cinema of France
![Pumzi by Wanuri Kahiu Kenya/South Africa, short-film (20 min.), 2010. In a futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III or ‘The Water War’, all natural life is extinct. Asha is a curator at a virtual natural history museum in the Maitu Community, located in the Eastern Africa territory. When she receives a box in her mail containing soil, she decides to plant a seed in it… A futuristic thriller and a visual ode to the beauty of life.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5d835e78-e226-4757-b137-ba8bb5fc6a89/134c0834-3209-4852-bf63-21753c55931e_rw_1200.jpg?h=af7b5a3073683e0758fb1672a406f81f)
Pumzi by Wanuri Kahiu Kenya/South Africa, short-film (20 min.), 2010. In a futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III or ‘The Water War’, all natural life is extinct. Asha is a curator at a virtual natural history museum in the Maitu Community, located in the Eastern Africa territory. When she receives a box in her mail containing soil, she decides to plant a seed in it… A futuristic thriller and a visual ode to the beauty of life.
![When We Were Kings by Leon Gast, USA/DRC, feature documentary, 1996, 89’ The legendary documentary about the historic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’-boxing event on October 30 in Kinshasa, then Zaïre, pitching heavy weight Mohammed Ali against then world champion George Foreman; accompanied by a soundtrack casting some of the world’s greatest musicians of the time… *Academy Award 1996 for Best Documentary Feature](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5d835e78-e226-4757-b137-ba8bb5fc6a89/e0b435e2-c37f-4e91-afdd-9c632fd640c2_rw_1200.jpg?h=039b8adbb2297037a516365104943dad)
When We Were Kings by Leon Gast, USA/DRC, feature documentary, 1996, 89’ The legendary documentary about the historic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’-boxing event on October 30 in Kinshasa, then Zaïre, pitching heavy weight Mohammed Ali against then world champion George Foreman; accompanied by a soundtrack casting some of the world’s greatest musicians of the time… *Academy Award 1996 for Best Documentary Feature
![Skeem, by Tim Greene, South Africa, comedy/action, 2011, 93’ Forced to spend the night at a creepy old holiday resort, two wannabe gangsters run into trouble when, unpacking the car, their box of cash splits open, spilling a million bucks in eye-catching bundles all over the driveway...](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5d835e78-e226-4757-b137-ba8bb5fc6a89/4372d8a4-5630-4e8d-8e76-c1ce1aa5bf9b_rw_1200.jpg?h=66b4060393e1370cd08521292834f414)
Skeem, by Tim Greene, South Africa, comedy/action, 2011, 93’ Forced to spend the night at a creepy old holiday resort, two wannabe gangsters run into trouble when, unpacking the car, their box of cash splits open, spilling a million bucks in eye-catching bundles all over the driveway...
![Fire in Babylon, by Stevan Riley, UK, feature documentary, 2010, 120’ The documentary about the legendary West-Indies cricket team of the 1970’s stands for striking cricket-footage, a gripping story and great reggae sound-track. *Audience Award for best documentary at Durban International Film Festival 2011](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5d835e78-e226-4757-b137-ba8bb5fc6a89/e9006ee8-bc1a-45c9-834a-3c3a17bd145e_rw_1200.jpg?h=4bf98d2dab0744ac96bfbee46dc95f01)
Fire in Babylon, by Stevan Riley, UK, feature documentary, 2010, 120’ The documentary about the legendary West-Indies cricket team of the 1970’s stands for striking cricket-footage, a gripping story and great reggae sound-track. *Audience Award for best documentary at Durban International Film Festival 2011
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The 'affiche' for the 2012 edition was designed with the specific township location and a mixed target audience of tourists and locals in mind.