Film Night: Fahrenheit 2010, And A Place In The City

cork | arts and media | event notice Tuesday July 06, 2010 18:21 by anarkitty - wsm

2 documentaries about South Africa

Will be shown at solidarity books, 43 Douglas Street this Thursday 8th July from 8pm to 10pm

Fahrenheit 2010

Running Time: 52 minutes

Fahrenheit 2010 is a feature documentary that asks crucial questions about the impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

For four action-packed weeks in June and July 2010, the largest international television audience to ever follow a single event will be watching the football World Cup in South Africa. As the clock ticks down, and the nations of the world anticipate the beautiful game’s showpiece, questions are being asked about what will happen after the trophy is lifted, the caravans move on, and the dogs stop barking…

A Place in the City

Running Time: 30 minutes.

In this film, shot in the vast shack settlements in and around Durban, members of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the grassroots shackdwellers' movement, lay out their case – against forcible eviction and for decent services – with passion, eloquence, and sweet reason. The film captures the horrible conditions in which shackdwellers live – but it also captures Abahlali's bravery and resilience, in a political climate where grassroots campaigners like them are more likely to be met with rubber bullets than with offers to talk.