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Art imitates a life of illicit love

The longevity of the Out in Africa festival,is a miracle on a homophobic continent — and in a country with constitutional protections.

A bridge too far: Stephane Rideau and Dimitri Durdaine in Our Paradise.
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Fleeing to paradise

The fourth and last segment, for this year, of the Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival has just begun at Nu Metro cinemas.

Ekasi secrets laid bare

Ekasi secrets laid bare

<b>Matthew Krouse</b> spoke to Fanney Tsimang, whose locally produced short gay feature film is based on a Nollywood concept.

Documentary exposes lives, loves and fears of black lesbians

The focus on black lesbians is a welcome and much-needed change at the coming Out in Africa Gay & ­Lesbian Film Festival.

A ballroom blast for Brad
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A ballroom blast for Brad

The Out in Africa film festival is now staggered throughout the year, and <i>Leave It on the Floor</i> is the festival offering currently on show.

The cook and the rentboy

The cook and the rentboy

Traditionally, at the Out in Africa gay and lesbian film festival, there isn’t much crossover between the lesbian movies and the flicks for gay men.

Bear necessities

Bear necessities

MOVIES OF THE WEEK: <strong>Shaun de Waal</strong> reviews four movies showing at Ster Kinekor’s Pride Films festival.

Two movements in song

<em>Fig Trees</em>, which shows at the Out in Africa film festival, is an inverted documentary opera that defies the genre’s conventional tragedy

Where love has gone

MOVIES OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal looks at some of the interesting offerings at this year’s Out in Africa Film Festival.

Of non-deserving attempts and silent monks

ON CIRCUIT: The <i>Air France Film Festival</i> is on at Hyde Park Nu Metro. There is also <i>Elite Squad</i> and <i>Into Great Silence</i>.

Against hate, in favour of humour

Shaun de Waal takes a look at the South African short films on at <i>Out in Africa</i> festival, tha opened last week.