Event Details
With the screening of Felix, by director & producer Roberta Durrant, South Africa, 2013, we want to show something for the heart and soul.
Celebrating 20 years of
democracy and freedom in South Africa
In partnership with Old Mutual.
The film tells the story of 14 year old Felix Xaba, who dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother thinks jazz is the devil’s music, keeping his son from fulfilling her dream of him living a successful and respectable life, leaving poverty behind.
The winner of the Audience Choice at the Durban International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize at the Africa International Film Festival , Calabar, Best Children’s Film at the 36th Lucas International Film Festival, among others, is a particular “feel-good” film, which should give the whole family an opportunity to enjoy African cinema together.