Ebria
Established Nation
Blackmere
2020
:: International Film Festival ::
Held from May the 1st through the 15th
Open to All Filmmakers & Culture Ministries
2020
:: International Film Festival ::
Held from May the 1st through the 15th
Open to All Filmmakers & Culture Ministries
In an effort to unite the peoples of the world through culture and artistic expression, BIFF has brought in the last 67 years the best filmmakers, directors and actors together for them to offer the people the best motion pictures produced yearly. Created with the goal to showcase the diversity of the world's culture and to promote peace and cooperation, BIFF is continuing its mission to provide a completely free and un-censored environment for artists all over Europe.
Award Categories: Impala Award (Best Picture); Lion Ward (People's Choice Award); Feature Documentary; Feature Animation; Feature Short Film; Best Actor; Best Actress; Best Director;
Entry Submission Template:
FEATURE TITLE
Stanger
FEATURE DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Porter
FEATURE CAST
Tendai Mnangagwa , Rosa Tshepo, Alex Saunders , Raphael Knight
FEATURE DESCRIPTION:
In the late 1970s Stanger, a suburb of Parow, during the Mbete military dictatorship, journalists were kept in line first by blackmail, then by being derided and presented as morally corrupt, and then mentally unstable, before being either arrested or they go missing. One of those problematic journalists is Wonai Eppel (Tendai Mnangagwa), who tries to write an investigative piece about the killing of 25 people who tried to escape dictatorial Natal by running to the Dune Sea, by the border guards. On his tail is first put Luke Cox (Alex Saunders), the general editor of the Himyari Sun, a tabloid known for its attacks on the local personalities. He tries to blackmail Eppel with a set of photographs of him with one of his mistresses (Rosa Tshepo), and tries to make him stop before he sends them to his wife. When Eppel doesn't seem to be cooperative, the secret police (Raphael Knight) moves in and tries to finally bring his investigation to an end.