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DOCUMENTARIES2 MEN AND A WEDDINGd. Sara Blecher, South Africa, 2012 20 JULY 12:00 MUSGRAVE A; 23 JULY 14:00 LUTHULIAcross Africa, attitudes have recently hardened towards gay people, encouraged largely byUS-based Christian evangelical groups. In countries such as Burundi, Sudan, Nigeria andUganda, homosexuality is a criminal offence; in some countries it is even punishable bydeath. 2 Men and a Wedding focuses on Steven and Tiwonge, two gay lovers whose publicengagement ceremony in Blantyre, Malawi, at the end of 2009 resulted in them beingsentenced to 14 years of imprisonment. This is a story that unpacks the implications ofbeing gay in Africa and two men’s fight for their human rights and dignity. World Premiere.Filmmakers in attendanceEnglish, 51 minALGORITHMSd. Ian McDonald, India, 2012 24 JULY 20:30 SUNCOAST A; 26 JULY 11:30 BLUEA group of boys dream of becoming chess masters, but this is no ordinary chess and theseare no ordinary players. Algorithms ventures beyond the surface of the lives of three blindyoung men who challenge far more than their opponents, but further, stand as a challengeto the ocular-centric world, as we witness their blindness emerging as a difference ratherthan a disability. Filmed over three years, Algorithms is a true breakthrough in the worldof the traditional sports documentary, as we move fluidly between the personal andphilosophical, meditating on the very nature of perception through chess; a game thatrequires more foresight than it does eyesight. African Premiere.Filmmakers in attendanceEnglish, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam with English subtitles, 100 minANGELS IN EXILEd. Billy Raftery, South Africa, 2013 24 JULY 18:00 SNEDDON; 28 JULY 16:00 SNEDDONFacing the constant threat of violence, rape, trafficking abductions and death, Durban’sstreet children truly have little hope and usually find themselves resorting to drugs andcrime. Director Billy Raftery steps over the imaginary line that divides their world from therest of the city’s, by spending eight years focusing on two of these children, Zulieka andAriel. Having witnessed their entire adolescence, this intimate portrait depicts a fight forsurvival against not only the dangers of the street, but also the haunting memories of thepast that led them there in the first place. Narrated by Charlize Theron.Filmmakers in attendanceZulu with English subtitles, 74 min80 34th Durban International Film FestivalThe festival presents a challenging, enlighteningand inspiring programme of documentaries thatprovide insight into the diverse realities of theworld in which we live. The programme illuminatesa vast array of topical issues and presents multipleperspectives from a myriad of contexts.