here - Centre for Creative Arts - University of KwaZulu-Natal

DOCUMENTARIESCASTING BYd. Tom Donahue, United States, 2012 19 JULY 13:30 BLUE; 21 JULY 12:00 BLUECasting By is an entertaining documentary that puts a spotlight on the unsung heroes offilmmaking – the casting directors – and takes us on a fast-paced journey through the lasthalf-century of Hollywood history from an entirely new perspective. Pioneers like MarionDougherty and Lynn Stalmaster were radicals whose exquisite taste and pure intuitionhelped to put the final nail in the coffin of the old studio system, and helped to usher inthe New Hollywood with movies like Midnight Cowboy and The Graduate. Tom Donahuecombines personal narratives from actors and directors with archival material to reconstructthe untold tale of Hollywood’s most invisible and unheralded profession. African Premiere.English, 89 minCHICKENS CAN FLYd. Paulene Abrey, Luaan Hong,South Africa, 201122 JULY 14:00 EKHAYA; 27 JULY 14:30 SUNCOAST D“In life there is not much difference between 27 and 67, the big thing is to make everysecond count. Not the second before or the second thereafter, it’s this very second thatcounts – the living second.” These are the words of the remarkable South African artistPieter van der Westhuizen, who from a very young age realised that he was not quite cutout for this world, and as a child began rendering a more suitable world for himself throughimages. With aptly artful cinematography, this delightfully simple and touching workopens up a channel for insight into the inner machinery of an artist’s mind. World Premiere.Afrikaans with English subtitles, 45 minDRAMA CONSULTd. Dorothee Wenner, Germany, 19 JULY 18:00 SNEDDON; 20 JULY 13:00 EKHAYA;Nigeria, 201225 JULY 17:00 BLUEIn Dorothee Wenner’s Drama Consult, we journey on an adventure trip through an era ofglobalisation with a group of five Nigerians. The protagonists are real-life businessmenfrom Lagos: an experienced spare parts dealer, a real estate developer and a young,ambitious shoe manufacturer. Accompanied by two go-getter business consultants, thegroup travels to Germany. Their mission? The acquisition of German business partnersand investors. An enthralling Africa to Europe expedition from a Nigerian perspective.Filmmakers in attendanceEnglish and Dutch with English subtitles, 80 min82 34th Durban International Film Festival