Upcoming screening

FWFC Proudly Presents...

UPRIZE!

July 5^th

7:30/8:00 pm

Studio 4

DIRECTOR:	Sifiso Khanyile
YEAR:	2016
LANGUAGE:	English (subtitled in English)
STARRING:	Mongane Wally Serote, Hotstix Mabuse, Barney Pityana, Abigail Kubeka and Sibongile Mkhabela
DURATION:	58min
GENRE:	Documentary
COUNTRY:	South Africa

SYNOPSIS
Sifso Khanyile (director) and Tshego Molete Khanyile (producer) tell the story of the 1976 student uprising - the socio-political context and the radical youth who birthed it, its repercussions for the society as a whole and for the youth at its forefront. Through interviews with legendary artists and activists, archive footage, and skilfully scored by local experimental music imprint Mushroom Hour Half Hour, Uprize! shines a light on the past in the present era of reawakened student movement.

- Director and producer in attendance
- Film courtesy of the filmmakers
- Limited seating

Collaborations

First Wednesday Film Club often partners with organizations, institutions and distribution companies, among them the Gauteng Film Commission, Big World Cinema, Indigenous Pictures, the Bioscope Independent Cinema, Alliance Française, the Goethe-Institut, the British Council, One Fine Day Film Workshop as well as the Encounters and Tri Continental film festivals.

Do you want to collaborate with First Wednesday Film Club or do you want us to consider your film for screening?

Contact us: info@atlasstudios.com

First Wednesday Film Club

About the Film Club

What started out as an informal gathering aimed at local film makers in 2004, hosted by Atlas Studios and ran by filmmakers John Barker and Ziggy Hofmeyr, has, one decade later, become South Africa’s best attended regular screening event outside the film festival circuit, and a reputable launching platform for new films, curated by filmmaker Akin Omotoso and writer Katarina Hedrén.

Today the First Wednesday Film Club’s reach extends far beyond the filmmaking community and includes a broader gathering of cinema lovers who are interested in watching films of all genres from across the world that usually are not available on the local circuit. For its unique offering of films and its chilled atmosphere with people from across the world, the film club has also become a "must attend” event for many visitors to Johannesburg.

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Networking

The First Wednesday Film Club is a great a place to exchange ideas, network, or simply enjoy a fun evening in the company of fellow film enthusiasts. Even though the film club continues to attract a growing audience, the atmosphere remains friendly and relaxed. In the words of co-host Jonathan Gimpel: "It’s all about being part of a community; an eclectic incubator that shares resources to help independent film makers get better exposure and support.”

Sneak-preview platform

During the last couple of years, the film club has become a popular launching platform for films about to be released on the local circuit or distributed through other channels. Among the films that have ‘sneak-premiered’ at the First Wednesday Film Club are Andrew Wessel’s "Blitz Patrollie", Charlie Vundla’s How to steal 2 Million, Jann Turner’s "White Wedding" and "Material". This has also been the case with non-South African films distributed in South Africa, including "Let the Right in" and "Black Power Mixtape" 1969-1975) and "Concerning Violence", both by Swedish filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson.