I cannot get the film Where is Kyra? out of my mind. I saw it on Saturday night as part of the BAM Cinemafest programme, and it had been one of the films I wanted to see at Sundance earlier this year, but just couldn’t make the scheduling work out. I’m learning more and more that things happen when they need to, so it seemed like Saturday’s screening was the right time to catch the film. I went with my friend Mathoto Matsetela, who was once an actress in Yizo Yizo, the critically-acclaimed youth drama series Andrew Dosunmu used to direct when he was in South Africa. The Nigerian-born director has…
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Sundance 2013: 14 Days, 4 Films, 3 Favourites
“A filmmaker is nothing without his audience, so thank you.” Ryan Coogler, director of Fruitvale, said these words even before his movie was given the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic competition portion of the Sundance Film Festival awards this past weekend. Although I was only able to attend this year’s fest for a short while (due to another engagement involving the US President), I’m so glad to have been able to travel to Park City, Utah, and been part of the audience for more than a dozen films that premiered there. Coogler’s Fruitvale seemed to be the biggest stand-out at this year’s event, although many people I spoke…
