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Dir(s): Kim Longinotto
Program: Special Presentations
Run Time: 103 | UK | Language: English
Fearless, feisty, and resolute, the "Rough Aunties" are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected, and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. This latest documentary by internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto follows the outspoken, multiracial cadre of Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka, and Jackie who work for Bobbi Bear, a child welfare organization, as they wage a daily battle against systemic apathy, corruption, and greed to help the most vulnerable and disenfranchised of their communities. Despite the harsh realities of violence, poverty, and racism in the women's work and in the heartaches of their personal lives, the portraits that emerge on screen are filled with grace, wisdom, friendship, and a deeply stirring conviction. Once again Longinotto offers an intimate portrait of change from Africa, this time from post-apartheid South Africa, a nation being transformed by hope and energy into a new democracy. Shannon Abel.
Co-presented with Oxfam Canada.
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Director(s) : Kim Longinotto
Producer(s) : Teddy Leifer, Paul Taylor
Executive Producer(s) : Peter Dale
Editor(s) : Ollie Huddleston
Rough Aunties deals with the following subjects: African Cultures & Issues, Children & Children’s Rights, Women’s Issues
Rough Aunties will be presented at the following times and locations.
| Time | Films | Venue | Tickets | Calendar |
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| 6:30 pm Tue, May 5 |
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| 11:00 am Wed, May 6 |
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The following titles are in the Special Presentations category along with Rough Aunties.
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