Moving Documentary of Women on the Frontline

Though less frequently responsible for starting wars, from Eritrea to zimbabwe, Joan of Arc to GI Jane and Muammar Gaddafi's infamous, 200-strong Amazonian Guard, women have been part of military history and combat for thousands of years.
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Exploring Human Rights on Screen

The Potential of the medium of film to reach mass audiences on core issues of human rights, social justice and the struggles of common people, was the impetus behind the formation of the TriContinental Film Festival seven years ago.
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More Than Skin Deep

Skin is a controversial film which tells the true story of Sandra Laing, a girl born in the 1950s to a white Afrikaner parents, but who was classified black under apartheid because she displayed the physical attributes of a coloured person.
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TCFF 2009 – International Visiting Filmmakers

Some of the international visiting filmmakers will give masterclasses during people people documentary conference in johannesburg. Registration is essential due to limited space.
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Six world premieres at this year’s Tri-Continental Film Festival

The 2009 Tri Continental Film Festival, which runs from 11 September – 12 October at selected Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau cinemas nationally, will offer an outstanding selection of films from across the globe, including 6 world premieres, 19 African first showings and 22 South African films.
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