Toronto South African Film Festival

It's easy for you to gift a movie ticket to a friend! Simply select the movie and click on the link Give as a Gift. #SAFF #VSAFF #TSAFF #whatarefriendsfor #southafricansintoronto #sacanada

Big shout out to our community partner, Toronto Food Film Festival! #torontofoodfilmfest #thingstodointoronto

Fiela Se Kind takes place in Southern Africa, 1865. A mixed-race woman living in the arid Karoo takes in a lost white child and raises him as her own. Nine years later, the boy is removed and forced to live in the Knysna Forest with a family of woodcutters who claim that he is theirs. Separated by law and geography, Fiela and Benjamin spend a decade trying to find each other while simultaneously coming to terms with their individual identities. #fielasekind #fielasekindfilm #southafricantalent #southafricanfilm #brettmichaelinnes @nostalgiaproductions #daniebester

4 days to go The South African Film Festival November 1 12, 2020, is where you will be able to see the latest and best of South African film. We are planning an immersive festival of features and documentaries that explore the culture, history and politics of South Africa. You’ll notice that the festival has a new name the South African Film Festival. @tsaff_filmfestival has teamed up with our sister festival, @vsaffest to create one, online Canada-wide festival, all i...n support of @ewbcanada. So, mark your calendars for November 1 12, 2020 for some great movies, as you support an important and heartfelt cause. #thingstodointoronto #thingstodointhesixes #viewinginCanadaonly #blogto #filmfestival #southafricanfilmfestival #southafricansincanada #stayathometoronto

Shout out to all our sponsors: Aquilon Software, Springstead Allidina Wealth Team, BMO Wealth Managment, UCT, Central Glass and Mirror, DMX Membranes, @UCTCanada; Steve Milic, @UCT_News

4 days to go How the tickets work?? You have 48 hours to unlock (or start watching) the film from the moment it goes live. When you unlock the movie, you will see an indication of how long you have to watch it, below the watch now button on the film page. After you’ve started watching the movie, you will have 24 hours to finish watching it. The film’s page will show you exactly how much time is left to finish.... Learn more on our website www.tsaff.ca #SAFF #VSAFF #TSAFF

We are very excited that you can now go online to see the lineup of great movies and also buy your tickets for the virtual South African Film Festival, November 1 - 12, 2020 at WWW.TSAFF.CA. We have a selection of 11 wonderful South African Films and 4 Shorts for our Canadian audiences. With a festival feel, you’ll also be able to enjoy Q&As with the Directors and more Bonus Content. Our gala, opening film, Beyond Moving, is a beautiful movie that shares the deep pulsing ...soul of the people of South Africa, the prejudices encountered and the lessons learned. Beyond Moving is a not-to-be-missed film! When you support the South African Film Festival 2020, you’ll also be supporting Education without Borders (EwB) a Canadian charitable foundation that offers after-school tutorial programs in five locations in the Western Cape, South Africa, as well as supporting programs for Indigenous youth in Canada. Most recently, given the extensive challenges of COVID-19 in the townships, EwB has also provided additional food support to the program’s learners and the broader community. Buy your Tickets and Passes at WWW.TSAFF.CA #tsaff #ewb #canadiancharitablefoundation #canadiancharitableorganization #ticketsonsale #southafricansintoronto #southafricansgottalent #southafricanmovie #filmfestival

The festival starts this Sunday!! 5 days to go!! Have your tickets and passes ready!! Here are the films you can expect for 7-12 November 2020! Visit www.tsaff.ca for more infomation. #torontolife #thingstodointoronto #torontocanada #toronto #thingstodoathome #covidlife #covidactivities #funathome #awardwinningfilm #popcorntime #chilltime #foragoodcause #viewinginCanadaonly

Announcing our film line up!!! Good Hope tells an alternative story, about the astonishing efforts of a new generation set to tackle the country’s challenges. Young entrepreneurs, artists, educators, civil society activists at work on exciting and inspiring projects each committed to the... New South Africa and each making a difference. The challenges are immense and the film doesn’t shy away from the daunting tasks ahead. Yet throughout the narrative is a message of hope for South Africa’s future. It’s a documentary that oozes energy, optimism and vitality a rousing reply to cynicism and despair. Big shout out to our SAFF film sponsor Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage!!! #AnthonyFabian #ElizabethMcGregor #goodhopefilm #southafricanfilm #southafricantalent

With 6 days to go - here are the films you can expect for 1-6 November 2020! If you havent bought your tickets and passes yet, visit www.tsaff.ca The festival starts this Sunday!!! #thingstodointoronto #thesixes #torontolife #filmfestivallife #stayhometoronto #awardwinningfilm #tsaff

8 days to go Buy your tickets at www.tsaff.ca #tsaff #vsaff #filmfestival #viewinginCanadaonly

9days to go Buy your tickets for the virtual South African Film Festival, November 1 - 12, 2020 at www.TSAFF.CA. #viewinginCanadaonly #tsaff #ewb #canadiancharitablefoundation #canadiancharitableorganization #ticketsonsale #southafricansintoronto #southafricansgottalent #southafricanmovie #filmfestival #sacanada #canada #whattodointoronto #datenightincanada #saffersincanada

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Another film announcement, with 3 weeks to go!! Tickets go on sale soon. Ten-year-old Thembi and her eight-year-old brother, Khwezi, are left alone in their rural homestead in KwaZulu-Natal after their mother dies. All they have to remember her by is a grass mat she wove, which she planned to enter in a craft competition in the city. Thembi and Khwezi head to Durban on their own to find the craft show, but once there fall into the life of the street with all of its dangers ...and challenges. The very essence of Thembi and Kwezi’s relationship is threatened as the city closes in to overwhelm and defeat them. Still, by the film’s hopeful closing, the children find a way to survive and even to triumph. Izulu Lami‘s greatest achievement is its cast of extraordinary child actors discovered in the townships, informal settlements and rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal. #izululami #southafricantalent #madodancayiyana #juliefrederikse #sobahlemkhabase #tsaff #vsaff #southafricansintoronto #kwa-zulunatal #awardwinningfilm

All proceeds from SAFF go to support the important work Education without Borders (EwB). EwB provides educational opportunities for disadvantaged and at-risk children through initiatives in South Africa and Canada, including after-school support programs in Math, English, Science, school leadership and youth mentorship. To date, TSAFF has raised over $70,000!... Learn more www.educationwithoutborders.ca #EducationwithoutBorders #education #charity #helpingothers #ewb #educationalopportunities #disadvantagedchildren #raisingmoney

4 weeks to go!!!! Tickets go on sale soon!!! Announcing another film - Sides Of A Horn is the first film to tell the story of Africa’s poaching war from both sides of the fence. Based on actual events, and filmed in the townships and game reserves most directly impacted by wildlife crime, this dramatic short film (only 17 minutes) paints a balanced portrait of a modern battle that is tearing communities apart and driving the rhino to the edge of extinction. #tobywosskow #emmanuelcastis @tobywosskow @emmanuel_castis #southafricansintoronto #southafricantalent #southafricanfilmfestival #southafricanfilm #shortfilm #sidesofhorn #film #tsaff #vsaff

Dr Riaad Moosa (a household name in SA). Comedian with an underutilized medical degree will add some fun and pizzaz to our festival line up. Get a taste of his genius here @riaadmoosa #online #standup #comedy #riaadmoosa #saffersincanada #southafricantalent #southafricancomedian

Buddha in Africa is a documentary about a Malawian teenager in a Chinese Buddhist orphanage in Africa, who finds himself torn between his African roots and Chinese upbringing. The film focuses on Enock, a young teenager caught between his traditional culture, his dreams of becoming a martial arts hero like Jet Li and the strict discipline of Confucianism. #buddhainafrica #tsaff #vsaff #africanmovies #nicoleschafer #southafricandirector #southafricansincanada #southafricanfilmfestival

Announcing our film line up!!! Back Of The Moon plays out in a single night in 1958. It’s a tale of gangsters fighting for every advantage for every drop of power and dignity in the midst of squalor while not quite hidden in the background the vicious policies of the apartheid state draw ever closer. Badman, leader of a powerful and ruthless gang, lives life on his own terms in the crazy, cosmopolitan, half demolished ghetto that is Sophiatown. Tomorrow, legions of pol...ice will force the residents of Gerty Street out of their homes and truck them to a desolate township mile from the city. The immensely talented Eve Msomi, a torch-singer on the brink of an international career, is giving her last concert in the local hall The Back Of The Moon before she leaves for London. Eve and Badman find each other in what can only be a tragic and short-lived embrace. Badman has decided that he will fight to the death for his home. And on the night of this beautiful and authentic encounter, Badman’s gang senses his vulnerability and turns on them both. #backofthemoon #tsaff #filmfestival #sopiatown #southafricansintoronto #southafricansgottalent #southafricanmovie

Do you love Johnny Clegg as much as we do? Enter our competition to win a free ticket to view White Zulu at our upcoming South African Film Festival (if you are located in Canada). Submit your 30 second (or less) video tribute before October 15th and we'll feature the winner on our social media channels. Send your submissions to [email protected]... @AmineMestari @EricGeniller @MandisaDlanga @JohnnyClegg @SethMazibuko #thewhitezulu #johnnyclegg #LeZoulouBlanc #southafricantalent #southafricanmuscians #southafricansintoronto #tsaff

The moving true life story of Poppie Nongena an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances. Based on the celebrated Elsa Joubert novel. Winner of 12 2019 kykNET SilwerSkerm Film Festival Awards including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Feature. #basedonbook #poppienongenafilm #poppienongena #poppienongenamovie #southafricantalent #southafricansintoronto #elsajoubert #mustseemovie #clementinemosimane #saffersincanada

Life is Wonderful will pay tribute to the hereos who make new South Africa possible. Ten people including Nelson Mandela were convicted at the Rivonia trial (named after the location of the farm where most of them were arrested) and went to jail for decades. Life is Wonderful features the three Rivonia defendants: Dennis Goldberg, Andrew Mlangeni and Ahmed Kathrada and the legendary defence team Joel Joffe and George Bizos (all who have since passed away). Mlangeni, Kathr...ada and Goldberg remember and reminisce in remarkable detail about their legal strategy, their personal roles in the struggle, and their amazing comrades. They were ordinary people willing to risk everything, writer and director UK retired High Court Judge Sir Nick Stadlen says of the Rivonia defendants and their lawyers. Big shout out to our SAFFPresenting Sponsor as well as our film sponsors, Hospital Employees Union & ZLC Financial. #lifeiswonderful #nelsonmandela #southafricanfilmfestival

Announcing our opening film and our amazing community partner, Caribbeantales International Flim Festival. Beyond Moving is an uplifting and inspiring story that reveals deeply personal pulses of family, prejudice, expectation, loss and resilience. Follow the remarkable journey of Siphe November, who left his small township in South Africa to follow his dreams at Canada’s National Ballet School. The young dancer pushes the limits of his talents, tackles an intensive training ...regimen and soars on stages around the worldall the while navigating family relationships back home, reflecting on what it means to be a Black ballet dancer and figuring out how to give back to the community that raised him. #beyondmovie #tsaff #vsaff #CTFF2020 #southafrica #canadanationalballetschool #southafricansincanada

Hey film fans we are co-presenting @caribbeantales_ International Film Festival's Reel Black Canada night on Sept 25. Tune in for a collection of short films by BIPOC Canadian Directors. Hear their voices, share their stories. Get your tix here https://bit.ly/ReelBlackCanadaTix #CTFF2020"