Silwerskermfees | Little White Lies

Silwerskermfees

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Festivals

Inside the South African film festival challenging perceptions of Afrikaans cinema

by John Besche

Now in its eleventh year, Cape Town’s Sil­w­erskermfees aims to shine a light on the diver­si­ty and tal­ent at the heart of the Afrikaans-speak­ing film­mak­ing community.