South Social Film Festival

HEARTS OF TANGO

Become enthralled and enchanted by the original dance craze that has endured changing cultures and tastes through the generations – Tango! Delve into the “tanguero” landscape of Toronto, whose inhabitants share their passion for this multicultural expression of life.

W.A.K.A.

This brave, no-holds-barred Cameroonian feature W.A.K.A., tells the story of Matilda, a barmaid facing numerous post-pregnancy struggles. An unflinching account of a not uncommon issue, bristling with verve and conviction.

Laughter and lunacy abound in this cheerful debut from Costa Rica about persistence, friendship and cockerels. With deadpan humour it moves at a cracking pace as Chalo’s monotonous life grows increasingly colourful.

A beautifully lensed, languorous study of grief and familial bonding, taking as its inspiration the very human struggle to keep memories of loved ones alive.

A summertime box office hit in its native Indonesia, this intriguing story about soul-searching and making peace with the past through coffee is adapted from Dee Lestari’s best-selling novel which was credited by leading critics as reviving wit in Indonesian literature.

An amusing reflection on what it means to be Jewish in modern-day France, Charles Najman’s absurdist drama readily picks apart the differences between being Jewish and being from Israel, all the while punctuated by the irony and self-deprecation that fundamentally characterizes Jewish humor.

A hugely ambitious, decade-spanning debut feature with eye-popping visuals, sumptuous cinemaphotography and a truly original female-driven storyline, the groundbreaking Viktoria must be seen to be believed.

An engagingly fluffy and deeply charming documentary that is packed with moments to smile at, Bryn Evans’ Hip Hop-operation captures a group of elderly New Zealanders who embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they set their sights on competing in the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas.

Two fatherless teenage girls pull a spur-of-the-moment prank that has life-changing consequences in this suspenseful drama about fathers and daughters.

Goya-award-winning director Jaime Rosales (Solitary Fragments) returns with this affecting portrayal of two attractive and in love twenty-somethings helplessly caught amidst Spain’s economic crises.

Creating a beautiful portrait of self-discovery, Fear of Water is an honest depiction of conquering one’s fears, breaking out from one’s shell, and finding happiness even from unexpected sources.

A fortysomething wife and mother must deal with an abusive husband and a handsome, soap-star lover who seems to be too good to be true in Guiseppe Gaudino’s swirling, sensual, extraordinary ode to modern womanhood and romance against the odds.