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Dear Members, Partners and Supporters!
The National Welfare Forum (NWF) in partnership with Do Productions and Cinema for Peace is supporting the free community screenings of Themba – A boy called hope around South Africa. The screenings will be held under the GCAP-SA banner as the movie has themes around HIV/AIDS, education, rape and substance abuse. This is the kind of work that we know many of you are engaged with on a daily basis and we feel that community screenings of THEMBA can help with your work by increasing awareness and helping bring some entertainment to people you work with.
THEMBA has won international film awards at the Zanzibar Film Festival, Cinema for Peace, Funfseen Film Festival and the Mill Valley Film Festival. To read more about the movie go to www.thembathemovie.com
Previous screenings have taken place in 2010 in places such as Kroonstad, Welkom, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Potchefstroom, Mafikeng, Vryburg, Middleburg, Nelspruit, Lydenburg, Tzaneen and Thohoyandou and your support for those events has been incredible, so thank you for making it possible for us to reach 2000 pupils and community members. Reports and pictures for these screenings can be viewed on the links below.
http://en-gb.facebook.com/thembathemovie?sk=photos
This year, we are continuing with the free community screenings of THEMBA in selected areas near you and we would like your support again, please! Ideally, the screening of the movie will be a part of your normal work in areas such as HIV and AIDS, peer education, VCT and any related work such as home based care services etc.
You can support the initiative by:
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Members can help to organise the screenings. This should be done in coordination with the lead organisation hosting the screening through assisting with marketing, assisting with venue set up, inviting other organisations and community, delivering HIV/AIDS education to target audiences before screening and inputting to the program for the day.
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Attending a movie screening near you along with the people you work with, your community and the people you serve.
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Inviting your community, the people you serve, other NGOs and community leaders to this screening and discussions before or after the movie.
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For organisations that work within the youth sector providing peer education, HBC, community care, clinics, counselling and testing; you will be requested to briefly present the work of the organisation and how learners and the community can benefit from your work. You can bring along any material for distribution at the screenings.
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Attending a pre-screening discussion with other members to discuss programs that can be implemented by the NWF which bear relevance to the community screenings.
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Contributing to the current policy documents of the NWF at these meetings by sharing them at screenings.
The support required of our members is meant to ensure the screening is effective and meets the needs of members, the community and ultimately provides a platform for more great work on HIV and AIDS.
To participate, send an email to Watson Hamunakwadi on
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or fax or call him at national office. The sooner you get in touch with us about what you think you can do to host THEMBA, the better!
Phambili Sisonke!
Watson Hamunakwadi
Programmes Support Team - Human Rights & GCAP-SA
What's it about?
THEMBA – a journey of hope
Soccer is a universal language, an integral part of cultures across the world; it is the ballet of the masses, the opera of the people. Soccer isn’t a game anymore it’s a way of life. The football field is a place where sanity and hope are still left unharmed, a place where fitness, courage and determination can help you overcome any obstacle. Soccer isn’t something you can fake. It’s a feeling, an obsession, a lifestyle. If you don’t live, eat, sleep and breathe soccer then you are not a true soccer player, you just wear the jersey.
Imagine a young boy who dreams of being a football star living in poverty, in a community ravaged by unemployment, abuse and HIV, how can he make his dreams come true?
This is the story of a young boy, Themba, who lives his dream and that wish becomes an achievement through his own endurance and belief. He uses his natural instinct and ability and learns how to apply and harness his resources against all odds and along the way finds out how pain, shame and prejudice can be temporary – but pride is forever.
Filmed on location largely against the stunning rural landscapes of the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, THEMBA tells the story of a local boy who triumphs against all adversity and finds a way to bring his talent to the soccer stadiums. The South African/German co-production was written and directed by Stefanie Sycholt from the book by author Lutz van Dijk. It is a testament to the beautiful game and the South African spirit and brings to the screen some of South Africa’s most talented local stars in their most challenging roles, Nat ‘Junior’ Singo, Kagiso Motsei, and Patrick Mofokeng. The film introduces the acclaimed local jazz singer Simphiwe Dana who makes her screen debut in a leading role . International soccer stars Jens Lehmann and Doctor Khumalo and celebrated South African Film and TV star Rapulana Seiphemo make guest appearances.
Zeitsprung Entertainment, Rheingold Films and DO Productions present a Stefanie Sycholt film, THEMBA is based on the book “Crossing the Line” by Lutz van Dijk, adapted for the screen by Stefanie Sycholt, produced by Michael Souvignier, Ica Souvignier, Josef Steinberger, Brigid Olën , Marlow de Mardt and Stefanie Sycholt.
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