Every year since our founding in 2010, The Bioscope has proudly hosted screenings of The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. Now celebrating its 27th year as a festival, Encounters returns to The Bioscope once again with screenings at The Bioscope from 20 – 29 June. Tickets are R90. For more information on the festival as a whole, please visit: encounters.co.za
2025 SCREENINGS
SUN 29 June 11am SHORTS BLOCK – UNMASKING THE SELF BOOK NOW. FILMS INCLUDED: Message from Anonymous (Egypt 13mins), At the Edge of Skin (Brazil 20mins), Facing Forward (SA 24mins).
SUN 29 June 1pm SHORTS BLOCK – DEATH BY DISCRIMINATION BOOK NOW. FILMS INCLUDED: The Flow of Resilience (India 14mins), Remember Fredo? (SA 37mins).
SUN 29 June 3pm BEST OF THE FEST – SAM NZIMA: A JOURNEY THROUGH HIS LENS BOOK NOW. Going behind the lens, Sam Nzima’s life unfolds against one of history’s most recognised photographs, the haunting image of Hector Pieterson during the 1976 Soweto Uprising.
