SA s Marian de Pontes Etana selected for Oscar-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival
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South African film director, Marian de Pontes is on a mission to tell inclusive and diverse African female stories in Hollywood.
Her latest film âEtanaâ earned her a Horizon Award, a finalist position at the 2021 USA Film Festival and an official selection of the Oscar-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival.
âEtanaâ focuses on the title character, played by Vivian Nweze and her attempt to flee her forced servitude in an army that deploys child soldiers.
Scene from âEtanaâ. Picture: Supplied.
âI desire and aim to create films with diverse and inclusive voices, to tell female and African stories that have an impact on the ways people think about their approach to each other and the world.
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The 51st annual USA Film Festival returns to the Angelika Film Center in Dallas for in-person screenings April 21-25. The USA Film Festival is one of the oldest film festivals in the U.S. It was the first festival to devote itself to the American filmmaker back in 1970, and today presents over 50 days of diverse programs every year.
“We are so glad to be able to celebrate Dallas Arts Month and bring our program to the community,” says USAFF Managing Director Ann Alexander. “With support from our Sponsors, this year’s program will be presented as all-free-admission. We know that a lot of people are experiencing financial challenges and that people have missed being able to get out to a theater and see a movie. We wanted to present a diverse and accessible program,” she added.