This program is recommended for persons 14+ due to Mature Content. Please note this is a double-bill program with two separate films from the African Continent. We are thrilled to invite audiences to join our comfy, casual post-screening Zoom chat after the screening. TONIGHT we'll be joined by writer/professor and all-around swell-guy Marc Epprecht from Queen's University and the director of Kapana Philippe Talavera JOIN THE LIVE CHAT BY CLICKING HERE. 8:45pm EST here in Canada.
Namibia: a country where sodomy is still a crime and gay relationships are stigmatised against.
Two lives: George (Adriano Visagie) is a middle class insurance broker living in central town, Windhoek. Simeon (Simon Hanga) is a kapana seller who lives in Katutura, Windhoek’s township Two secrets One unlikely meeting in a bar
And the rest is history…
Kapana is the first Namibian film featuring a gay love story and was the runner-up for best international film, audience award, Out on Film Atlanta LGBTQ film festival.
- Year2020
- Runtime60:12
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryNamibia
- PremiereCanadian Premiere
- DirectorPhillipe Talavera
- ScreenwriterSenga Brockenhoff, Mikiros Garoes
- CastAdriano Visagie, Simon Hanga, Chanwrill Vries
This program is recommended for persons 14+ due to Mature Content. Please note this is a double-bill program with two separate films from the African Continent. We are thrilled to invite audiences to join our comfy, casual post-screening Zoom chat after the screening. TONIGHT we'll be joined by writer/professor and all-around swell-guy Marc Epprecht from Queen's University and the director of Kapana Philippe Talavera JOIN THE LIVE CHAT BY CLICKING HERE. 8:45pm EST here in Canada.
Namibia: a country where sodomy is still a crime and gay relationships are stigmatised against.
Two lives: George (Adriano Visagie) is a middle class insurance broker living in central town, Windhoek. Simeon (Simon Hanga) is a kapana seller who lives in Katutura, Windhoek’s township Two secrets One unlikely meeting in a bar
And the rest is history…
Kapana is the first Namibian film featuring a gay love story and was the runner-up for best international film, audience award, Out on Film Atlanta LGBTQ film festival.
- Year2020
- Runtime60:12
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryNamibia
- PremiereCanadian Premiere
- DirectorPhillipe Talavera
- ScreenwriterSenga Brockenhoff, Mikiros Garoes
- CastAdriano Visagie, Simon Hanga, Chanwrill Vries