Indy Genre: African Shorts
I get the sense that short films are often viewed as a way to develop skills and advertise those skills, or as a proof of concept for a feature-length film. I’m starting to see more and more short film available for general viewing on Youtube, Vimeo, and even Hulu as a way to reach audiences that don’t normally go to film festivals. Shorts, because they can be filmed much more quickly, also give filmmakers who have a very limited budget a chance to still tell an engaging story. Finding genre film from Africa is a challenge in the US. Other than District 9, I don’t think much has made it over here as of yet, and I don’t honestly know how much is actually made, (tough there is plenty of film being made in various African countries, particularly Nigeria! Just do a bit of googling about Nollywood if you don’t believe me. In terms of sheer number of films produced per anum, it’s right on Bollywood’s heels and ahead of Hollywood). Read on for a selection of African short films. On the strength of these, I hope we will see more feature length films from these countries over here soon!
210. Sarah Lotz (a.k.a. Planecrusher 1000) — The Three (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode210AnInterviewWSarahLotz/SandF%20–%20Episode%20210%20–%20An%20Interview%20w%20Sarah%20Lotz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCreepy children, fallen planes, and a world gone mad, oh my! Author Sarah Lotz joins us for our World SF Tour bonanza to talk about her new book, The Three. We talk about her fascination with plane crashes, horror and religion, writing multiple cultures, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 210 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Sarah’s Website Sarah’s Books Sarah’s Twitter You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
209. South African SF Roundtable w/ Alex Latimer, Lauren Beukes, and Sarah Lotz
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode209SouthAfricanSF/SandF%20–%20Episode%20209%20–%20South%20African%20SF.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTerrifying malls, time traveling serial killers, and renegade spaceships, oh my! Authors Alex Latimer, Lauren Beukes, and Sarah Lotz join Julia and Shaun for an in-depth discussion about South African SF, from the influences of Apartheid on contemporary SA literature to the film industry to fandom and publishing. You won’t want to miss this one! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 209 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Our Guests Alex Latimer (Author of numerous picture books and The Space Race, which involves apartheid, nuclear weapons, and a race to the moon) Sarah Lotz (Author of The Three, which is about plane crashes and creepy kids. Also writes under other names) Lauren Beukes (Author of several books including The Shining Girls, which is about time traveling serial killers, and the forthcoming Broken Monsters) Additional Notes: Nick Wood has written a lot about South African SF http://nickwood.frogwrite.co.nz/?page_id=530 J.M. Coetzee Waiting for the Barbarians Science Fiction and Fantasy South Africa http://nickwood.frogwrite.co.nz/?page_id=530 (Lauren has judged the short story contest) rAge gaming convention (where Lauren went dressed as Cheetara from Thundercats): http://www.rageexpo.co.za/ Another South African Gaming Site: http://www.rpg.co.za/ http://www.roomtoread.org/page.aspx?pid=320 claims that 80% of schools lacked Libraries in 2012. Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human (zombie apocalypse entertaining novel, but also political) The Mall by S.L. Grey (one of Sarah’s pen names) and Louis Greenberg dealing with consumerism and the divide between rich and poor. World Reader gives free tablets to people to encourage reading (not SA based, but a very cool idea!) Night Drive is a South African horror movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610394/ (This is really gross and culturally insensitive, so approach with caution) short film based on Charlie Human’s short story… No More Heroes (not sure where to find this) South African nuclear weapons information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction South African Space Program http://repository.uwc.ac.za/xmlui/handle/10566/155 South African Rocketry: http://www.sarocketry.co.za/index.html Lauren’s fact checking Twitter bananza (literacy rates, etc.)(check this out if you want accurate stats for some of the things we discuss in the episode) Where to buy SA books: booklounge.co.za — you can order South African books from here. Author recommendations: Diane Awerbuck — Home Remedies (recommended by Alex) Louis Greenberg — Dark Windows set in future South Africa Something Wicked magazine Bloody Parchment anthology and Bloody Harvest anthology Jungle Gym magazine Andrew Solomon — Tokolosh Song Edyth Bulbring Henrietta Rose-Innes Alex Smith SA Partridge Nerine Dorman Liam Kruger Miranda Sherry Black Dog Summer (like The Lovely Bones, but set in South Africa) Sam Wilson You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
#06 — Elysium (2013) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB6Elysium2013Reviewed/ShootTheWisb6–Elysium2013Reviewed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSocial allegories, exoskeletons, and wetware! For this episode of Shoot the WISB, we discuss Elysium, Neill Blomkamp’s followup to District 9. As usual, nobody can seem to agree! Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments. Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. Show notes: Elysium (2013)(IMDB) Shaun’s Post About His Movie Experience Paul’s Website Paul’s Twitter Functional Nerds David’s Website David’s Twitter David’s Books Note: We’re shifting over the Shoot the WISB segments from my personal blog to The Skiffy and Fanty Show. Why? It just makes more sense, I suppose. If you’ve never listened to the Shoot the WISB casts, you’ll likely see them pop up in your iTunes or RSS feeds over the next few weeks.
149. Lauren Beukes (a.k.a. the Travel Ninja) — The Shining Girls (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode149InterviewWLaurenBeukes/SandF%20–%20Episode%20149%20–%20Interview%20w%20Lauren%20Beukes.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTime travel, murderers, and American pastimes, oh my! After one heck of an exciting year of bidding wars and writing, Lauren Beukes returns to the show to talk about her new novel, The Shining Girls. We talk about serial killers, her research into American history, time travel, and so much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! (Don’t forget to check out our interview with Lauren for her novel, Zoo City, here.) Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 149 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:04:05) Lauren’s Website Lauren’s Twitter Lauren’s Tour Schedule The Shining Girls TV Show Announcement! Lauren’s Big Idea over at Whatever (Scalzi’s Blog) Check out Lauren’s books! They are awesome! You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
The Skiffy and Fanty Show 34 — Interview w/ Lauren Beukes
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow2.3–InterviewWLaurenBeukes/Sandf–Episode2.3–InterviewWLaurenBeukes.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSouth Africa is on the literary attack. This week we talk to Lauren Beukes about her novel, Zoo City, which was recently released in the United States. There’s no question of the week this time around, but do feel free to shoot us an email at skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com, leave a comment, or follow us on Twitter. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 34 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Lauren Beukes (0:00 – 36:05) Lauren Beukes’ Website(Ms. Awesome-sauce herself beckons you…) Moxyland by Lauren Beukes(Read it) Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (Also, read this. Or else…) Zoo City, the Soundtrack (because we know you want to bust an aposymbiotic groove!) Sidekick by Adeline Radloff S. L. Grey’s Website Deadlands by Lily Herne Miss Gay Western Cape (Oh, you know you want to click and find out what this is…don’t you?) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
