Nobodys Died Laughing set to have world premiere at DIFF

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Nobody s Died Laughing set to have world premiere at DIFF --

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:09

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kykNET films and Vry Films in association with Lion s Head Productions and Who Projects have announced that the theatrical-action-documentary Nobody s Died Laughing, will have its world premiere at the 37th Durban International Film Festival on Sunday, 19 June at 18h00 at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.

Nobody s Died Laughing celebrates the life and work of performing artist and activist Pieter-Dirk Uys. The picture follows a film crew as they try to keep up with one of the hardest working artists in South Africa on a journey from Cape Town, Johannesburg, Grahamstown, Stellenbosch to London, Berlin and his home in Darling. The film takes a closer look at the man behind all the famous characters, the humanitarian and his educational AIDS awareness work, for which he has received international acclaim.

This film captures a man and a lifetime commitment to a country by using satire to affect change, explains filmmaker Willem Oelofse. I started researching Pieter-Dirk Uys in 2014 and spent time with him in his personal archives in Darling. I found it fascinating that after 50 years in the entertainment industry he was still working at the same pace and with the same vigour as when he started. In 2015 we simply picked up a camera and started following him around wherever he went: performing in Berlin or the Cape Flats, and watching him teach a room full of teenagers about safe sex. I believe audiences will be intrigued to experience more about the man who refuses to be silenced while using the arts as his weapon against discrimination and confronting intolerance.

Nobodys Died Laughing also includes never before seen archive footage, performances and interviews with Desmond Tutu, Charlize Theron, Lizz Meiring, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, FW De Klerk, Janet Suzman, Thoko Ntshinga, David Kramer, Zolani Mahola, Vincent Ebrahim, Professor David Gere, Eric Abraham, Sophia Loren, Jonathan Shapiro and many more, as well as footage of Tessa Uys and Nelson Mandela.

The film will have further screenings on Friday, 24 June at 18h00 at Ster Kinekor Musgrave and on Sunday, 26 June at 21h30 at The Playhouse. The film opens in cinemas around the country on 29 July.

For more information regarding the festival visit the DIFF website.

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