Join us for a screening of Once Upon a Time in Venezuela on 11 May at 6pm at The Bioscope Independent Cinema in Johannesburg and at Bertha Movie House in Khayelitsha and the Bertha House in Mowbray for Cape Town.

RSVP for Mowbray to hello@docfilmsa.com
RSVP for Khayelitsha to ayanda@isivivanacentre.org.za
RSVP for Johannesburg via their online booking system

On Lake Maracaibo, beneath the mysterious silent Catatumbo lightning, the village of Congo Mirador is preparing for parliamentary elections. For streetwise local businesswoman and Chavist party representative Tamara every vote counts, fought by all means, while for opposition-supporting teacher Natalie, politics is a weapon unsuccessfully attempting to force her from her job. And with her sharp eyes, little Yoaini sees her community sinking from sedimentation, her childhood and innocence with it. How can a small shing village survive against corruption, pollution and political decay – a reflection of all the flaws of contemporary Venezuela.

Watch the trailer – https://vimeo.com/381242413

https://www.onceuponatimeinvenezuela.com/