Gasparilla Film Festival Screening
The Gasparilla Film Festival will be holding a screening of “Bunny Chow”, A South African film and part of the Global Lens Film Series. The event will be at the University of Tampa’s Reeves Theatre and will begin at 8pm on Friday (July 25).
Admission is $8, but free for members of Gasparilla Film Festival and professors, administrators and students of the University of Tampa.
After the screening, a discussion will be led by Dr. Andrew McAlister of the University of Tampa.
For members of the Gasparilla Film Festival, use this contact form to make reservations.
A synopsis:
‘Bunny Chow’ is director John Barker’s debut feature. Up-and-coming comedians Kags, Joey and Dave make clear that life in the ‘new’ Johannesburg is not just about hardship and townships. It’s also about finding humor in relationships, hanging out with friends and celebrating life on a raucous roadtrip to Oppi Koppi-South Africa’s largest music festival. Shot in a cinema vérité style and using the street food ‘bunny chow’ as a metaphor for contemporary Johannesburg’s mix of races, cultures and attitudes, Barker’s edgy, urban comedy asks us to envision a nation through the eyes of its future, rather than the tragedy of its past.
About the Director:
John Barker was born in Durban, South Africa. He studied graphic design at ML Sultan in Durban. After working as a graphic designer in Cape Town, he made a change in career paths and began working in the film industry. He has directed various productions, such as the sketch comedy show, The Pure Monate Show, the South African Music Awards, and South Africa’s first mockumentary, Blu Cheez (2002). Bunny Chow is his first feature film.
