If you take a pinch of Khoi-San lament, a dash of Malay spice, a bold measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, a clash of marching bands, a riff of rock, the pizzazz of the Klopse, some driving primal beat, and a lot of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get?

Goema Goema Goema!

Weaving together the ancient, the traditional, and the classical into the contemporary universal sound of Cape Town, Mac MacKenzie, musical mastermind and founder of The Genuines and The Goema Captains of Cape Town, puts together the final touches to the culmination of his life's work: Goema in Five Movements. Musicians and musical commentators Hilton Schilder, Neo Muyanga, Iain Harris and Graham Arendse, and new kids on the block, Kyle Shepherd and Shane Cooper, add a contemporary context to Goema, while the orchestra rehearses for its premiere performance at the SABC studios.

Dir: Ángela Ramirez, Calum MacNaughton, Sara Gouveia
South Africa | 60 min | 2011

Prod : Plexus Films.

Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in Five Movements (2011) is availble on DVD with English, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Spanish, French and German subtitles as well as extra features. Get it here.


FESTIVALS & AWARDS

* Encounters International Documentary Film Festival (South Africa, June 2011)
Runner-Up : Audience Award for Best Local Film
* Tri Continental Film Festival (South Africa, September 2011)
Winner : Audience Award for Best Feature Length Documentary
* Cape Town Sound on Screen Film Festival (South Africa, December 2011)
* Cape Winelands Film Festival (South Africa, March 2012)
* Vancouver South African Film Festival (Canada, April 2012)
* Montréal Festival de Cinéma Vues d'Afrique (Canada, April 2012)
* District Six Museum Bioscope Hip Hop Film Festival (South Africa, April 2012)
* Africa in Motion Scotland African Film Festival (Scotland, November 2012)
* Johannesburg Sound on Screen Film Festival (South Africa, December 2012)
* Festival Músicas do Mundo Sines (Portugal, July 2013)
* Lusaka International Film & Music Festival (Zambia, September 2013)
* Festival d'Automne à Paris - Théâtre de la Ville Week-End Afrique du Sud (France, October 2013)
* Temps D'Images Prémios de Cinema - Filmes Sobre Arte (Portugal, November 2013)

OTHER NOTABLE SCREENINGS

* DocLove at Greatmore Sudios (Cape Town, 29 February 2012)
* DVD Launch & Masterclass (Cape Town, 6 March 2012)
* Labia Cinema Theatrical Run (Cape Town, 30 March-4 April 2012)
* Cinemuse at 5Ryneveld (Stellenbosch, 11 April 2013)
* International Association of Schools of Jazz Meeting (Denmark, July 2013)

GOEMA ROADSHOW

* Spine Road High School (2 May 2012)
* Zubeida Jaffer Pop-Up Screening (15 July 2012)
* Wynberg Girls High School & Fairmount Secondary School (22 August 2012)
* South Peninsular High School & Grassdale High School (24 August 2012)
* Westerford High School (27 August 2012)
* Plumstead High School & Cedar High School (29 August 2012)
* Wittebome High School & Muizenberg High School (31 August 2012)
* Creative Week Open Film Night (19 September 2012)
* CPUT Bellville Journalism Masterclass (21 September 2012)
* Stellenbosch University Ethnomusicology Masterclass (9 October 2012)
* Alliance Française of Lusaka Cultural Events Screening (22 August 2013)



2011 | Encounters International Documentary Film Festival (South Africa, June 2011)
* Selection - Local Feature film
* World Premiere
* Runner-Up : Audience Award for Best Local Film
* Screening: CT: Sat 11 8.15 Q&A | Sat 25 8 | Sun 26 2
* Screening: Jozi: NuM Sat 18 6 | Bio Fri 24 8
Ramirez, Gouveia & MacNaughton are Guests of the Festival and will attend a Q&A in Cape Town (Saturday 11, 8.15pm).
http://archives.encounters.co.za/backup09/2011/films/mama-goema-the-cape-town-beat-in-five-movements/index.html

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PT
A história do Goema, identificando esse som como um produto da potjie (guisado) da Cidade do Cabo, um cozinhado tão antigo como a própria cidade; tal como este, que desde o início está a ser constantemente enriquecido adicionando novos sabores, também o Goema se vai transformando com a evolução da cidade.

O filme sublinha ainda algumas das mudanças mais recentes, como o Jazz avant-garde do Cabo, liderado pelo eminente Kyle Shepherd, e as experimentações orquestrais do "Capitão Goema", Mac McKenzie.

Realizadores: Ángela Ramirez (Colômbia), Sara Gouveia (Portugal) e Calum MacNaughton (África do Sul)

Género: Documentário
País: África do Sul
Ano: 2011
Duração: 55 min
Legendas em Português.