Pop-Up Cinema in the Community + Post Film Discussion with Locals

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Get immersed in this experience hosted by a local changemaker! Enter the inspiring world underneath Cape Town's touristy surface.

A Side by Side experience is the perfect, hands-on way to escape the tourist trap, live like a local, and make an impact. A percentage of every booking goes directly back to the changemakers we've partnered with in the form of year-end gifts: equipment, bursaries, and cash grants.

To ensure your changemaker-hosted experience runs smoothly and guests' every last need is met, an SbS guide will be by your side throughout, from pick-up to drop-off (if you add the Hotel Pickup add-on). Your guide will provide you all the background info you need to know and settle the entrance fees on your behalf.

Optionally add the Photoshoot add-on for HD pics/vids of you in action sent by Google Drive same day.

Learn, laugh, imagine, bond, and come away a changed person after sharing this experience with some seriously inspiring locals.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

HOST EXAMPLE: Your changemaker host runs mobile screenings in Khayelitsha, to inspire and educate the community, while creating a safe space for learning and entertainment. He runs a garbage-bin cleaning service on the side to generate the funds needed to rent halls for screenings and buy snacks for the kids. ==== [30m] Changemaker interview by Guide [15m] Q&A from Guests [15m] Short walk to film screening venue [90m] Locally-produced short films screened, with group discussion between each: "The Rise of Shembe" "Scapegoat" "Amalobolo" [15m] Natural interaction / good-byes N.B. NOTE: Local children from the community will only possibly be present upon request on weekend bookings. Adult neighbors are standardly the community members to join the experience.

What‘s Included

10% Charitable Pledge

Admission to Changemaker-hosted Experience

Tour Guide (experience facilitator)

Add-Ons — excl. in "Bare-bones" option; incl. in options w/ Hotel Pickup, Meal, Photoshoot, etc.

Available for cash purchase from your guide

Gratuities

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

with Hotel Pickup & Photoshoot

Minibus: Our minibus can take up to 10 PAX, but we may use a smaller vehicle in our fleet depending on the size of your group.
HD Photography & Videography: Add-on to have us capture the memories in stunning HD (Nikon D3500) and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day.
Pickup included

Bare-bones (no add-ons)

Excludes optional add-ons: Select another option to add on Kids (who join in), Hotel Pickup, and/or a Photoshoot (HD pics/vids sent by cloud same day)
Pickup included

with Hotel Pickup add-on

Minibus: Our minibus can take up to 10 PAX, but we may use a smaller vehicle in our fleet depending on the size of your group.
Pickup included

with Prepaid Meal add-on

The Works (with all add-ons)

Meal with Experience Host: Your experience host will take you to a nearby restaurant where you'll share a meal together.
Duration: 3 hours: An extra hour (up from 2 hrs originally to 3 hrs) added to your experience for the meal
Prepaid Meal add-on: This add-on includes a meal & beverage, minimizes waiting times, and eliminates the nuisance of settling the bill.
Hotel Pickup add-on: This add-on has your guide collect/drop you at your desired location(s) before/after your tour in a licensed/insured vehicle.
Photoshoot add-on: This add-on has us snap and tape the memories in HD (Nikon D3500), and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day.
Pickup included

with Photoshoot add-on

HD Photography & Videography: Add-on to have us capture the memories in stunning HD (Nikon D3500) and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day.

with Hotel Pickup & Meal

with Prepaid Meal & Photoshoot

Meal with Experience Host: Your experience host will take you to a nearby restaurant where you'll share a meal together.
Duration: 3 hours: An extra hour (up from 2 hrs originally to 3 hrs) added to your experience for the meal
Prepaid Meal add-on: This add-on includes a meal & beverage, minimizes waiting times, and eliminates the nuisance of settling the bill.
Photoshoot add-on: This add-on has us snap and tape the memories in HD (Nikon D3500), and send to you on Google Drive and WhatsApp same day.

Reviews

5.00

5 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Young social entrepreneur with a big dream
Zanda9,,Oct 8, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This experience was just out of this world, it was inspiring to see a young person finding ways to transform young kids lives , Buhle's way of teaching these young kids is something I wish I had growing up as we tend to watch something but never really understand the moral story of it all. Buhle does this for these kids! Huge thanks to Jason for facilitating this experience, something I would love to do every chance that I get.
Powerful Experience
KhotsoM12,,Oct 7, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This experience was really powerful and engaging. It was amazing to get to know a change maker in Khayelitsha. Thanks to Jason for facilitating this great experience.
Pop Up Cinema in Khayelitsha
Claudia C,,Oct 1, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Such an uplifting experience in Khayelitsha. Jason curated this unique day where we met Buhle and were welcomed into his mother's home where he grew up . His life story at 25 is so rich and filled with stories of his life's ups and downs! What an inspiration Buhle is and so community orientated. He gives selflessly to uplift the lives of the children and people in his community. All locals and foreign tourists would love this diverse experience. What a rewarding day! I even ate my first Amagwinya!
Fantastic
TravelCTjgdll,,Sep 29, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I love how Buhle sets up these pop-up in his community, it's so beautiful. Also inspiring story about his social entrepreneurship journey
Feeling moved... GO GO GO!
JourneyHopper12345,,Sep 29, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The experience with Jason and Buhle was so incredible. Jason started by interviewing Buhle so we got a great sense of Buhle's journey and background, and understood better why he has chosen the life path of a social entrepreneur, hosting filming screenings for his local community in Khayelitsha. Then we got to ask follow up questions and just chat. We took a short walk over to the cinema venue which was a lovely leisurely stroll. We were so lucky to experience this on a weekend when the kids in the neighborhood were available! They were so excited to watch a film with us, and even more excited once they realized we bought snacks and candies for them, which was fun and adorable handing out to them <3 This is an off-the-beaten path, hidden gem that was made possible only with Side by Side's expertise in curating the few hours we spent, driving us through the busy streets, and making the whole thing feel extremely heartfelt and natural.

From ZAR 512.83