Since SIFF is kicking off its Global Lens series this weekend, we stopped in to catch South Africa's Bunny Chow, the film debut from John Barker. We were told it wasn't "about" race and apartheid, but it does begin with some homespun moralizing about bunny chow and how Johannesburg is a melting pot, before it gets going: three comics at various stages in their careers take a road trip to a big music festival. (The......

The above globe-trotting, film-splicing trailer is for the Global Lens Series, starting up at SIFF Cinema this weekend. The series of ten films from nine countries runs now through April 3rd, highlighting the work from several countries not exactly known for their film industries, like The Philippines, Lebanon, and Argentina. Five years ago, Global Film Initiative conceived of a project that would promote cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema, and encourage filmmaking in......