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Coach

Coach is a short advocacy and impact based documentary challenging notions of Xenophobia in South Africa. The protagonist, Coach Merlin, demonstrates how foreign nationals contribute to nation building through grass-roots sport development.

Producer

Damian Samuels

Editor

Jerome Mouton

Awards

Official Selection and Nomination Encounters International Film Festival

In a quiet village, a young woman is pushed by her grandmother to apply for a job opportunity on a new golf estate being developed in the mountains. However, when she learns that the estate will be built over her estranged grandfather’s rooibos tea lands, she is confronted with a difficult choice.

Feature

AIDA

Cape Town Opera brings Verdi’s powerful Aida to life with an all-South African cast, presenting a futuristic reimagining of this beloved opera. Set against a backdrop of war, forbidden love and cultural conflict, this timeless opera is brought into an era of African futurism. The story follows Aida, an enslaved Ethiopian princess, and Radamès, an […]

Short

Squashbox

SQUASHBOX is a short poetic documentary that tells the story of the history, meeting, and work of Qadasi & Maqhinga, a SAMA (South African Music Award) Award-winning South African maskandi duo.

Feature

The Heart Is a Muscle

At a barbecue, Ryan’s five-year-old son briefly goes missing. Ryan’s violent reaction to this scare sets off a chain of events and unearths secrets from the past. A journey of self-discovery and forgiveness begins.

Short

A Karoo Odyssey

Wheelchair bound Multiple Sclerosis sufferer Theo Voss-Price undertakes the Nieu-Bethesda Camino – an over 80km ‘walk’ through the rugged landscape of the Karoo in South Africa.