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Fitting In

Young South Africans from all walks of life begin their student experience at the elite University of Stellenbosch. Within the walls of a prestigious student residence called “Eendrag“, the newcomers are confronted with colonial structures. They try to navigate between personal growth, cultural differences and a past that has not been forgotten.

Director

Fabienne Steiner

Producer

Jonas Schaffter

Cinematographer

Fabienne Steiner

Cast

Nathan Stone, Leython van Graan, Chris Albertyn

Awards

Victor Thalberg Price, winner of the main prize for documentary film, 2025, Zurich
First Steps German Young Talent Award, Documentary Film 2025 (Nomination)
Berlin – Nomination for National Competition at 56th Visions du Réel, 2025
Nyon – Nomination for International Competition at 26th Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente BAFICI, Buenos Aires

While Philli works in silence, her mother Caro takes to the streets, founding South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD), determined that no other mother should know her pain. Together, mother and daughter embody two polar expressions of mourning: one intimate, one galvanizing. Yet both with one mission: to turn sorrow into meaning.

Doco

Diary of an Elephant Orphan

The Jabulani herd is unique in that it is mostly comprised of elephants that were also once orphans. This makes the herd more accepting of other orphans, offering a unique solution for orphaned baby elephants who seldom survive outside of an elephant family structure.

Short

Being You

Being You follows Sheila, a 37-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker who attempts to take her own life during a panic attack triggered by a question about her deeply personal film, The Barren. Instead of dying, she wakes up 20 years earlier in a club bathroom in Melville, Johannesburg, where she encounters her 16-year-old self, Shishiliza, confident, carefree, […]

Short

Loom Body

Set in contemporary South Africa, Loom Body traces an intimate dialogue between body and machine. As dancers and looms echo one another’s rhythm, the film becomes a meditation on how movement and making intertwine – weaving labour, ritual, and memory into a living tapestry of resilience and renewal.

Feature

The Shakedown

“The Shakedown” follows the story of Justin Diamond, a well-respected medical aid broker who finds himself entangled in the Cape Town underworld after his mistress threatens to reveal the secret of their affair. The plot thickens as Justin’s desperate attempts to maintain his golden boy reputation, lead him down a path filled with dangerous criminals, […]