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King George

After being handed an eviction notice, a wily strip club owner goes to war with a ruthless property developer.

Director

Ari Kruger

Screenwriter

Brent Palmer

Producer

Suné Wolmarans

Cast

Brent Palmer, Shamilla Miller, Clyde Berning

Awards

Official Selection Durban Film Festival – 2025
Official Selection Fame Week – 2025
Official Selection – Cinema Royale: Paris Edition – 2025

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

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, […]

Feature

Barakat

An aging matriarch aims to bring together her fractured, dysfunctional family over Eid-al-Fitr to break the news about her new romance.

Short

The House That Never Sleeps

When a once-prolific novelist, now reclusive and no longer writing, is interviewed by a fan podcaster about his process and first short story, he must confront the secret behind his prolific work and be reborn as an artist.

Feature

Carissa

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.

Doco

Womxn: Working

Against the backdrop of South Africa’s femicide crisis, a fearless group of activist women wages a historic battle for decriminalization while protecting their vulnerable community through groundbreaking initiatives and unwavering solidarity.