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Over my dead body

Kids talking about death, Heaven and Hell during a funeral.

Director

Wihann Strauss

Producer

PJ Gerber

Editor

Wihann Strauss

Cast

Anwill Kordom, Bernard Badenhorst, Cheldene Claasen ,Ds Peter Wellman, Enrico April, Emma Claasen, Mieke Wellman, Pierre Jeanne Gerber, Renaldo Syster, René April, Reuven Kordom, Richard Syster, Sheldon Morris, Jason Claasen

“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” thrusts us into the tumultuous world of 8-year-old Bobo, whose childhood unfolds on her family’s Rhodesian farm, now Zimbabwe, as the Bush War rages to its bitter end. Set against this violent backdrop, and seen through her eyes, we witness the family’s desperate attachment to Africa’s soil and […]

Short

Dears In The Headlights

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.

Feature

Runs in the Family

A modest tailor and single Indian dad, Varun (Ace Bhatti) and his transmasculine son, River (Gabe Gabriel), take a road trip across South Africa to break River’s estranged mother, Monica (Diaan Lawrenson), out of a rehab clinic.

Doco

Normal To Me

Normal To Me is an engaging feature documentary that intimately explores the lives of individuals with special needs, all employed at a protective workshop in the charming seaside town of Fish Hoek, South Africa. The film delves into the unique stories of selected individuals, showcasing their resilience and triumphs as they challenge societal expectations and […]

Short

Shap Shap

After a challenging childhood with his grandmother in a remote village, 13-year-old Mmusi sets off to the township in search of his father. Instead, he’s taken in by a strict Jehovah’s Witness, whose unyielding beliefs leave him feeling out of place. Struggling to fit in, Mmusi ends up homeless, rejected by society. Determined to reunite […]