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The House That Never Sleeps

  • 28 mins
  • Short, Thriller
  • 2024

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.

Director

Sean Mongie

Producer

Cati Weinek, Sean Mongie, Dumi Gumbi

Editor

Mark Haines

Cast

Mothusi Magano, Sechaba Ramphele

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