Cannes Projects
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31 Million Reasons Heist |
In 1997, 31 million rand was stolen in the middle of the night from a cash holding facility in Durban, South Africa. 14 people were arrested and are still sitting in jail. But a few crooked cops from Chatsworth got away with the crime of a lifetime. |
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Adrianne Comedy |
In this wacky and hilarious 70’s comedy, Adrianne, a drag artist, unites the small, South African farming town of Gatsverlate previously divided by racial and sexual barriers. Can he fool everyone in the town and save it from disappearing beneath the waters of the soon to be constructed dam? |
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And There in the Dust Drama |
A mature and searing love story within a small town; burdened by an unspeakable act of violence. Stop-frame animation and live action unite in the unthinkable. |
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Battle for Johannesburg, The Documentary |
Johannesburg goes from bust to boom in the run up to the world cup, the poor are being driven out as the city finds itself hostage to the power of real estate capital. But the poor fight back with some unorthodox means. |
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Consequence, The Horror |
Who do you choose to be, alone in a 250 million year old desert, when you are faced by an unpredictable, savage intelligence, genetically unrelated to humans, that mirrors the violence of your own collective back at you? Hitchcock meets Steven King. The Consequence, offers a fresh and intelligent take on fear in a haunting setting, with a never seen before antagonist. |
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In the Shadow of a Saint Drama |
A heart rendering account of the turbulent relationship between writer Ken Saro Wiwa and his son Ken Wiwa set against the backdrop of Saro Wiwa's fight for his people. |
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Izulu Lami (My Secret Sky) Drama |
A young girl and her little brother leave their rural homestead for the city when they are orphaned, and meet up with a gang of street kids. Hoping to fulfill their mother’s dream, in the end they find their own. |
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Jozi Comedy |
A comedy writer’s life is quickly going down the drain and his only salvation is to trawl the treacherous streets of Johannesburg in search of the thing he most desperately needs, his sense of humour. |
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Khumba Comedy |
On a daring search for his missing stripes, an outcast zebra discovers his true self, reveals a lost legacy and saves his entire herd. |
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Nothing but the Truth Drama |
The film examines what “truth” and “reconciliation” mean for one ordinary man: Sipho, an ageing black librarian in the township of New Brighton. It shows his painful journey towards confronting his own experiences under apartheid: the killing of his son, shot dead by police, and the rift with his brother, an activist who went into exile. |
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One Last Look Thriller |
On an overland trip through Africa, two young backpacker girls find their holiday adventure turning into a nightmare as they fight for their lives and their sanity against a disturbed serial killer. |
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Otelo Burning Drama |
When a poor township boy with a deep, traditional fear of the water is offered a chance to escape the violence of his community through surfing, he is forced to choose between friendship and his dream. |
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Shirley Adams Drama |
The story of a woman who looses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth. |
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Silver Fez, The Documentary |
Boeta Kaatji and Boeta Waani were blood brothers until the richest man in the game bought Waanie's loyalty. After that, it wasn't about the music anymore, even though the battle would be done through song. |
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Skin Drama |
SKIN is a story of family, forgiveness and the triumph of the human spirit. |
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Spud Comedy |
It’s South Africa in 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, Spud Milton’s first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. |
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Superhero Short |
A white amnesiac finds himself stranded in the middle of an arid landscape dressed as a superhero. He’s assisted and spurred on by a young black boy who wholeheartedly believes that he is a superhero. But as the man’s memory returns he discovers that he’s been anything but a hero. |
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Zambezia Animation |
A high-spirited young falcon determined to be independent of his stifling father discovers that the greatest thing he can fight for is community. |
