Cannes Projects
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Adventures of SuperMama, The Action Comedy |
When Doris, an ordinary yet stubborn mama from Alexandra, meets mysterious kung fu expert Mr Hung, he helps her turn herself into an unconventional superhero. But will she be able to overcome her stubborn pride to defeat the bad guys when they kidnap her loved ones? |
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Afropolitan |
Dancers collaborate with architects to imagine the future of the new African city. |
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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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De Jong and the Rustlers Romantic comedy western |
LEBONA, a quixotic young horseman from Lesotho, is convinced he’s descended from ancient warrior king Moshoeshoe, so he sets out to avenge an insult by rancher KOBUS DE JONG by rustling a vast herd of Kobus’ cattle in revenge. He enlists the help of a ragtag young bunch of gun-toting misfits, but he has reckoned without the relentless pursuit of the Boer, who tracks Lebona high into the snowy reaches of the mountain kingdom where Lebona finally realises he must confront his destiny in an epic showdown. |
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Dear Mandela Documentary Feature |
Three young people who live in the slums of South Africa resist mass eviction and lead a new generation that follows in Mandela’s footsteps. |
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Dirty Laundry Dark Comedy |
A young man tries to do his washing at a late-night laundromat, and is accosted by a range of strange and seedy characters during his wash, rinse and dry cycle. |
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Four Corners Coming of Age Crime Thriller |
The four corners of a chessboard and the four corners of a prison cell are the battlegrounds for the soul of teenage ghetto kid, Ricardo Galam, and he has to choose. |
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How to Steal 2 Million Neo Noir Heist |
Jack, a career criminal, has come out of jail to find his best friend married to his ex-fiancée. Wanting to go straight, he attempts to separate himself from old, bad influences but finds that it's easier said than done. |
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KHABZELA Biographical Love Story |
A talented young South African radio DJ rises to fame from the streets of Soweto but when he becomes ill with AIDS, he denies responsibility, until he realizes he has infected the woman he loves. |
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Makeba Musical Biopic |
Ambitious diva Miriam Makeba leaves apartheid South Africa in search of freedom. When fame fails, she finds personal liberation in being the voice of Africa. |
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Otelo Burning Coming of Age 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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REBIRTH (with Billie Holiday in Brixton) Musical |
This is a film about a freedom fighter turned music man, who opened a club in a former whites only suburb of Brixton and when he was told to shut down, decided to hold a final concert calling on the spirit of Billie Holiday. |
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Retribution Thriller |
A retired judge writing his memoirs at an isolated cabin takes in a hiker lost in the wilderness. Only the hiker is not really lost and this is no chance meeting. |
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Roepman Coming of Age |
Roepman tells the story of a twelve year old boy, Timus, and his own loss of innocence . As the story unfolds, it shows the transformation of a 1966 railway family trapped in the structural violence caused by the church and the government of the day seen through the eyes of Timus in his quest to try and make sense of the world around him. |
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Saving Sunnyshore Coming of Age Adventure |
Sunnyshore is under threat . When Megan, self-elected mini-Mayor, discovers the real Mayor’s plot to demolish her late father’s community centre; she sets off to find the only one who can save her dad’s legacy – Mandela. But with the Mayor and his spidery consort hell-bent on stopping her, much more than Sunnyshore is at risk! |
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Spoon Supernatural Thriller |
A man with a medical condition that causes him to black out during moments of extreme stress is unable to fight back, until one day he forgets to take his numbing medication. For the first time in his life he has the opportunity to be remarkable, only if he is willing to risk everything. |
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State of Violence Crime Thriller |
When the wife of a successful black businessman with roots in the struggle against apartheid is murdered by a young stranger who knows his name, he has to go back into his own past to find the answers that will lead him to the killer. But when he finds him and the reasons for the murder, will vengeance still be possible? |
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Stockholm, Zululand Romantic Comedy |
When Swedish donors decide to see how their funds are being spent in the small South African township of Stockholm on a farm in Zululand, hard-working, honest, local teacher Moses must participate in a grand deception to keep the funds flowing. But what if he falls in love with the Swedish team leader? |
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Surfing Soweto |
The coming of age story of a group of Soweto teenagers who surf moving trains. |
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The Whale Caller Magic Realist Romance |
When a man who has retired from the foibles of daily life succesfully woos a whale with the aid of his kelp horn, he believes all is right with the world. Until he meets a fiery homeless singer looking for love. |
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Tin Of Paint, A Political Drama |
When a misunderstanding draws an apolitical man into deadly altercation with the police, it sparks South Africa's first anti-apartheid uprising. As a moment of racist stupidity explodes into a weekend of hell, he is forced to choose between vengeful anger and a growing sense of what's worth fighting for and how... |
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Umkhungo |
A disillusioned Johannesburg street thug rescues an orphaned child with uncontrollable supernatural powers. On the run, he must help the sickly boy master his gift before a superstitious family member finds them. |
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Whiplash Melodrama |
An emotionally numb prostitute becomes pregnant and with the help of some strong belly dancing women, must give up her drugs, face her buried shame and come to life. |
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Zambezia Animation |
Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, Zambezia is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of Zambezia where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community. |
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Zinzi and the Boondogle Fantasy |
What happens when it is time to pay the Boondogle? Zinzi and her younger brothers find out when the magical creature enslaves their little sister, and they risk everything on a fantastical urban quest across Cape Town to rescue her from his clutches. |
