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SALES CATALOGUE 20 16NEW RELEASES

HATCHET HOUR

HAPPINESS IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

Genre:Status:Release year:Languages in fi lm:Available Territories:Short Synopsis:


ThrillerCompleted2016English (1% Zulu)Worldwide except AfricaA fiery and ball-busting lawyer Belle, mistakenly believes her gardener Amos to be an assailant, and shoots him dead. Belle decides not to report the accident and take her chances in the legal system. She assumes that her brilliant career, as well as that of her legendary lawyer father, will be ruined if the courts find against her and charge her with manslaughter. She must get rid of the body and all evidence of the crime. She turns to her best friend Jade to help her destroy Amos’ body. They heave dead Amos into Belle’s car and drive up to a safari park hoping to dump the body in the territory of scavengers and predators who will eat the carcass including the bullets that could convict her. Jade tries to persuade Belle to reconsider this reckless course of action. But Belle in order to control her life must exert control over the lives of others. Jade is slowly awakened to the full horror of this act but their actions have already set in motion a destructive chain of events that spiral out of control.

84Romantic ComedyCompleted2016EnglishWorldwide except Afr icaPerfectionist Nandi seems to have the New South Afr ican Dream l i fe within her grasp, black female partner in a major f i rm, marriage, the perfect house - but i t al l goes up in f lames a few months before the wedding. With her fr iends Zaza and Princess, Nandi wi l l have to f ind out what truly makes her happy and then f ight to get i t .

SALES CATALOGUE 20 16IN POST PRODUCT ION

POP , LOCK 'N ROLL

MRS . R IGHT GUY



Dance, Drama, RomancePost Production2016EnglishWorldwide except Afr icaRaps is an ambit ious street style, hip hop dancer from a poor neighbourhood who bel ieves that money is everything. He gets a lucky break and r ises as a professional entertainer, but when he fal ls in love with the beauti ful Brazi l ian wife of the gangster-come-producer who’s making his career, he’ l l have to r isk career and l i fe to f ind true happiness.

Romantic ComedyPost Production201680% English and 20% ZuluWorldwide except Afr icaGugu Hlatshwayo is left broke on an island paradise – utterly humil iated on her honeymoon,after her husband bonks her and disappears.

And now, f iercely chaste, in debt, and focused on career success, Gugu has sworn of men and love, after al l – al l men are al l the same. She is focused on conquering Joburg, cl imbing that corporate ladder, and making something of herself , ploughing through the world with her iron-clad heart unti l . . .once again she f inds herself at a crossroads when fate introduces her to two del icious men– Dumile and Joe.



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HARD TO GET

BETWEEN FR I ENDS

Length (min):Genre:Status:Year of completion:Languages in fi lm:Available Territories:Short Synopsis:


94Action RomanceCompleted2014ZuluWorldwide except Afr icaHard to Get begins in a crowded bar where handsome gigolo TK (Pallance Dladla) works. Skiets (Thishiwe Ziqubu) a strong beauti ful out of town petty criminal catches his eye. TK wins her heart but he must undertake one mission which wil l lead him into the Johannesburg underworld and which wil l threaten al l he has l ived and fought for.

93Comedy DramaCompleted2014English and ZuluWorldwide except Afr icaAfter 7 years, a group of university fr iends reunite at an upmarket Game Lodge in KZN. Long buried secrets, shared by old fr iends, are eventual ly exposed, causing tension to arise in current relat ionships.




FAAN SE TRE IN

D IE SPOOK VAN UN IONDALE



115DramaCompleted2014AfrikaansWorldwide except Afr icaA story about a simple minded man l iving in a t iny rural community and his love of trains. The town is divided about Faan. Some feel threatened by him. Others feel he is harmless. Things come to a head when Faan’s aged father, Frik, is awarded the contract to bui ld the town dam only to fal l terminal ly i l l before the work is completed. Beatr ice, the Doctor ’s wife, overcome by desire for Faan’s inheritance, sets out sets out on a scheme that nearly results in the loss of her l i fe at the hands of Faan.

101Ghost Love Story/FamilyCompleted2014AfrikaansWorldwide except Afr icaThe road to Uniondale is forever haunted. Every Easter weekend, she appears to passers by looking for a r ide into town. She becomes known as the hitchhiking ghost, The Ghost of Uniondale. However sad, the f i lm tel ls a l ight-hearted version of the story and introduces more ghosts who wil l l i f t the spir i t of the audience through their satir ical view on l i fe.


GOG' HELEN

GHETTO GOBL IN

TEENAGE GAMES




75Action/ComedyCompleted2012English and ZuluWorldwide except AfricaGog’Helen lives a forgotten life in a shantytown until she and her granddaughter, Agnes, become sucked into a life-and-death race. In a gesture of goodwill, the unsuspecting Agnes buys granny a new mattress but also throws away the old one without Gogo’s knowledge. What Agnes doesn’t know is that inside the mattress is her grandmother’s life savings!

73HorrorCompleted2013English and ZuluWorldwideStrange attacks plague the township’s women, leaving the town leaders at a loss to defend them. At the same time Mthnuzi, a shrewd businessman, is becoming wealthier and more popular with the ladies - something is amiss. The local reverend, Simon Nkosi, learns that Mthunzi is controlling a Tokoloshe to fulfill his greedy desires.

60DramaCompleted2013English and ZuluWorldwide except Africa pay TVPaul, a young intelligent boy from Limpopo had everything it took to become an outstanding personality but ruined it all by indulging in secret activities strictly meant for adults.



INDEMNITY

ALONE

Length (min):Genre:Status:DirectorShort Synopsis:

Genre:Status:DirectorShort Synopsis:

100Psychological Thri l lerIn DevelopmentTravis TauteTheo Abrams is an ex-Cape Town fireman suffering from severe Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder. Unable to return to work due to psychological trauma sustained during a failed rescue mission. Theo’s world is rocked when one morning he wakes up next to his wife’s murdered body. He has no recollection of what transpired and all evidence suggests that he’s killed her. When the police label him as the prime suspect, Theo goes on the run, and is soon being hunted by Deputy Chief of Police Alan Shard, a notoriously ruthless cop, hell bent on catching Theo as one last act of service before he officially retires. However, when an unknown third party is thrown into the mix, Theo discovers an alarming connection between the sinister forces hunting him and a recent investigation his journalist wife was conducting into a corrupt syndicate of government illuminati. When connecting the dots becomes a matter of life and death, Theo becomes embroiled in a desperate fight for survival and must figure out who really murdered his wife before a terrifying conspiracy changes the course of a nation forever.

A Supernatural Thri l ler / HorrorIn DevelopmentJerome PukwaneBusi, a young desti tute woman crippled by dangerously suppressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate to gain some control over her l i fe and come to terms with the circumstances that led to her sister ’s suicide, she tr ies to make do under the predatory and corrupt hospital foreman.

When Busi real ises a l i t t le gir l in the hospital, seemingly plagued by a supernatural force, is in the same danger she found herself in, Busi must resolve to overcome her own inner demons, to save the chi ld from the abusive monster, real or imagined, that plagues her.

SALES CATALOGUE 20 16IN DEVELOPMENT



SALES CATALOGUE 20 16TEN 10 F I LMS CATALOGUE



AYANDA

RED LEAVES

Length (min):Genre:Status:Year of completion:Languages in fi lm:Available Territories:

Short Synopsis:


106Romantic DramaCompleted2015EnglishWorldwide excluding USA, Afr ica, France (+DRCP terr i tor ies) In a vibrant and diverse Johannesburg community, 21-year-old Afro-hipster Ayanda has a knack for taking neglected pieces of furniture and “bringing them back to love”. Eight years after her father ’s death, she is determined to revive his prized garage business, which is in deep debt and in danger of being sold. The f i lm crackles with infect ious energy and style, capturing a vividly contemporary view of South Afr ica. Inspired by the possibi l i t ies of a modern Afr ican aesthetic, AYANDA explores the core theme of how we let go of the things and people we love.

88DramaCompleted2014Amharic and HebrewWorldwide excluding USAMeseganio Tadela, 74, is a hard, obstinate patr iarch. He immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia 28 years ago with his family. He has chosen to zealously retain his culture, talks very l i t t le, and hardly speaks Hebrew. After losing his wife, Meseganio sets out on a journey that leads him through his chi ldren’s homes. He comes to real ize that he belongs to a rapidly disappearing class that bel ieves in retaining Ethiopian culture. The harsh real i ty hits him in the face. Having come to know some of l i fe’s new real i t ies, he tr ies to survive according to his own ways.




MUM DAD MEET SAM

SAFE BET


Length (min):Genre:Status:Year of completion:Languages in fi lm:Available Territories:

Short Synopsis:

94Romantic ComedyCompleted2015EnglishWorldwide excluding Afr icaBoy meets gir l . They fal l in love. Boy introduces gir l to family.. .sparks f ly. Gir l leaves boy...Now what?!

91ComedyCompleted2015English and ZuluWorldwide excluding Afr ica, France (+DRCP terr i tor ies) Frank’s l i fe is about to change. As an honest bookkeeper, and l ike most honest men, he’s not making much money from his salary. There is always more month at the end of the moneyand the bi l ls are relentless. Frank has seen his boss prosper while he is caught up in his dul land dreary l i fe, however, an opportunity presents i tself when his l i felong fr iend, Khaya,approaches him with a sure bet.






FUTURE SOUNDS OF MSANZI

LAST SAFAR I



3 x 48DocumentaryCompleted2015English and ZuluWorldwide excluding Afr ica‘Future Sound of Mzansi ’ is a documentary series, which aims to explore, express, andinterrogate South Afr ica’s cultural landscape. A chief vehicle of this explorat ion is electronic music, a staple of South Afr ican popular culture.

The f i lm explores the past, present and future of the scene and i ts mult iple sub-genres,presented through the eyes of international ly acclaimed art ist Spoek Mathambo

75DocumentaryCompleted2013English and Swahil iWorldwide excluding Afr icaInternational photojournal ist El izabeth L Gilbert sets out on a journey through remote Afr ica to present sl ide shows to tr ibal audiences whom she documented in her books a decade earl ier. Many have never seen photos of themselves before, let alone a project ion on a si lver screen.

The Last Safari documents three paral lel stories - The personal journey of Liz Gilbert as she sets out to discover what is left of tradit ional Afr ica; the young Afr ican crew members who accompany her, most of whom have never been outside Kenya’s capital ci ty of Nairobi; and the individual stories ofsome of the tr ibal people Gilbert photographed as they ref lect on how they see themselves and the rapidly changing world around them.



SALES CATALOGUE 20 16F ICT ION L IBRARY

ADERA

ZERO ONE ONE

THE L I ST




104DramaCompleted2009Amharic and EnglishWorldwideThe story of an Ethiopian woman’s pl ight in South Afr ica as she struggles to earn enough money to support and return to her chi ldren in Ethiopia.

60Black Comedy / DramaCompleted2009English and ZuluWorldwideThree fr iends; Thebe, Max and and Gift device a very unnecessary plan to sel l cocaine at Friday night’s pimps and hoes party. But between gett ing high on their own supply, giving freebies to the ladies and general debauchery, their cunning plan goes up their noses and into insanity. How wil l they pay back Shaka the money they owe him for the drugs by morning?

60Comedy DramaComleted2009English and ZuluWorldwide“The List” is the story of Lesego Thambo, an over-achieving, cheese-boy, who’s just turned twenty-f ive and already t icked everything off his l ist of l i fe goals. This is his quarter l i fe cr isis.

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