NO TIME TO BREATHE: FILM SUBMISSION

This is a film set in Port Shepstone, Directed and Produced by Senzo Zindela, starring Nomorre Cele, Quinton O’Dwyer, & Bheki Gedeza. It is a short film about desperate family that was once trapped by evil. Mr Mkhize finds himself in a situation where he is incapable of settling his debts he made to cure his wife and daughter who were dying from pancreas cancer. Few years later, his daughter Natasha is kidnapped and transformed into a killing machine as settlement of the debt. Natasha becomes an unstoppable killing machine until a special detective is assigned into the case. With his supernatural powers, Tim, the special detective helps her to come back into her senses after unbearable struggles....

A MAN WHO FED HIS SHADOW: FILM SUBMISSION

A man intrudes into rich people’s dinners claiming that he can collect the food from their table and feed his shadow which, curiously enough, is a female figure. A film is directed by Mario Garefo who did his film studies in Rome and in Athens. He is known for Filoxenia (2004) ,Difficult Loves (2007), also wrote a novel titled Unvaccinated (2014)

DEVIL IN THE FAMILY: FILM SUBMISSION

A fanatical Christian mother forces her only daughter to marry for money but in the process risks losing her for good.

LUTHANDO: FILM SUBMISSION

A young girl is ill treated by her stepmother and sister. She hopes to find freedom at the pending Zulu Reed Dance ceremony where she'll get to declare her love to a man.

HEK TICK TACK: FILM SUBMISSION

EN: “Wake up! My parents arrive in 20 Minuntes”. A young couple plays havoc withtheir apartment, expecting to own a better one soon. Since 90% of all accidents happen at home, you should watch this film as a warning against extreme times. DE: “Wach ouf! Meine Eltern sind in 20 Minuten hier” Ein junges Paar verwust im Stress die Wahnung in Erwartung einer besseren. Da 90% der Unfalle in Haushalten geschehen, sollte man diesen Film als Warnung vor allzu hektischen Zeiten ansehen.

HAM AND THE PIPER: FILM SUBMISSION

Leading classical actor, Jeffery Kissoon stars in an award winning performance as Burt, an elderly man affected by the health of his beloved wife, jean, beautifully played by Jennifer Guy in a quirky and touching love story with a difference. When Burt discovers that his wife of twenty five years has been suffering from a serious illness and has chosen not to tell him, he is hearbroken and finds himself conjuring up long-hidden feelings of betrayal, resentment and failure. Grief passion, joy disappointment and forgiveness combine in what is an explosive examination of the love by an elderly couple assessing the compromises in marriage between two people who must somehow put aside historical, political and cultural difference to find ways to love each other. Set in contemporary London, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Mark Norfolk, Ham & The Piper is a sumptuous, distinctive and special British independent film that has consistently scored highly with cinema audiences internationally

A DAY WITH MY MOTHER: FILM SUBMISSION

An odyssey or quest in Iranian contemporary mid-class life. A wondering /conflicting couple, mother & her teen-age daughter Shadi, seek for some sort of drug which called ((Ice)) by driving alongside each other through the streets and neighbourhoods of the capital, Tehran. Mother is highly addicted; her permanent junk-provider was arrested by legal authorities. Thus she needs to find a new one. By leading role of the younger, they find a female drug-dealer. She is a hustler and deceiver. After losing their money, the blamed elder try to collect some cash by begging strangers. Eventually, they encounter a bizarre, cynic, silent male dealer. Not an end but a new departure for the rest of their route.