SHORT SOUTH AFRICAN FILM
SISWAMI
SYNOPSIS
This is an action and drama South African short film that takes place during the 2021 rioting in Kwa-Zulu-Natal. The story follows Buhle who is the chiefs wife as she plans a heist in order to help her village people, we follow her journey where she mends her relationship with her sister but also risks her marriage. She has to make the right decision or she could loose everything. She comes from a very abusive background which influences her timid nature but as the film progresses we see her bloom into a powerful women.
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CREDITS
Produced by: Kevin Fynn
Directed and Written by Etrilda Nelson
Script Supervisor: Fundile Guqa
Directors of Photography : Andile Ntuli and Londiwe Chili
Sound Design and Editing: Lindani Tshomela
Actors: Nolungelo Zuma, Namhla Mhlongo and Sithuthukile Nsengana
Costume and Make-up: Zola Zikalala
MORE ABOUT THE FILM
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Why this story?
This film was made to comment on the state of the people during the 2021 rioting in Kwa Zulu Natal. It was made to show how desperate people got for food. It also commented on Domestic abuse in South African homes We use the film to spread awareness for both issues.
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