watermark logo

Up next

Themba | Short Film | South Africa

0 Views· 10/17/23
Boina123
Boina123
2 Subscribers
2

Themba, a young South African boy of a domestic worker is given a second chance by his teacher to re-write a test he’s failed. He runs home to find his mother is not well and encounters other obstacles at home which will prevent him from studying.

Themba is also part of the omnibus film 'Once in A Child's Life', directed by three female filmmakers.

English, Zulu | 2017 | South Africa

Director & Writer: Sara Momtazian
Producer: Michael Stephanus

Awards and special mention:

Winner of ‘Best Screen Writer’ for Themba – Kleinkaap Short Film Festival,
Pretoria, South Africa 2018

Selection in Wide Angle (CineKids) at Busan International Film Festival
for Once in A Child’s Life – Busan, South Korea 2018

Winner of ‘Cultural Exchange Award for Feature Film’ for Once in a Child’s
Life – Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival, South Korea 2019.

Official selection in the Innocenti Film Festival hosted by UNICEF in Florence, Italy 2019.

Show more


 0 Comments sort   Sort By


Up next