Fashioning Modern Africanism

Seconds, a newly filmed South African eVod original movie is set for release this July. Directed by Liese Kuhn and brought to life by the bold writing of Andrico Goosen, SECONDS tells the heartfelt story of Seconds Khumalo, an aging boxer from the East Rand of Johannesburg.  In Seconds, expect to delve into the complex dynamics of the Khumalo family and the Van Tonder family, for whom Seconds has trained as a boxer while working at their family butchery. As the story unfolds, long-buried secrets and unresolved traumas begin to surface, causing tensions to rise.  As Seconds' son, Lukas Khumalo (played by Nicholas Moitoi), embarks on a promising political career, his aspirations unknowingly strain his father's relationship with Pa Van Tonder (played by Toni Caprari), the patriarch of the family. What follows is a journey of self-discovery, as Seconds fights not only for his boxing career but also for the restoration of his family and reclaiming his own life.  SECONDS exposes a co

As Halloween is approaching, Showmax announced a locally produced horror film Gaia will be available for streaming on Showmax as of the 31st October 2022. The breakout South African horror film won director of photography Jorrie van der Walt the 2021 Zeiss Cinematography Award at South by Southwest (SXSW) - widely considered one of the five most prestigious film festivals globally.  Gaia  follows an injured forest ranger on a routine mission (SAFTA nominee Monique Rockman from  Nommer 37 ) who is saved by two off-the-grid survivalists (Silwerskerm winner Carel Nel from  4 Mure  and SAFTA nominee Alex van Dyk from  Die Stropers ). But what starts out as a welcome rescue grows more suspicious as the son and his renegade father reveal a cultish devotion to the forest. When their cabin is attacked by a strange being, it’s clear there is a far greater threat in this unrelenting wilderness.   Set in the Tsitsikamma National Park,  Gaia  won Best Film, Director, Editor, Sound Design and Hair

I Can't help falling in love with Elvis's Iconic Look. The new film Elvis premiered on Wednesday, 22 June 2022, at a red carpet event in Sandton City at the Ster-Kinekor cinema. “Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.”  - Elvis in 1956  Elvis Presley, arguably one of the most famous singers of all time. Dubbed the "King of Rock n Rock"  emerged from humble country beginnings to become an iconic cultural influence even  decades after his untimely death in 1977. Sorbet Man Sandton partnered with  Ster-Kinekor  to host a few celebrities and media for a grooming experience to celebrate and embrace the King of Rock n Rock's iconic look. Guests were treated to flash facial and mani before heading to the red carpet event.  Elvis  released in South Africa cinemas this past Friday on the 25th June 2022.

Johannesburg   – Popular South African actor Matli Mohapeloa best known for his former role as DJ Ngwazi on Rhythm City and Moss on Zabalaza hosted a Netflix open invite screening party in collaboration with The PR and Brand Network, a Public Relations, brand innovation and communication agency based in Morningside, Sandton. The screening party, which took place on Friday, 27 May 2022 at the LCS Holdings Business Park, 1 Saxon Road, Hyde Park, was a celebration of local productions, while Kedibone made its Netflix debut. Kedibone is a proudly South African film, directed by Thomas Gumede, who is also known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), Ayanda (2015), and Single Guys (2013). The film depicts the difficulties that young people face and tells the story of an aspiring actor from Soweto who manages to pay for school with the help of her boyfriend. She, however, learns that being a Johannesburg "It girl" comes at a higher price. This first of its kind nationwide movie s

The Godfather  is one of the most iconic films of all time, and in the decades since its release, plenty has been written and said about it – but never like this. The mpaking of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic is now the subject of  The Offer , a limited series which premiered on M-Net (DStv channel 101) on Monday 2 May at 22h30, just days after its US debut on Paramount+, Paramount’s streaming service. The Offer  is based on Oscar®-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-before-seen story of making  The Godfather . The limited series stars Miles Teller ( Whiplash ) as Albert S. Ruddy, whose experience is the basis of the series; Matthew Goode ( A Discovery of Witches ) as studio exec Robert Evans; Dan Fogler ( Fantastic Beasts ) as director Coppola; Juno Temple ( Ted Lasso ) as Al’s assistant Bettye McCartt; Colin Hanks ( Impeachment: American Crime Story ) as the man with the money, Barry Lapidus; Giovanni Ribisi ( Sneaky Pete ) as real-life mafia don Joe Colombo;

During the month of love, DStv is spreading the love through a wide selection of romantic local and international content. Let me take you on a journey to relive some of your favourite moments from the best love stories we have seen.  Check out the movies, reality shows and series we selected for you this month. Looking for Love (M-Net Movies 4 – DStv Channel 108; 29 February 2022; 20:30)  A single, unaccomplished Zulu woman struggles to find Mr Right in the pitiless concrete jungle of Johannesburg before she turns 40. With the help of friends, she opens herself up to romantic adventure and learns that her heart has been in the right place all along. Starring; Celeste Ntuli, Trevor Gumbi and Phindile Gwala   The Proposal (M-Net Movies1 – DStv Channel 104; 26 February 2022; 20:00)  Margaret Tate is a high-powered publisher whose presence in a room strikes fear into the hearts of all men, except her loyal assistant Andrew. When an immigration issue threatens her progress at the company,

  Netflix has parted the waves to reveal the trailer for Triggerfish’s third animated feature, Seal Team . This feature will be available to stream from 31st December 2021.  Seal Team is the story of Quinn, a seal who spends his days relaxing in the sun, splashing in the beautiful waters off the coast of Cape Town, and swimming for his life from Great White Sharks. When he decides it’s time for the food chain to bite back, Quinn recruits a ragtag team of like-minded seals brave, stupid, and crazy enough to try and teach those sharks a lesson.  The all-star cast is far from wet behind the ears. Jessie T. Usher (A-Train in The Boys ) stars as Quinn, opposite the likes of Oscar winner J.K. Simmons ( Invincible ), Emmy winner Matthew Rhys ( The Americans ), Emmy nominee Kristen Schaal (Mabel in Gravity Falls ), and four-time Annie Awards nominee Patrick Warburton (Joe Swanson in Family Guy ), as well as South African stars Sharlto Copley ( District 9 ) and John Kani (Rafiki in The Lion Kin

MOFFIE | Drama film Currently on the longlist for the Golden Globe’s Foreign Film category,  Moffie  won the Film Critics Special Jury Prize at the 2020 Dublin International Film Festival and has a 100% critics rating from  Rotten Tomatoes , with  Variety  raving, “South African auteur Oliver Hermanus makes his masterpiece with this brutal but radiant story of young gay desire on the Angolan war front... establishing him quite plainly as South Africa’s most vital contemporary filmmaker… Both a shiver-delicate exploration of unspoken desire and a scarringly brilliant anatomy of white South African masculinity. It fair takes your breath away.” Adapted from an autobiographical 2006 novel by André Carl van der Merwe,  Moffie  is set in South Africa, 1981, with the white minority government embroiled in a conflict on the southern Angolan border. Like all white boys over the age of 16, Nicholas Van der Swart (Kai Luke Brummer) must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend

KINGDOMS OF FIRE, ICE & FAIRY TALES   | Nature documentary Missing travel?  Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales  will transport you to three of earth’s iconic wildernesses: Yellowstone National Park in America; the Black Forest in Germany; and the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland. These are lands where waters boil, trees talk and the skies light up as if they are on fire. Lands where bears and wolves rule, where the planet never forgets to remind us of its power. Timeless lands that reveal what life was like a million years ago.     Presenter Bonné de Bod and film director Susan Scott previously collaborated on  STROOP – Journey Into The Rhino Horn War , which won over 30 awards around the world. “Bonné and I were absolutely gutted after making  STROOP  and felt like we needed to find the wonder that is out there in the natural world,” says Susan.    Not that filming  Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales  turned out to be a holiday for them: they filmed in extremes - from te