Sindiswa (2006) - Award Winning South African Short Film - Part 1

An award winning AFDA college short film about a widowed (Zulu) Mother living with Aids, who is torn between treating her sick son with traditional Zulu medicine (muti) and conventional Western medications.

Category: Drama

Writer & Director: Grant Paul Roy
Producer: Thobile Mkhwanazi
Cinematography: Louis Powell
Production Design: Christine Cloete
Editor: Jackie Viviers
Music & Sound Design: Nick Marcus-Robb

Starring:
Gugulethu Zuma
Thendai Dumba
Sheila Mninzi

*Winner of SAFTA Best Student Film 2007
*Student Academy Awards Nominee 2007

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• South
• Africa.
• Short
• Film.
• Drama.
• Aids.
• HIV.
• Mother.
• Son.
• Medication.
• Traditional
• Medicine.
• Muti.
• Love.
• Death.
• Transkei.
• Gugulethu
• Zuma.
• Grant
• Paul
• Roy.
• Nick
• Marcus-Robb.

[NevandOtis]

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[53Africa]

CelluloidWavelength, Discover why Africa does it better in other illnesses because there is only a few who can really cure Aids in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Russian Siberia. Email with comments & suggestion 7 days a week. The cultural deference's does not meter whom we can identify as ancestors in Africa, are the same as St Seraphim of Sarov, St. George, St John and so on.

[SilverlineEnt]

The composition and atmosphere had really brought out the emotions! We thoroughly enjoyed the film. A very good notion and effort all round!

[sirArchitect]

Isidingo I mean

[sirArchitect]

Heyi isnt that the Presidents Daughter? that chicki in Isisdingo

[Arnichou]

it's a short movie but it's really well done.

Good work ;)