Chasing Migada Productions Short Film Showreel

Showreel made up of our 3 short films; "Only in Death", "Freedom Days" and "Barren"

2005 Only in Death 8min Experimental - Super 16mm
Official Selection 2nd Annual Horrorfest 2006

2005 Freedom Days 12min Fiction - Super 16mm
Critics Choice, 2nd AFDA Cape Town Film Festival.
Nominated for 11 AFDA awards 2005.
Won Best 3rd Year Film, 2nd AFDA Cape Town Awards.
Official Selection 6th Apollo Film Festival 2006, Victoria West, South Africa.
Official Selection 14th Chilean International Short Film Festival 2006, Chile.
Official Selection 5th Annual Kingdom Film Festival 2007, Durban.
Official Selection 10th Bermuda International Film Festival 2007.
Official Selection 5th North West Film Festival 2007, South Africa
Official Selection 3rd Prague Short Film Festival 2007, Prague.
Official Selection 7th Sometime in October International Film Festival 2007, North Carolina.
Official Selection KKNK Film Festival 2008, South Africa.
Nominated for Best Student Film - 5th Kingdom Film Festival 2007, Durban.
Special Mention Jury Award 14th Chilean International Short Film Festival.

"This film has many strengths, one of which is brutal honesty..." (Rafiek Mammon - Cape Times)

"A starkly honest and sometimes brutal look at race, youth, and love in South Africa." (Reagan Alexander - IndieWire)

"It's a powerful drama with an excellent young cast delivering the kind of emotion needed." (Sirkka Huish - Bermuda Sun)

"In addition to telling a powerful tale very briefly, this film looked great." (Tania Theriault - The Royal Gazette)

"From the opening scene to the final frame you are on the edge of your seat, truly remarkable for such a brief piece." (Ain't it Cool News)

2006 Barren 22min Fiction - Super 16mm
Nominated for 2 AFDA awards 2006
Won Best 4th Year Film Production, 3rd AFDA Cape Town Awards.
Winner - Darren Wertheim - Deans Award for excellence in Cinematography.
Official Selection 5th Annual Kingdom Film Festival 2007, Durban.
Official Selection 5th Aluta! Film Festival, Kimberly.
Official Selection 4th Naoussa International Film Festival 2007, Greece.
Official Selection 2nd Lowveld International Film Festival 2007, Nelspruit.
Official Selection 7th Apollo Film Festival 2007, Victoria West, South Africa.
Official Selection 2nd AiM Edinburgh African Film Festival 2007, Scotland.
Official Selection 3rd Jordan International Short Film Festival 2007, Jordan.
Official Selection 7th Sometime in October International Film Festival 2007, North Carolina.
WINNER - BEST SHORT FILM 7th Sometime in October International Film Festival 2007
Official Selection KKNK Film Festival 2008, South Africa.
Official Selection 11th Bermuda Int Film Festival 2008, Bermuda.

"I love this short so much, because it tells a simple universal story in an intriguing and clever way." (Bianca Mpahlaza - Cape Film Commission)

"Gripping, well executed film with fantastic sound." (Joy Sapieka - International Film Publicist)

Category:

Film & Animation

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• cape
• town
• films
• shorts
• barren
• freedom
• death
• chasing
• migada
• quinton
• darren
• lavery
• wertheim