The veteran actor’s big day comes just as the film festival has unveiled its opening and closing films as the festival, which is set to kick off its second edition.
Kicking off the festival on the Opening Night, Tuesday is Sew the Winter into My Skin, a local film set in South Africa’s rural Great-Karoo region in the 1950s. Sew the Winter into My Skin a 2018 epic existential-adventure film which chronicles the exploits of the outlaw John Kepe and the various individuals his escapades affected. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker, Jahmil X.T. Qubeka and starring Ezra Mabengeza, Peter Kurth, Kandyse McClure, the film tells a true story of John Kepe (Ezra Mabengeza) whose journey as an outlaw explores the inherent desire and need in humanity to not only seek out heroes but also to fabricate and create them.
“We have curated brilliant films that will not only resonate with our audiences, but will also inspire young people to tell their own stories in a unique way. As the festival aims to establish a film industry in the area and create a film appreciative community, we hope that the foundation we have built, will ultimately result in reaching these goals,” says Khuma Film Festival founder, Ms Naomi Mokhele.
The festival will wrap will wrap up in fine style with the screening of South Africa’s leading late actor Menzi Ngubane whose documentary the Life and Times of Menzi Ngubane will take film lovers down memory lane of this big and small screen legend. This touching and emotional documentary gives audiences an up-close and personal and a rare glimpse into the life of one of South Africa’s acting legends, Menzi Ngubane from 1987 to 2020 just a year before his tragic passing in March 2021.
Besides showcasing some of the country’s leading films curated to bring audiences a vast taste of the country’s cinematic genres, last year, the Khuma Film Festival which attracted both a young and mature audience taught, informed, educated and entertained its audiences amid school tours, workshops and masterclasses by some of the country’s leading film stars, producers and directors. This year is no different as the festival promises the creative talents of Vincent Moloi, Neo Ntlatleng, Robert Mpisi, Israel Matseke-Zulu, Thembile Botman and Didintle Khonou, amongst the facilitators who will share their expertise.
The Khuma Film Festival is supported by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) through the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme.
