SA Indie Film Fest 2020 x Dramatic #1 Short Official Selection

John wakes up confused and hungover, only to find a strange woman in bed next to him. They both await for her daughter to pick her up and are forced to get to know each other while they wait.

While We Wait

Sundown tells the story of Joe, a young man coming to terms with the fact that his grandmother has dementia and can no longer remember him. Having been raised by his grandparents, Joe is faced with a tough moral dilemma; to acknowledge his grandmother's deteriorating state, or continue living in denial and avoiding responsibility. Sundown follows Joe as he battles his own demons, confronts grief, love and loss, and reveals the impacts of dementia on its sufferers and their families.

Sundown

A young man struggling with his grandmother's deteriorating dementia must face reality or continue living in denial.

A young interracial couple takes a shortcut through the oldest colonial site in South Africa, The Company's Garden. The boyfriend makes a grim observation about the garden's history of slavery, so his 'woke' white girlfriend tries to lighten the mood by clambering up an Apartheid-era statue. She talks him into climbing up with her. Things take a turn for the worse when a young security guard violently intervenes. An older guard breaks up the fight, and pleads to the furious couple to forgive his colleague because he is new on the job and made an honest mistake: he thought that the 'brother' was an unsavoury character chasing the 'madam' up the statue. The couple, still in a state of shock, starts to question themselves. Did the young guard really just make an honest mistake? Meanwhile, the guards get summoned to another part of the city, on their perpetual duty of keeping the streets safe for middle-class taxpayers and tourists. After they've left, the couple stands in silence as they contemplate their place in this eternally complex country. The man finds himself comforting his girlfriend even though he is the one who had been attacked.

The Company's Garden

A young South African couple are forced to grapple with their place in society after a romantic late-night stroll descends into a brutal reminder of how the sins of the past continue to shape the present.

Based on true events: When a single mother hears of the death of a renowned religious leader, her world turns upside down as she becomes consumed with fear of her son's safety. A mother's love leads to unspeakable acts.

PUPPY

When a renowned religious leader passes away, one family become tormented that the past may never truly leave them.

While out on a day of errands, an act of petty crime provides a glimpse into the unique bond between Nathalie and Wayne, revealing the subtle intricacies of motherhood and family bonds.

Winter Coat

At some time, and some place, a young man (Kal - Cameron Scott) struggles to come to terms with the tragic loss of his younger brother (Emmet - Cade Bardenhorst) when an ethereal being (ELECTRA - Michaella Russell) offers him the chance to experience the past and come to terms with his grief and to explore just how powerful the bond of love can be.

The Relay

Have you ever wanted to change your past at the expense of your future? Here's how.

A reflective trip around the City of Cape Town at night. Two news vendors do their rounds hanging boards with tomorrow's bleak headlines printed on them.

Under The Rainbow

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Dramatic #1 (7 film selection)

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South African Independent Film Festival 2020

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