(Former
Durban actress Nthati Moshesh,
who did her training at Technikon Natal, now the Durban Institute of
Technology)
Ayanda, the highly-anticipated new film by award-winning
director Sara Blecher, and co-produced by actress and producer Terry Pheto of Tsotsi fame, is quickly building a
global audience. Worldwide, film festival organisers have been snapping up the
local movie that tells the story of a young Afro-hipster making the transition
to adulthood.
The resolute 21-year-old, Ayanda (Fulu Mugovhani), who has a
talent for taking neglected pieces of furniture and “bringing them back to
love”, takes on the task of saving her father’s failing auto garage, eight
years after his death. She does everything in her power to hold onto his
legacy, while confronting the ups and downs of her own life. The film also
stars Nigerian actor OC Ukeje, with a star South African cast including Ntathi
Moshesh, Kenneth Nkosi, Jafta Mamabola, Thomas Gumede, Sihle Xaba and veteran
star of stage and screen Vanessa Cooke.
Ayanda, which will
be screened at the 14th annual Cambridge African Film Festival (CAFF) from October
16 to 24, opened nationwide in local cinemas on October 2.
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