(Greg
Kriek & Carishma Basday)
Deep
End, a film by award-winning Durban-based director
Eubulus Timothy and produced by Arclight Productions, which premiered last year
at the Durban International Film Festival, opens in cinemas across the country
on March 15, 2019.
This coming of age romantic drama features
an impressive line-up of South African talent which includes Carishma Basday (31 Million Reasons, Material) in the
lead as Sunitha, Greg Kriek as Cory (Born
to Win (Netflix) ‘n Man Soos My Pa,
Last Ones Out, Tula Tula and The Recce)
Suraya Rose-Santos as Nina (Free State,
Last Broken Darkness) with a guest appearance of South African surfing
legend Spider Murphy as himself.
Set on the intoxicating shorelines of
Durban’s “Golden Mile” beaches, Deep End
brings one of the world’s most popular surfing sites to glorious life. The film is inspired by Eubulus Timothy's
childhood in apartheid Durban. He had spent years developing the story and
finally brings it to the screen with the support of the KwaZulu-Natal Film
Commission, the Department of Trade and Industry, and an extraordinary cast and
crew.
Starring Carishma Basday, as the young
woman, best known for her role in the film Material,
and Greg Kriek, an experienced actor with more than 40 roles to his name, Deep End is the story of a young woman
who overcomes family pressure and societal racism to pursue her passion that is
not culturally acceptable. She is helped along by an unlikely champion surfer
(Kriek) who is trying to escape his drug addiction and his own family demons.
Being the apple of her father’s eye, the conflict almost destroys the very
foundation of their once strong bond, unmasking pain of his forgotten past.
“I was born in Durban and am of Indian
origin. My great grandfather came to South Africa as indenture labourer to work
on sugar cane farms,” explains director Eubulus Timothy, who is known for the
feature film Othello as well as
television shows such as Bridging The Gap
and Cape Night Live. “The Indians of
Durban had no real contact with India for decades, because of apartheid and so
we have created a culture that is very unique. Our lives were a dichotomy of
old east and an evolving west. Deep End
is based on my experiences and that of my friends. It’s a story of family
tension, love, passion and friendship set around one young woman’s interest in
the thrill of surfing.”
“We are really thrilled that the film is
being released in South Africa by Videovision Entertainment in 26 cinemas
around the country on March 15,” says producer Jacintha de Nobrega of Arclight
Productions. “This is a local story, which has universal appeal, it’s a warm
romantic story, and one that cuts across the generations.”
The film will be screened in the following
cinemas in KZN:
Durban: Galleria, Pavilion, Musgrave,
Gateway, Suncoast, and Cornubia
Pietermaritzburg: Midlands Mall
Richard’s Bay: Boardwalk, Inkwazi
Ballito: Ballito Junction
Shelly Beach: Shelly Centre
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