(Young stars of “Izulu Lami”, Sobahle
Mkhabase & Sbonelo Malinga)
Durban director Madoda Ncayiyana’s acclaimed isiZulu language
film Izulu Lami (My Secret Sky), which opened the Durban International
Film Festival in 2009, will have a free screening in the “Decade Throwback”
programme in this year’s 40th edition of DIFF.
Izulu
Lami will be screened on Monday, July 22 at 13h00 at the
Maharani Hotel. Director Ncayiyana and producer Julie Frederikse will be in
attendance to introduce the feature film and answer questions afterwards.
Filmed in rural KwaZulu-Natal and on the
streets of eThekwini, Izulu Lami is a heartrending tale of suffering and
redemption. It was also one of the first ever Zulu-language feature films, so
popular that it stayed on circuit in Durban for three months. Its awards
include the Cannes
Pan-African Film Festival’s Dikalo Award and other Best Feature Film awards at
festivals in Kerala, India; Verona, Italy; Tarifa, Spain; Zanzibar; and an
African Movie Academy Award.
(Left: Madoda Ncayiyana)
Ncayiyana’s next feature film, Love Handles, is
a romantic comedy about a full-figured woman who mixes traditional Zulu dance
and with modern moves, Love Handles, will be shot in KZN in 2020,
produced by Vuleka Productions and Videovision.
REVIEWS OF “IZULU LAMI”:
“An extraordinary work of great power… a
vision of the lives of children that I cannot recall seeing in any other South
African-made film.” - Sunday Times (Johannesburg)
"The acting is superb ... a real cinematic gem."-
The Witness (Pietermaritzburg)
“Ticks all my boxes for a great film: it made me
laugh, it made me cry, and I fell in love with the male lead, Chii-Bite.” -
Colette Francis, SA Civil Society News
“This Durban-grown film has caused a
stir wherever it has been shown around the world.”- Sunday Independent
“South
Africa’s answer to Slumdog Millionaire has made stars of poor children.”
David Smith, Guardian, UK
For more information about DIFF go to http://ccadiff.ukzn.ac.za/
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