Projects: Films and Plays

Films:

White LION

White LION is the story of Letsatsi, a white lion born to a tawny pride. He's rejected by the pride and has to make his own way in a hostile world.

Tagline: Home is a journey.

Release date: July 2009.

A Shot at the Big Time

A Shot at the Big Time is based on the life and death of my brother who was forced into conscripted army service against his will and his beliefs. He died rather than fight an unjust war.

Logline: He's a small town rock star with a big time future, but the army replaces his guitar with a gun.

In Pre-production.

Running Time

Running Time is about David who watched his family massacred in the Rwandan genocide. He leaves his homeland to join the thousands of youngsters migrating towards South Africa. He fights prejudice and abuse and finds that he has to "look to his wounds; that's where the light comes in." (Rumi)

In Development.

Plays:

In-Gene-Uity - A Comedy by Janet van Eeden

Premiered at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in July 2009.

                       Roots run deep…
            A humorous look at cross cultural adoption
When Jean and Lucy adopt the son of their deceased domestic worker, they think love and affection are the only things needed to bring up orphaned young James. However, when James turns sixteen he seems to turn into someone else. When they discover that James has been missing school, Lucy and Jean decide to intervene. Little do they know that they are not the only ones helping James to discover his roots.

Just Do It Productions presented this new play by Janet van Eeden at the Grahamstown Festival in July 2009 and was funded by the National Arts Council. It starred Kiara Worth as Lucy, Arifani Moyo as James and Janet van Eeden as Jean.

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time was unanimously judged to be the winning entry in the 2008 Olive Schreiner Awards.

Tagline: The only person you can trust is a dead one.

Produced June/July 2006.

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He loves his women. To death .

Hannes is a human firewall. The last white male in a corporation, he has to delete obscene or unsuitable email traffic. That’s how he discovers everyone’s secret desires. Including those of his boss – the woman promoted ahead of him. He worships her from afar, obsessed with finding out her secrets. She hardly notices him. But Hannes has a plan, and soon she won’t ignore him anymore.

Produced June/July 2006; January 2007.

The Savage Sisters

The Savage Sisters is a fictional encounter between Jane Austen, Mary Wollstonecroft and Fanny Burney. They discuss their different approaches to writing. Mary Wollstonecroft accuses the other two for selling out their feminine integrity by giving the public soft love stories.