She Crossed the Border in Search of a Better Life Her Name Is

A NEW FILM BY DARRELL JAMES ROODT

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008

World Premiere SHE CROSSED THE BORDER IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE HER NAME IS...

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A NEW FILM BY DARRELL JAMES ROODT

LENGTH 84 MINUTES LANGUAGE SHONA AND ENGLISH TECHNICAL SUBTITLES ENGLISH SPECIFICATIONS FORMAT DIGIBETA SOUND DIGITAL STEREO

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KUDZAI CHIMBAIRA FARAI VEREMU MILDRED CHIPURIRO ARNOLD TONGAI CHIRISA DAVID DUKAS JENNIFER STEYN AND ANDREW WORSDALE

Sound and Music Design Warrick Sony Editor Kosta Kalarytis Executive Producers Michelle Wheatley, Moroba Nkawe Producers Nicola Simmonds, Jeremy Nathan Written, Directed & Photographed by Darrell James Roodt

2 LOGLINE

A young 19 year old rural girl, named Zimbabwe worker but is repeatedly abused by her employer. by her patriotic father, is orphaned. Starving and She must commit a violent act to protect herself, with few choices, she leaves her village in search and escapes by handing herself over to the of a distant aunt. In the remote border town of authorities. She is repatriated back to Zimbabwe, Beitbridge, she is smuggled across the border into only to find that her brother has jumped the border South Africa, in search of any life at all. Illegally to go in search of her. in South Africa, Zimbabwe finds work as a domestic

SHORT SYNOPSIS

A young girl named Zimbabwe (so named by her turn herself into the police - knowing she’ll be patriotic father) finds that life gets even tougher deported - rather than face a worse outcome. in rural Zimbabwe after the death of her mother from the dreaded “thin disease” - AIDS. Her father Her home-coming is bittersweet: her Aunt’s guilt has also perished from the disease, as has her and worry creates an emotional and warm elder sister, making her responsible for her younger welcome but Zimbabwe learns that he brother, brother and her niece, her sister’s baby daughter. Dumi, has just left to attempt a crossing of the The village Headman tells her they must leave, Limpopo River in search of her… the cycle of that the village can no longer support them. tragedy continues.

A jar buried by her mother before her death contains some money (now rendered useless over years of hyperinflation) and an address of an aunt in the Zimbabwean border town of Beitbridge. The three children walk for days until they get there, only to get an icy reception from the aunt. Though she reluctantly agrees to let them stay, they are treated like slaves. Zimbabwe is all but pushed by her extended family to jump the border into South Africa to find work to support them all.

In South Africa without any papers, she finds herself trapped in an illegal employment racket, where her pay is almost totally stolen, and she’s constantly raped at the house where she works. Threats of being reported to the police render her powerless against her abuse and exploitation. Eventually she takes matters into her own hands and has to

3 THE STORY - ZIMBABWE

A young girl, named Zimbabwe, lives in a remote backyard to live in. Zimbabwean rural village. So named by her father who was immensely proud of his land being Life in Beitbridge is a forlorn series of menial tasks liberated from the shackles of colonialism, her for Zimbabwe - her aunt makes her do everything. story begins with the death of her mother by the More than that, her uncle tries to grope her the dreaded “thin disease’- AIDS. Her father has also whole time. Her brother says they should leave, perished from the disease, as has her elder sister, go back to the village, but Zimbabwe knows that’s making her responsible for her younger brother not an option. They have to stick it out. and her niece, her sister’s baby daughter. A young girl, called Zoe, befriends Zimbabwe. It turns out The children are told they must Zoe is a “sex-worker” servicing leave their village - that three the endless stream of trucks that orphans are too many extra wait to cross over the border mouths to feed. Not mentioned, into South Africa. She of course, are the villagers’ persuades Zimbabwe to prejudices about AIDS. consider this as an option for “Cut off from her making some money, to escape Zimbabwe’s mother had often her aunt. Zimbabwe reluctantly talked about something she had attempts to try it one day. But buried in case things should go family and home, and when it comes to the crunch - wrong. The old jar Zimbabwe she cannot do it. digs up contains a roll of money without any legality, and a letter. So, it’s a bleak and seemingly an aunt in Beitbridge whom hopeless situation... they should go to if the worst she is exploited and came to the worst - which it has. A creepy cousin offers her an The money, however, is alternative - work in South basically worthless given it has powerless, invisible Africa, across the border. But been buried during years of Zimbabwe has no passport and hyperinflation…' certainly can’t pay the R1000 and alone.” (US$150) fee for the visa! The The children spend many days cousin says it’s no problem, that walking to Beitbridge - about through his contacts she can be three hundred kilometres - to smuggled across the border and find their aunt; an epic, hot and “taken care of” by another endless journey across the friend in Johannesburg. spectacular landscape of one of the most beautiful countries After lots of soul-searching, in Africa. Zimbabwe accepts the offer. After a tearful farewell to her beloved younger brother, she is Upon arrival, the aunt’s reception is cold - the hidden in the back of a truck and smuggled across last thing she wants is three more mouths to feed. the border. But she sees an opportunity to exploit the kids as her servants. She offers them a dingy shed in the And so begins Zimbabwe’s harrowing trip into the

4 THE STORY - ZIMBABWE heart of darkness. Because she has no passport for being an illegal alien, knowing she’ll be or visa, she is greeted with hateful xenophobia deported. in Johannesburg by an illegal employment racket but given a job as a domestic worker in a well- Before she enters the police station she embraces to-do white household. Zimbabwe thinks her her friend - he promises to find her when he returns dreams have come true until she suspects the to Zimbabwe. middle-men are pilfering all her pay and then she starts getting abused sexually by her employer. She then faces the final part of her harrowing ordeal: the trip back to Zimbabwe in an Cut off from her family and home, and without overcrowded police van, arriving eventually at any legality, she is exploited and powerless, a “reception centre” for deported migrants in invisible and alone. Reporting either situation to Beitbridge. the police would lead to her own detention and/or deportation, though ironically, she lives like a The ending is bittersweet: she returns to her aunt’s prisoner anyway. house to find that her aunt is remorseful, genuinely asking for forgiveness about the way she treated Her only glimmer of joy is the young male driver Zimbabwe. The bad news she reveals, however, for the employment racket - also a Zimbabwean is that her brother Dumi has just left to search for - who befriends her. her in South Africa…' by making his way across the Limpopo River - a very dangerous journey Things come to a head in Johannesburg – where many perish. Zimbabwe can’t take it anymore and lashes out violently. Rather than getting herself arrested for Our story ends with a shot of the mighty Limpopo what she’s done, she turns herself into the police River at sunset, flowing on relentlessly…'

5 SEARCHING FOR ZIMBABWE - NOTES BY DIRECTOR DARRELL JAMES ROODT

A mad Australian angel named Nicola Simmonds was something utterly compelling and fascinating had seen my film YESTERDAY and had somehow that emerged. got in touch with me to make a short film for the The film was made in that spirit. Used to bigger NGO she was working for in Zimbabwe, the budgets- sitting behind a monitor, detached from International Organization for Migration (IOM). the main action, listening to make-up girls She came to see me in Johannesburg and pitched discussing what they were going to be doing that me her idea. I said, let’s not mess weekend, this was a truly around with a short, let’s make liberating experience! It was a film because this was an just me, Nicola and the camera important story to tell. Famous “It was the most - and my three young actors, of last words! course!

Let’s make a film! Sure! complete filmmaking We journeyed across Zimbabwe, filming whenever The thing is we only had the we thought it was pertinent. money for a short, but I just experience I’ve ever Amazing! You stop the car and ignored that. I arrived in just start filming! Plus, there was Harare with a PD-150/ 170, I’m no screenplay - we improvised not sure which, went straight to had - the camera the whole film! an open-casting call, met some fascinating people, chose the became a literal It was the most complete ones I thought best suited to filmmaking experience I’ve ever the story, went around the had - the camera became a corner to a charity shop to buy extension of me.” literal extension of me; I was the kind of clothes they should down in the dust of the high- be wearing; the shop was closing in five minutes, density area, sitting under ancient baobab trees, but five minutes was enough! We chose the clothes on the border between South Africa and and we shot the first shot by 5-30 that afternoon! Zimbabwe, EXPERIENCING AND FILMING THIS That was the spirit of the whole film! AT THE SAME TIME!

Now some theorists/ purists/ critics might disagree In South Africa we complain too often about not with this “organic” style of filmmaking, but there having enough money to make films - in truth this is the same in any other country - but this has inspired me to get off my ass and make more films like this! You can explore small, personal stories for a very low cost and I’ve already made another film in this vein!

It’s a style of filmmaking I recommend to everyone- the jaded and the uninitiated alike. I thank my lucky stars that Nicola found me! Let’s make more movies! Lots more!

6 PRODUCTION NOTES – NICOLA SIMMONDS (PRODUCER)

This film began life as a short film idea, a way of warning Zimbabweans about the risks and realities Because of the stark and stunning natural locations of border jumping, the hardships of a different that Zimbabwe provides, together with the kind on the other side – exploitation, abuse, congeniality of the people on the streets xenophobia. But Director Darrell Roodt got other (agreeing to act in the film and lend us their houses, ideas ... a full-length feature trucks and hair “saloons” to film. shoot in), Darrell’s vision and dedication and a lot of African Darrell arrived in Zimbabwe magic, the film progressed with a total script, albeit in his seamlessly. All the Zimbabwean head alone, taken from my scenes, or two-thirds of the film, original idea. Just one scene were shot (and pre-produced!) had been written. Script in less than two weeks. development and pre- production took place later The storyline isn’t tricky or that day over a bowl of pasta, “Not only were the comprised of twists, but it is a casting started the following true story. Not one woman’s morning at 8am – where we met villagers happy for us story…'c9 but many women’s, 30 or so community theatre many men’s and many young actors and their kids. By noon Zimbabwean’s story today. we were tearing around the to shoot there but the Thousands flee across the five corner with 6 actors to the borders every day in search of WVS (Women’s Volunteer a better life. Not only are these Service) to buy second-hand Village Headman journeys (across crocodile- clothes and props before the infested rivers, mountains, place closed for the weekend. agreed to be our national parks) fraught with A couple of hours later, we shot difficulties, natural dangers, the first scenes of the film. The human harassment and violence, next morning we squeezed into Village Headman.” but, if one does actually make a van and set out for the border it, life on the other side can be town of Beitbridge, an eight- even harder than the life they hour drive from Harare. fled. Isolation, loneliness, Halfway there, we saw a xenophobia and exploitation picturesque and perfect village can lead to a long chain of for shooting our village scenes. other miserable consequences. Not only were the villagers Contracting AIDS and/or dying happy for us to shoot there but an anonymous death are far the Village Headman agreed to be our Village too common outcomes for such people. Headman, his daughter was happy to play both the dead mother and another small part, and the Happily, our main character does not befall such other villagers played extras and helped build a fate. She’s smart, and a survivor, with a fierce sets without a blink of an eyelid - as though film sense of right and wrong. This story should be crews turn up every day and ask to shoot in their viewed as an insight as well as an inspiration for village…'c9 which of course they don’t, given the anyone who sees it, but particularly for lack on international press in Zimbabwe. Zimbabweans, to whom this film is dedicated.

7 ZIMBABWE BACKGROUND

The country of Zimbabwe continues to make or her legal rights to assistance. It can be headlines for all the wrong reasons. Hyper- dangerous and can place them at a greater risk inflation is anywhere between 6,000 and 60,000 of becoming victim to human trafficking, or, percent. Seven out of 10 adults don’t have a job. particularly in the case of girls and women, to One out of every five adults is HIV-positive. The sexual slavery. This can put their health and lives country has more orphans, as a percentage of in general at risk, HIV/AIDS being one major risk. children, than any nation on the planet. And the World Bank has called the economy “the fastest Although it is impossible to count numbers crossing falling in the world outside a war zone”. from Zimbabwe into neighbouring countries through irregular or illegal Say these statistics quickly and ways, it has been reported that they are just another set of as many as 17,000 tragic numbers from Africa. But “The approach of Zimbabweans a month were behind each of these grisly being deported from South statistics is a face, usually an everyday Zimbabweans Africa alone. industrious, educated face. All is not lost for Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean face that refuses however. Despite the economic to give up. is simple – crisis, Zimbabweans continue to find ways to ensure their As drought exacerbates the children are educated, often collapse of living standards, never, ever give up.” forgoing bread for books. And more and more people are while the western world fleeing the country. But there are no guarantees debates pensions and retirement ages, of a better life for the hundreds of Zimbabweans Zimbabwean grandmothers ensure that 90 percent who illegally leave their country every day. of the country’s orphans remain in the extended Migrants who live or work abroad without the family. correct documents are known as irregular migrants. Irregular or illegal migrants are more The approach of everyday Zimbabweans is simple likely to become victims of xenophobia, – never, ever give up. exploitation, and abuse, with no access to medical or legal help, and the constant fear of detention and deportation.

Irregular or illegal migrants find themselves unable to move freely within the country and, if they work without proper permits, they may be paid less or nothing at all, denied holidays and social security.

If caught, an illegal migrant can face an unpleasant deportation process and is often denied his

8 KEY CAST BIOGRAPHIES

Kudzai Chimbaira (23) - but this is his first film. Zimbabwe 21 year old Kudzai is currently Folen Murapa (24) - Zoe training as an actor in Harare, Folen has been acting for two Zimbabwe. She has performed years with Patsime, a in various theatre performances, including community theatre group that Abigail’s Party, Vinegar Tom, Hill View and travels Zimbabwe doing Midsummer’s African Dream. She has acted in HIV/AIDS outreach. She has done radio dramas the short films, Pamvura (2005), Breast Express for Rooftop Productions and featured in a (2007), and The Return (2007), for which she was Zimbabwean TV drama called Suburb D, playing awarded the Best Performance Award, at ZIFF, a Pastor’s wife. 2007. She is also trained in dance. Mildred Chipuriro (51) - the Farai Veremu (16) - Dumi Aunt Farai lives in a high density Mildred has been acting for suburb of Harare called five years in community Dzivarasekwa where he also theatre and has also done a goes to school, plays soccer radio drama called The Ball. as often and as seriously as he can, and drums and dances for his local community drama group. Andrew Worsdale (46) – He would like to be a drummer and an actor the nasty white man “when he grows up”. Johannesburg-born Andrew Worsdale studied drama at Natasha Gandi (4) - Wits University after which he Yvonne was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study Natasha was three years old for an MFA in Film and TV Production at UCLA. when we shot the film but Active as an actor, he has appeared on stage managed to take direction and in productions ranging from “Torch Song Trilogy” fit into the shooting schedule like a professional. to “King Lear.” In film and television he has She has an extraordinarily chirpy nature and appeared in South African TV series “Isidingo” seems to adore the whole field of acting. Her as well as in feature films ranging from Manie father is a community theatre actor and she Van Rensburg’s “The Fourth Reich” to Darrell spends a lot of time watching him and his team, James Roodt’s “Faith’s Corner”. Most recently even when they’re rehearsing. he appeared in award—winning Dutch director Paul Ruven’s new feature “Surprise!” opposite Muzimba “C-Blud” Mukoki Frank Lammers. (23) - Gift Better known in Zimbabwe as As a filmmaker he has made several short films C-Blud, the hip hop artist, he and produced some documentaries. In 1987 he has three albums out: The directed the cult underground feature-film “Shot Outcome, Whatever it Takes and C-Blud and Down” which was described by the Weekly Mail Envyard Presents The Backyard. He composes as, “the archetypal white, decadent, existential- and produces all his own work and is currently crisis ridden, drug-crazed, politically confused trying to create his own record label. He’s also misanthropic film”. As a journalist he has worked been doing some professional acting and theatre for the Mail &Guardian, Sunday Times, Cahiers

9 KEY CAST BIOGRAPHIES

Du Cinema, Sight and Sound and Screen in King Lear, Kyra in David Hares' Skylight, Vita International. Sackville West in The Dark Outsider and Margrette in Michael Frayne’s Copenhagen. Jennifer Steyn – the wife She has also performed in Athol Fugard’s latest Jennifer Steyn graduated from play, Sorrows and Rejoicings at the Tricycle The University of Cape Town Theatre, London. in 1983, winning the award for Best Drama Student. Extensive David Dukas – the husband work in theatre, film and television includes After graduating from High working with Athol Fugard at the McCarter School in 1988, David went on Theatre and Spoleto Festival, U.S.A in 1998. to complete the National Jennifer also had the leading role in a short film Higher Diploma: Acting at by Mira Nair. Pretoria Technikon’s School for Performing Arts. He began his career on the stage for the former Other films highlights include Cry The Beloved PACT (Performing Arts Council of Transvaal). Country directed by Darrell Roodt, Red Dust In 1994 he made his television debut in South with Hillary Swank and directed by Tim Hooper, Africa’s longest running soapie, Egoli – Place of Borderline for HBO, and the various occasions Gold. To date he has acted in 22 films and 16 on which she has worked with the British based TV series. Although David is most known for company "Peak Viewing". playing the villain, he also adores comedy (Bobby Blackburn in e-tv’s Madam & Eve, TV roles include Dorrie Paton, wife of Alan Golden Rose for best international sitcom), as Paton in The Principal and Marge in the successful well as the completely clueless Dr.Fidel Gastro sitcom, Madam and Eve. Favourite theatre roles in Casper De Vries’ Haak en Steek. include Lady Macbeth, The Fool and Cordelia

DARRELL JAMES ROODT (DIRECTOR) - FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY

Meisie Cry, The Beloved Country (James Earl Jones; Prey (Bridget Moynahan, Carly Schroeder) Richard Harris; Charles Dutton) Number 10 Fatherhood (Patrick Swayze, Halle Berry) Faith’s Corner (music by Philip Glass) Sarafina! (Whoopi Goldberg) Charlie Jade (Sci-fi series for Canadian To the Death television) Jobman Yesterday (HBO FILMS) Oscar Nomination- The Stick Best Foreign Film City of Blood Infinite Darkness (Casper Van Dien, Coolio) A Tenth of a Second Pavement (Robert Patrick, Lauren Holly) A Place of Weeping Sumuru (Michael Shanks) Queen's Messenger (Gary Daniels) Second Skin (Natasha Henstridge; Peter Fonda; Angus McFadyen) Dangerous Ground (Elizabeth Hurley; Ice Cube; Ving Rhames)

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International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Dennis Mashabela & Ndoda Madalane Established in 1951 as an Dennis Mashabela and Ndoda Madalane have intergovernmental recently acquired 50% of Dv8 Films. Dennis brings organization to resettle a vast history of media experience. Ndoda comes European displaced persons, refugees and from an investment banking background and will migrants, IOM has now grown to encompass a provide strong corporate governance and variety of migration management activities advice. throughout the world. After half a century of worldwide operational experience, IOM has Jeremy Nathan become the leading international organization Jeremy Nathan has been working with migrants and governments to involved in the South African provide humane responses to migration film and television industries challenges. for nearly twenty years. He has produced numerous features, television dramas, Nicola Simmonds documentaries and short films. These include: Nicola Simmonds is a producer/director for film, television and radio. In the last five years she has Sms Sugar Man, by Aryan Kaganof, channeled her commercial, big-budget Bunny Chow by John Barker and Dog Pack background into exciting and innovative but low- (www.bunnychowmovie.com) budget media for development. After doing The Flyer by Revel Fox, campaigns for landmines and HIV/AIDS in Angola Wah-Wah by Richard E Grant, (releasing a hip-hop song with artist Andy Brown, Forgiveness, by Ian Gabriel (with Arnold Vosloo, directing a TV commercial with Angola’s top Denise Newman, Zane Meas, Quanita Adams), basketball player and a weekly one-hour radio Max and Mona by Teddy Mattera (with Jerry show for youth) she has produced a music CD in Mofokeng, Mpho Lovinga), Zimbabwe with top Zimbabwean artists including Crazy Monkey by Trevor Clarence, Oliver Mtukudzi and several documentaries Boesman and Lena (with Danny Glover and through IOM to warn potential border jumpers Angela Bassett) by John Berry, of the risks of the very real dangers they face. Promised Land by Jason Xenopoulos, In A Time Of Violence (aka The Line) by Brian Dv8 Films Tilley, Dv8 is an initiative that The Foreigner by Zola Maseko, develops, finances, produces The Quarry by Marion Hansel, and distributes South African Portrait Of Young Man Drowning by Teboho films. It is an intervention that Mahlatsi, brings together for the first time in Africa, Husk, by Jeremy Handler, government support, a national broadcaster, a Jump The Gun by Les Blair, national distributor/exhibitor and private finance Africa Dreaming and Short and Curlies series. - all South African entities. Ulibambe Lingashoni, the 5 hour documentary series, (Hold up the Sun), an in-depth history of Dv8’s focus is on commercial, challenging stories the ANC. that are innovative and unique that will be New Voices documentary series for Discovery suitable to be financed and produced in South Europe (UK) Africa. Shot Down by Andrew Worsdale

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Michelle Wheatley Ndoda Madalane In 1998 Michelle Wheatley was awarded best Ndoda Madalane is a founder, majority producer at the South African School of Film, shareholder and CEO of Tawa Group, a Music and Motion Picture (South Africa's company involved in private equity management premiere film school) at which she graduated. and real estate developments.

She produced several short films, including the He was a co-founder and shareholder in well received Redmeat and Skidmarks. In 1999 Shanduka Group – an investment holding and she entered the world of music videos. Private Equity Fund management company - alongside Investec, Standard Bank, Cyril She produced over 30 music videos between Ramaphosa and other investment professionals. 1999 and 2000, including the award winning Ndoda was the CEO of the Shanduka Group Bayeti (best music video at the South African until 2006. Music Awards) and Oliver Mtukudzi (best music video at the Avanti Awards). In 2000 Ndoda was at Old Mutual Plc Group as a Corporate Finance Manager. Old Mutual is a She then landed a resident Producer job at South African financial services company listed Devereux-Harris & Associates, an industry leader on the London Stock Exchange, which operates in producing music videos. In 2001 she headed in the life assurance and asset gathering up Channel O, Africa's first and only 24-hour businesses. music television channel broadcast to 46 African countries, as a producer. Ndoda has also worked for the Zader Investment Corporation, was an entrepreneurial growth At the same time she produced several critically company specialising in the leveraged acquisition lauded music documentaries, including The North and management of entities in various industries. Sea Jazz Festival and Jamaica Dancehall. He was also an Associate in the Investment Banking division of DLJ African Merchant Bank, In 2003 Michelle left Channel O to pursue a and a Senior Accountant at KPMG. career in producing feature length films at Dv8 Films. Dennis Morakiwa Mashabela Born in Soweto on 26 October 1963, Dennis She was the Production Manager on Max & Mashabela is an entrepreneur who has spent the Mona, the first film in the Dv8 initiative directed past 20 years primarily in the area of advertising, by Teddy Mattera. Michelle then went on to marketing and corporate strategy consulting producer The Flyer. before embarking on new business ventures across the opportunities landscape. Most recently Michelle has produced the world’s first feature film shot on mobile phones, titled Current Activities: “SMS Sugar Man” and co-produced John Founder and CEO of a recent start-up Glenscare Barker’s directing debut “Bunny Chow” , which Logistics (Pty) Ltd, a rail-based logistics company was official selection for the Toronto Film Festival with specialist focus on oil, minerals and 2006. commodities distribution in Southern Africa.

Michelle has recently been made managing Other Directorships: director of Dv8 Films. JSE listed Johncom Limited. Non-executive board

12 MORE BIOGRAPHIES member, Audit committee member and Chairman The NFVF is a statutory body mandated by a of the Investment Committee. progressive Act of Parliament to spearhead the equitable growth and development in the South Innovage Resources (Pty) Ltd. Director and sole African film and video industry. shareholder. Innovage and Pangea Diamonds are in a joint venture prospecting of various Our Mission: To create an environment that diamond fields in the Northern Cape. develops and promotes the South African film and video industries domestically and DV8 Films. Non-executive director. DV8 is one internationally. of SA’s leading independent film production companies. Our Vision: A quality film and video industry that mirrors and represents the nation, sustains Past Activities: commercial viability, encourages development Co-founded HerdBuoys, SA’s 1st black-owned and provides a medium through which the advertising agency after 7 years in advertising creative and technical talents of South Africans and brand management with J Walter Thompson, are able to reach the world. Ogilvy & Mather and Stellenbosch Farmers Winery.

Founded Mashabela Leo Burnett, SA’s 2nd black- owned ad-agency and later sold the operation to the Leo Burnett Group who merged it with their then flagship agency Sonnenberg Murphy Leo Burnett.

Founded Innovage Management, an advertising, marketing and corporate strategy consulting with key assignments from government, state- owned entities and private sector firms.

Moroba Nkawe Moroba Nkawe completed a BCom Degree in Economics at the University of Cape Town in 2002. She then ventured into the film and television industry working in various aspects of production. In 2005 she studied Producing and Directing at the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance. She has worked on various commercials, TV Series (including the groundbreaking new television drama – Jozi-H) and feature films (including Country of My Skull – 2004). Moroba has recently joined DV8 Films as a Junior Producer.

National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)

13 CREDITS

Written, Directed & Photographed by Village Headman Darrell J Roodt Chief Lorence Mashoko Based on a story by Headman’s wife Nicola Simmonds Makazvida Mashoko Producers Woman Jeremy Nathan Rosemary Mashoko Nicola Simmonds Executive Producers Extras in Village Michelle Wheatley Juliet Matsonga Moroba Nkawe Beauty Mahoko Editor Lorin Mutuhwe Kosta Kalarytis Petronella Mashodzo Sound Design Warrick Sony Obvious Original Music Score Obvious Mbaimbai Kalahari Surfers Young Girl Unity Muleya Driver #1 CAST Billion Sibunda Driver # 2 Zimbabwe Nhemachena Mudzviti Kudzai Chimbaira Dumi Farai Veremu NFVF Yvonne Natasha Gandi Development & Production Ryan Haidarian Aunt Clarence Hamilton Mildred Chipuriro Uncle Phinneus Ncube PRODUCTION TEAM Gift Production Manager Masimba “C-Blud” Mukoki Nicola Simmonds Zoe Production Assistant Folen Murapa Judith Chinamaringa Charles Pika Mlangeni Tongai A. Chirisa Production Accountant Buyisile Kubheka Nasty white man Robert Page Andrew Worsdale Drivers Nasty black lady Leka Chikoti Abigail Plaxedes Rwafa Wife Jennifer Steyn Husband David Dukas

14 CREDITS

SOUND This film is dedicated to the people of Zimbabwe Sound Recorder Ivan Milborough ADR Engineer Tami Bimha Assistant Folen Murapa Foleys Chaitanya Charana Sound Effects Editor Chaitanya Charana Mix Studio Milestone Studios, Cape Town Re-recording Mixer Warrick Sony The Producers would like to thank the following: ART DEPARTMENT The Department for International Development Subtitles (DFID); Chaka Village, Masvingo Province; Zola Mbolekwa the residents of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe; Folen Murapa and the deported migrants at IOM’s Beitbridge Web Master Reception and Support Centre Marcel Meyer Publicity Stills Jennifer Wheatley Graphic Design Rohan Reddy

MUSIC All music written & composed by Kalahari Surfers Composer Warrick Sony Publisher Free State Music

“Amaiguru” Kalahari Surfers Written by: M Anderson Hi Z Publishing

15 The story, all names, characters and incidents portrayed in this film are fictitious. No identification with actual persons, places, buildings, events or products is intended or should be inferred. All rights reserved.