short film and content

under the rainbow (Short film)

An award winning 18min short film based on events I witnessed myself. UNDER THE RAINBOW is a poetic recreation of an actual incident, which took place in the inner city of Johannesburg. Viewed through the new city-wide security camera system, it is a story of two young men on their nightly prowl, which inevitably turns tragic.

❖  GRAND PRIZE - Cabbagetown Short Film festival - Toronto

❖  WINNER - Short ends world film festival - London

❖  CERTIFICATE OF MENTION -  International Festival of Schools - Mexico City

❖  OFFICIAL SELECTION - Tous les Cinémas du Mond - Cannes

Black Sushi (Short Film)

A multi-award winning 24min short film about an ex-con who finds a job at a Sushi restaurant. He falls for the art of the Japanese cuisine and fights against the prejudice of his traditional owners to become a sushi chef.

❖  WINNER BEST STUDENT FILM  Apollo Film Festival – Victoria West

❖  SPECIAL JURY PRIZE – Milan African Film festival – Milan (2003)

❖  2ND PLACE -  Short Film Section Blue Fire Film Fes. - Manchester

❖  AUDIENCE CERTIFICATE - International Student Film Festival Beijing Academy - China (2004)

Hard Wok Life (COntent Series)

Co-Directed with MARC SIDELSKY, HARD WOK LIFE tells the story of a wok discarded by his owners and his harrowing journey to find new purpose.

❖  WINNER Branded Content Assegai Awards

The Space Between (short Film)

Set in 1984 amidst the Angolan Border war, this is a film about two soldiers thrust into a volatile situation - separated and alone, they are faced with the decisions of life and death. A young naïve soldier with his attachments to the sanctity of life and another hardened by the realities of war collide in a personal war with themselves and each other, while at the same time putting pressure on their chances for escape.

❖  Winner Short Film Category AFDA Film Festival – Johannesburg (2001)

❖  Finalist Short Film Category IBDA Film Festival - Dubai (2001)

❖  Finalist Apollo Film Festival – Victoria West (2001)

Tales of the Metric System (Book Trailer)

A enigmatic book trailer introducing the new multi-character novel by acclaimed author Imraan Coovadia.