Hostage

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 / The Starlit Path / 2 Comments

KEY CREW & CAST

Director	Michele Hartslief	Cast	Innocent “Popo” Gumede
Producer	Mitch Dyter		Dumi Shongwe
Writer	Lorraine Philbrick		Pepsi Mabizela
DOP	Michele Hartslief		Vincent Vilakazi
Editor	Theresa Brown		Zanele Nyidi
Sound	Simon Bleakley		Sylvia Makhathini
Y.O.P	1980’s
Running Time	69 min
Language	isiZulu
Genre	Crime / Drama

SYNOPSIS

Bra Jack and his two underlings, Jabu and Thabi, decide to blackmail a young local businessman by the name of Ben. Their plan is to use one of his warehouses at the harbour to store a shipment of drugs coming in soon.

Ben, proving himself an upstanding citizen, refuses to cooperate. This is until his wife, Thuli, is kidnapped by the crooks.

Ben turns to his friend, Michael, who helps the young man come up with a plan to rescue his wife. At a trade-off at the harbour, one of the underlings is shot. Jack and his concubine manage to escape but ultimately Ben is reunited with his wife once more.

Umbango

November 17, 2014November 24, 2014 / The Starlit Path / Leave a comment

KEY CREW & CAST

Director	Tonie Van Der Merwe	Cast	Innocent “Popo” Gumede
Producer	Steve Hand		Kay Magubane
Writer	Pat Johnston		Hector Mathanda
DOP	Tonie Van Der Merwe		Dumisani Shongwe
Editor	N/A		Vincent Velekazi
Sound	Edwin Knopf		Vusi Gudazi
Y.O.P	approx. 1986		Fikile Majozi
Running Time	70 min		Mac Mkhwanazi
Language	isiZulu		Emmanuel Shangase
Genre	Western

SYNOPSIS

When Kay Kay, a powerful, ruthless businessman sets out on a mission of revenge against two men accused of killing his brother, he strong-arms the local sheriff into forming a posse of thugs to aid in his vendetta.

But when Jet and Owen, the two easy going friends, learn of the gang out for their blood, they prepare to stand their ground and fight back.

It all comes to a head in a final gun-fight, a showdown in the small western town where blood will have to be spilt if the friends wish to come out of this alive.

Joe Bullet’s North American Debut!

November 10, 2014 / The Starlit Path / Leave a comment

For film aficionados of all stripes, one of the highlights of each fall season in New York City is undoubtedly the Museum of Modern Art’s “To Save and Project,” its annual festival of film preservation, running October 24 through November 22.

– http://www.blouinartinfo.com/

Joe Bullet screened at New York MoMA’S “To Save + Project” Film Festival this weekend, with much success! Read more about the festival on this awesome website.