Project Detail

AmaZulu: The Children Of Heaven

Troy Inman

Synopsis

Life in a South African Township is seen through the eyes of seven pupils as they come together under the parental eye of Mr Mtshali, headmaster of Velabahleke High School. Velabahleke (Come with a Smile) may be the only school in the country that starts at 06h30am and where students are racing to get there on time. Mtshali has created an oasis of excellence for hundreds of learners, where students, staff and the community are doggedly determined that they not be slaves to their backgrounds. The aspirations and everyday lives of the pupils, both in and out of school, interweave to form a story of a generation striving to transcend their backgrounds and achieve what could now be theirs in the new South Africa.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of project: Features
Running time: 92 mins
Format: HDV
Director: Hannan Majid, Richard York 1st Feature
Producer: Denise York
Co-Producer: Denise York
Editor: Elisa Cherene
Director of Photography: Nico Millar, Hannan Majid
Sound: Ben Holliday

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The Rainbow Collective

51 The Turnways
Headingly
Leeds
UK

42 Park Road

Wanstead
London
UK

rainbowcollective@inbox.com

Visit Website

www.rainbowcollective.co.uk

Sales Company

Northern Film School Foundation

Leeds
UK

nfsf@inbox.com

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