The tenth annual Silwerskermfees Film Festival, which celebrates SA movie making, was also a space where female filmmakers and actors spoke out about underrepresentation, being outnumbered in male dominated meetings and the frustrating prevalence of on-screen female stereotypes. Leading a discussion entitled Women in Film and TV, discussion leader, senior manager M-Net of South African reality, films and co-productions Kaye Ann Williams, said women are not equally represented in the indust.
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Skemerdans is a neo-noir murder mystery set on the Cape flats, set for release on Thursday, 28th of April. It is set at the Oasis jazz club and follows a struggling businessman Glenn Fortune, his family and various cohorts. Skemerdansâs literal translation is dusk dance; as you watch you will see how this plays out.
I went into the first episode apprehensively. I was expecting a stereotypical depiction of the cape flats and gangsterism; with some styling and better lighting. I was wrong.
Skemerdans opens with shots of Klipfontein road at night. The neon lights shimmer, and it sets the tone that all that glitters is not gold. Glenn Fortune is played expertly by Kevin Smith from Isidingo fame. He is perfectly cast as the patriarch of the Fortune family. His Oasis jazz club is not just about the music and drinks, and we get the feeling something else is brewing. He has a cool demeanour, and you can tell he is the