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Eliminating the Darkness, One Candle at a Time.

Synopsis

The fascinating world of film and television and indeed storytelling offers a healthy alternative to the pervasive and destructive influence of the gang and drug culture on the minds of our youth here in the Western Cape where an estimated 10,000 child soldiers are active in gangs. With little or no access to viable after school programs youth in our target schools are a ready source of recruits to the gangs.

By introducing them to the world of film and television and assisting them with acquiring real skills in terms of production in department such as camera, hair and make up, directing, our program offers them an alternative to this morbid reality of gangs, drugs and violence. It is our stated intention to reclaim our youth from these elements that have come to dominate every aspect of social life in poor, dispossessed communities.
 

Meet the Filmmakers

Beverley Mitchell – Director
Beverley Mitchell is a leading South African creative development executive, script editor, script writer, story consultant, line producer, and creative with decades of experience working in both the international and African media environment. Passionate about storytelling as well as nurturing the minds of the next generation of African filmmakers, she has taught narrative storytelling and story structure at the University of Cape Town, AFDA and Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking. She regularly leads Writers’ Rooms across the African continent and the Caribbean, always seeking to elevate the craft of storytelling in order to produce high premium African content. 

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Contact

For inquiries, please contact fiscalsponsorship@filmindependent.org.