Always a feast for the film lover (especially the lover of African cinema), the lineup for the 2015 edition of the New York African Film Festival (Nyaff), which will run from May 6 - 12, announced a couple of weeks ago, includes a few titles you'll recognize like the opening night film - the South African crime drama "Cold Harbour" by Carey McKenzie. Previously titled "Black South-Easter," "Cold Harbour" is a South African crime thriller starring Tony Kgoroge, Fana Mokoena (maybe the most recognizable to USA audiences), Yu Nan, Deon Lotz, Thomas Gumede and Zolani Mahola. It's directed by Carey McKenzie, and produced by Tendeka Matatu. ...
- 4/27/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Continuing with highlights of films set to screen at Paff next month... Previously titled "Black South-Easter," "Cold Harbour" is a South African crime thriller starring Tony Kgoroge, Fana Mokoena (maybe the most recognizable to USA audiences), Yu Nan, Deon Lotz, Thomas Gumede and Zolani Mahola. It's directed by Carey McKenzie, and produced by Tendeka Matatu. The film opens with the mutilated body of a Chinese man that washes up on a Cape Town beach. For township cop Sizwe Miya (played by Kgoroge), this is an opportunity to prove himself and earn the promotion he desperately needs. His boss and mentor, Venske (Lotz), gives Sizwe the case but assigns a...
- 1/27/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
I'm really appreciating the wave of black South African *genre* films we've seen in recent years, from "How To Steal 2 Million," to today's feature, "Cold Harbour," and everything we've covered between the two. Previously titled "Black South-Easter," "Cold Harbour" is a South African crime thriller starring Tony Kgoroge, Fana Mokoena (maybe the most recognizable to USA audiences), Yu Nan, Deon Lotz, Thomas Gumede and Zolani Mahola, directed by Carey McKenzie and produced by Tendeka Matatu. The film opens with the mutilated body of a Chinese man that washes up on a Cape Town beach. For township cop Sizwe Miya (played...
- 11/28/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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