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Featuring:
Chantelle Burger
Written by:
Jan-Hendrik Beetge
Jenna Cato Bass
Dyana Gaye
Directed by:
Jan-Hendrik Beetge, Jenna Cato Bass, Dyana Gaye
Release Date:
April 26, 2011
Original Title:
Africa First: Volume One
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Focus Features
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 122
From Focus Features comes Africa First: Volume One, a joyous collection of innovative and original short films from around the African continent.
Focus world is charged with finding the most exciting new voices in international and independent film. Focus' Africa First program is an initiative designed exclusively for filmmakers of African nationality and residence, and presents annual awards to the best and brightest from around the continent. After touring film festivals around the world, these Africa First short films are now available for audiences everywhere: Dyana Gaye's "St. Louis Blues," an invigorating traveling musical; Jenna Bass' "The Tunnel," a moving story of a young girl in search of her father; Jan-Hendrik Beetge's "The Abyss Boys," a coming-of-age tale amidst rampant corruption and gang violence; and Wanuri Kahiu's "Pumzi," a startling vision of the future.
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Director:
Dyana Gaye
Jan-Hendrick Beetge
Jenna Cato Bass
Executive Producer:
Kisha Imani Cameron
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