SA short film receives international acclaim
A short film made in Cape Town is currently on the program at the Berlin Festival of Art and DIgital Culture. Well done guys – keep on flying the flag!:
South African experimental short film “I love you Jet Li” has been selected as part of the official programme for transmediale.06, an international festival for art and digital culture held annually in Berlin. The film, which is…
director and producer Jaco Bouwer’s first short, also won Best Experimental Short Film at last year’s Santiago International Short Film Festival.
The 11-minute short is an experimental South African Fong Kong love story that explores dysfunctional relationships using multiple layers of narration. According to Bouwer it flies in the face of traditional genre definitions by mixing “documentary, music video and short story formats.”
“I love you Jet Li” also challenges traditions in other ways. It was shot digitally in Cape Town on a shoestring budget and features a cast and crew of four. Bouwer is better known as a Fleur de Cap winning director and an actor and dancer. It is actress Dale Dodgen first role and writer Stacy Hardy also makes her film debut. Acclaimed experimental electronic musician Felix Laband composed the soundtrack.
