The multiple award winning film “Sindiswa’, a third-year graduation film from the AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture, Media and Performance) Cape Town Campus, has been selected as the official South African nomination for the 34th Student Academy Awards in the category of Honorary Foreign Film.
“Sindiswa’ has a powerful, emotional message that focuses on the need for tolerance and respect, especially when dealing with the threat and devastation of HIV in South Africa. “We are proud to be part of the cultural relevance and healing potential that “Sindiswa’ offers,’ says Garth Holmes, Executive Chairman of AFDA.
Says Tops Mkhwanazi, producer of “Sindiswa’. “People may say that AIDS is a cliched issue, but what they don’t realize is that this is precisely because of its reality and the effect it has on so many South Africans. Until people come to realize the enormity of this epidemic there is still a lot to be said and learned.’
“Sindiswa’ director Grant Angus says of his film’s achievement: “I am both proud and humbled simultaneously to be given this wonderful opportunity.’
