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OUR WALLS AND A ROOF
A family of immigrants discover a shack with the ability to teleport anywhere...
WHO ARE WE
We are a wild bunch of Honours film students based in Cape Town, South Africa. We have all worked together for the past three years and have made two films as a crew. We always endeavor to tackle pertinent social issues through surreal, imaginative and engaging films and we are bent on capturing audiences through wonder, awe and amazement. We are dedicated, always keen to take risks and are completely in love with film making.
"Mum, I Need Oil For My Car"
PREVIOUS FILMS
REASON BEHIND OUR FILM
Our last two films took a unique look at issues of conservation and poaching. Now we intend to explore immigration. Fantasy has always been a tool that allows audiences to experience worlds and characters in films from a safe distance, vicariously.
Our story aims to lure our audience into a seemingly distant and fantastical world of opportunity and wonder. Opening with comedy and lightheartedness that grants them a false sense of security. This is until reality strikes for both the audience and our characters a cruel, harsh and unforgiving reality, which is the truth that must be explored.
"To me the shack is an escape, what we wish we had. But in the real world, there is no shack, no space and no ease of travel. For to get to the "green place", where water flows, taps run, electricity works, they all traveled knowing there was a country burning behind them, a river they must cross and darkness in the future ahead" - Our Director Naishe Nyamubaya
​The title of our story alludes to the most basic human needs. Refuge, shelter... a home. Because sometimes all one needs, is four walls and a roof.
PLEASE & THANK YOU
We are a non-budget film crew which means we need your help!
Any amount you are willing to give us will help in bringing our story to life.
We are hoping to raise R10 000.
The money will go towards:
Camera equipment; Set building; Props; Costumes; Make-up; Transport
We would be immensely grateful.
BANKING DETAILS
Kristin Pienaar
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Account type - Nedbank
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Account number - 1191812561
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Branch code - 198765
CONTACT DETAILS
Part 1
We follow Ruva and her young son Fro, who live on the street and earn a living by collecting g plastic for recycling. One day, they come across an abandoned shack and scavenge it for supplies, only to discover that the shack has the ability to teleport anywhere.
WHAT'S OUR FILM ABOUT?
Part 2
They begin to use the shack to better their lives, by teleporting to farms to raid for food and abandoned luxury homes for shelter. Ruva and Fro have a dream to build their own house one day and save up money through their exploits.
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Part 3
The opportunity presents itself, when the pair approaches a well-known smuggler, proposing to use the shack to smuggle migrants across the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa. Trouble arises when the smuggler decides to steal the shack for himself.