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SPEELFILMS | FEATURE FILMS

Oorspronklike draaiboeke en boekverwerkings het Silwerskermgehore oor die afgelope twaalf jaar bekoor in die opwindende afdeling vir speelfilms. ’n Jaarlikse hoogtepunt van die fees is hierdie rolprent-ervarings, geskep deur die room van die plaaslike bedryf in ’n verskeidenheid van filmgenres wat fokus op eg Suid-Afrikaanse verhale.

Original screenplays and book adaptations have captivated Silwerskerm audiences over the past twelve years in the thrilling feature film category. An annual highlight of the festival, these cinematic experiences are crafted by the cream of the local industry across a variety of film genres, focusing on authentically South African stories

Finding Optel

GENRE: Dramedie / DramedyREGISSEUR | DIRECTOR: Jesse Brown, Mikayla BrownKINEMATOGRAAF | CINEMATOGRAPHER: Paul GuyeuDRAAIBOEKSKRYWER | SCRIPTWRITER: Mikayla BrownROLVERDELING | CAST: Mikayla Brown, Oscar Petersen, Zenobia Kloppers, Rodney Goliath, Maurice Carpede, Omar AdamsPRODUKSIEHUIS | PRODUCTION HOUSE: Blended FilmsOUDERDOMSBEPERKING | AGE RESTICTION: Binnekort bekend / Soon to be confirmed

Die 16-jarige amateurspeurder Claire Abrahams vind haar buurt se verlore goed. Wanneer die buurt se geliefde hond Optel verdwyn, is Claire vasbeslote om haar op te spoor. Die soektog krap onverwags ou wonde oop wanneer Claire op leidrade afkom wat met haar ouer broer, Jonah, se verdwyning verband hou. Hy word al nege jare lank vermis. Deur vreemde omstandighede en nuuskierige bure, raak die twee sake vervleg. Claire se pa, John, is bekommerd dat sy haarself in gevaar stel. Hy probeer om haar speurwerk stop te sit, maar sy is vasberade en onstuitbaar. Claire sny die spoor deur verdriet en hoop agter Optel en die waarheid oor Jonah se verdwyning aan.

16-year-old amateur detective, Claire Abrahams, finds her neighbourhood’s lost things. When the neighbourhood’s beloved dog Optel goes missing, Claire is determined to track her down. This search unexpectedly opens old wounds when Claire finds clues relating to her older brother, Jonah, who disappeared nine years ago. Through bizarre encounters and quirky neighbours, the two cases intertwine. Claire’s father, John, fears that she is putting herself in danger. He attempts to hinder her investigations, but she remains undaunted. Claire must journey through grief and hope to find Optel and uncover the truth behind Jonah’s disappearance.

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