Joburg creatives bring films from scratch to screen in just 48 hours
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Imagine creating a film from scratch in just two days. That was the daring task undertaken by more than 100 Joburgers earlier this month — from writing scripts and shooting scenes to editing feverishly into the night. Now, their creativity and ingenuity will be in the spotlight as their entries to the 48 Hour Film Project make their big-screen debut this weekend.
Nisha Frimpong and Phillip Overbeek, Associate City Producers of the Johannesburg 48HFP, have been instrumental in this year’s competition. Recently appointed, the young film entrepreneurs bring their own wealth of experience and, as previous participants, they are too familiar with the magic and the madness that comes with the undertaking. “It’s a high-energy, creative sprint that pushes people to their limits, often resulting in unexpected magic,” Overbeek explains.
This was the case for director Kofi Zwana, whose short film Undo was produced for the competition in 2023: “Despite its chaotic origin story, our film has travelled to France, Spain and most recently to Madagascar, where we had the pleasure of attending in person. It opened doors with distributors and platforms that are hungry for African short films — a market which we didn’t know existed before.
Aspiring film student Hannah Flynn completed her first 48HFP at the age of 16 and has entered six times since, always with her mother on her team. “It really is the most fun you can have and we do it all on a cellphone, so there’s no excuse not to try! Every experience has been different and things always go wrong. But at the end of the day there’s a film to watch and many wonderful memories to treasure.
Daniel Fisher agrees. “This isn’t my first 48HFP, but it is my first since winning the competition in 2014, and the highlight is how the anticipation and adrenaline fuels the creative process.” He says his team this year consisted of media students, interns and professionals who wanted to flex their creative muscles.
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