Project Description

Sew the winter to my skin
BY Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
A rousing, action-adventure-epic set in early 1950’s rural South Africa, chronicling the captivating chase and suspenseful capture of the native outlaw, John
Kepe. This self-proclaimed “Samson of the Boschberg” inevitably became a political threat to the very fabric of the ruling colonial society
AVAILABLE RIGHTS
All rights worldwide except South Africa
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Toronto Interntational Film Festival 2018 – Contemporary World Cinema
Cape Town International Film Market and Festival – Best South African Feature Film
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ORIGINAL TITLE
Sew the winter to my skin
YEAR
2018
GENRE
Feature Film – Drama
DURATION
128 min.
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
without Dialogue
COUNTRY
South Africa, Germany
DIRECTOR
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
WRITER
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
CAST
Ezra Mabengeza, Peter Kurth, Zolisa Xaluva, Kandyse McClure
PRODUCTION
Yellowbone Entertainment, DGS – Die Gesellschaft
Attending at DISCOP Johannesburg
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Sew the Winter to my Skin: South Africa‘s Oscar-selection!
We are very proud to announce, that our film SEW THE WINTER TO MY SKIN was selectd as South Africa‘s official entry for the 91st Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) in the Best Foreign Language Film Category. [...]
Sew the winter to my skin at TIFF
We are very happy to announce the World Premiere of Jahmil X.T. Qubeka's SEW THE WINTER TO MY SKIN (starring Ezra Mabengeza, Kandyse McClure, Peter Kurth) at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. The Apartheid [...]